Comparison

Common Core Pocket vs ADMINS | TalkingPoints

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Common Core Pocket

Quickly access and search all Common Core State Standards for various subjects and grade levels. Features include keyword scanning, color-coded subjects, and enlarged text options for easy readability.

Highlights
  • Lookup standards by subject and grade
  • View learning progressions
  • Enlarged text option
  • Set specific grade levels
  • Scan keywords for easy search
  • Color-coded subject areas
Features
Currently charting
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Common Core Pocket is an easy to use reference that gives you quick access to all the Common Core State Standards wherever you are. Common Core Pocket is designed for teachers, parents, administrators, students and anyone else who uses the Common Core State Standards. Common Core Pocket FEATURES: - LOOKUP STANDARDS BY: • Subject area (English Language Arts, Math, History/Social Studies, Science & Technical Subjects, and Writing) • Grade • English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) Strand • Math Domain LEARNING PROGRESSIONS – See how learning progresses over grade levels. ENLARGED TEXT – Responds to the large print setting. SET GRADES – Only need standards for one grade? Grade level can be set for both English Language Arts and Math. SCAN KEYWORDS – Press the scan key to highlight topic keywords in bold for easier search. COLOR-CODED SUBJECT AREAS – So you always know what standards you're looking at. INSTRUCTIONS/HELP SECTION – Actual screen shots and instruction sequences. DARK MODE ENABLED

About

ADMINS | TalkingPoints

This app enables school administrators to communicate with families via two-way messaging, announcements, and file sharing. It supports over 150 languages with automatic translation and can reach individuals, groups, or the entire school community.

Highlights
  • Two-way messaging with families
  • Automatic translation in 150+ languages
  • Send messages to individuals, groups, or the whole school
  • Attach pictures, videos, and files
  • Messages delivered via text or app
Features
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The TalkingPoints for Admins app helps admins stay connected to their school community while on the go. Through this app, you can send messages and announcements from your school inbox or personal inbox and receive replies from families. TalkingPoints will continue adding to and improving the mobile app to maximize effective engagement for our on-the-go administrators. With the TalkingPoints for Admins app, you can: • communicate with families through 2-way messaging, with automatic translation in 150+ languages • quickly send messages to one parent, a group of family contacts, a class, or the entire school • engage with families in an equitable way by sending messages that arrive via text message or the TalkingPoints for Families app • attach pictures, videos and files to your messages TalkingPoints for Admins is for school administrators whose school or district partners with TalkingPoints.

Screenshots

Common Core Pocket4 screens
ADMINS | TalkingPoints3 screens

Verdict

The call

Common Core Pocket and ADMINS | TalkingPoints both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Common Core Pocket's written reviews are positive against 0% of ADMINS | TalkingPoints's. Common Core Pocket also leads on chart position (#76 vs unranked). ADMINS | TalkingPoints's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 28 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ADMINS | TalkingPoints is free to download; Common Core Pocket costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Common Core Pocket against 4.0 for ADMINS | TalkingPoints. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Common Core Pocket's written reviews are positive against 0% of ADMINS | TalkingPoints's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Common Core Pocket ships an update every 28 months, ADMINS | TalkingPoints every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Common Core Pocket versus ADMINS | TalkingPoints: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommon Core PocketADMINS | TalkingPoints
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (7 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#76 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTraxica, LLCTalkingPoints Corp

Customer experience

Common Core Pocket

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ADMINS | TalkingPoints

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Common Core Pocket

No in-app purchases

None

ADMINS | TalkingPoints

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Common Core Pocket free?
Common Core Pocket costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ADMINS | TalkingPoints free?
ADMINS | TalkingPoints is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Common Core Pocket or ADMINS | TalkingPoints?
ADMINS | TalkingPoints is rated higher. Common Core Pocket averages 3.9 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while ADMINS | TalkingPoints averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Common Core Pocket or ADMINS | TalkingPoints have ads?
Neither Common Core Pocket nor ADMINS | TalkingPoints shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Common Core Pocket or ADMINS | TalkingPoints?
Common Core Pocket ships an update every 28 months, and ADMINS | TalkingPoints every 3 weeks. Most recently, Common Core Pocket was updated on October 24, 2026 and ADMINS | TalkingPoints on October 24, 2026.

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