FAMILIES | TalkingPoints
School Communication
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FAMILIES | TalkingPoints reviews
4.8 out of 5, based on 93,375 reviews.
What people like
- Teachers are very responsive and helpful
- Customer support replies quickly to emails
- Great for school communication overall
What they complain about
- App shows site is down often
- Updates get stuck or fail
- Notifications are unreliable and missing
- Support does not fix login issues
Love it so much☺️
My school made a strict law that we can't communicate through email, neither google chat, only through school email, which I don't have one. I have a feature request that you can also be able to send just voice messages to teachers. That's all, thanks 😊
Notification Problems
Seems to be a consistent issue with notifications. Sometimes I get them, most of the time I don’t. And my spouse’s phone is the same so it’s not a device issue.
5:07pm
Hard to understand I don’t know what I’m supposed to do
Some bad UI elements
This app should not interrupt my audio player on launch. The notification badge number is also always incorrect. It will show 5 or 7 when I have one new message.
Accessibility is importante
Just wish to understand how a such simple app cannot have dark mode or use smart invert on it! It is a great app but accessibility is missing big time!
John Dewey
Good
Notifications are awful
Notifications do not persist and I am consistently missing important communication from my kids teachers. Had to switch to text messages to ensure I get my messages.
Talking points
Always sends it in Spanish, I can’t read write or speak Spanish!
Needs work
There should be a way to archive or delete announcements from your stream once you’ve read them. Also, as a parent I should be able to message multiple teachers at once.
3 Stars
I did like it at first, but not sure what happened along the road that out of nowhere I am writing, and by the time I am done more words are added to what I wrote. Fix it pls
Mrs. Whiteman
My daughter is a student of Mrs. Whiteman and that’s the reason I got in touch with Mrs. Whiteman and got to know her. Mrs. Whiteman is an Amazing Teacher, awesome human being and always ready to help student and also satisfy parents with Their questions, irrespective of the time and day. She helped me during the weekend which no teacher will do and I really appreciate that. Thank you Mrs. Whiteman. It was awesome working with you over the summer.
Can’t log in
Used the app last year, deleted it at end of school year, downloaded it again and can’t log in because I’m not getting the text message with the verification code. Can’t get any help with this issue
First working now not
At first, this app was great! Now it says I need update but it wont with my device not updated. This issue needs serious help right now.
Site not available
I do get phone notifications for new messages but when I try to access the site “it shows site is under maintenance. It’s been that way all day today
Simple to use and good support
Great to communicate to school and great support ( I had a problem to update my app, then I sent a email and a email and I received a answer a few minutes)
this sucks
I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.
Talking points bug to close the image
Every thing good, messages, audio and video but when we open a video / image in a chat, we cannot close it by clicking on the left most x icon on new iPhone pro max. It worked well on android. So this is creating a problem whenever I open an image or clip on chat. I cannot go back, swipe left or right, or I cannot minimize the image. The only thing I could do is to close the app. CN you please investigate and fix this.
Bugs
The download picture feature broke again!
Can’t get my app to update
I love this app but I can’t get it to update so I can talk with my children’s teachers! Help
App frequently does not work
Would give it 4 or 5 stars if it worked but I continuously get a “We’ll be right back. Our site is currently down” page when I open the app no matter how many times I restart the phone or reinstall the app. Been like this for more than a year.
Please stop taking over audio just to open
The app takes over audio on the iPhone. If I open it while playing music, it forces the music to stop. Can you fix it so it does not do this?
Not working
It keeps telling me to update, but it’s already updated
Noor
Thank you for support our children
Unreliable
Never opens announcements when I click on a notification, instead we get a screen saying it’s unavailable. Usually have to close out and reload or re-download to get it working. Confusing to navigate when it does work. You cannot see the messages sent by the other student’s guardian either. So often my spouse & I are playing separate catch-up during the workday uncertain what the teacher is addressing. Worst part is the school relies *exclusively* on this unreliable app for all comms, so good luck keeping up on deadlines or assignments.
App not working
The app is offline for 2 days now, showing “we will be back soon!” while the status page shows everything should work as expected. Removing and reinstalling the app does not fix the issue.
Can’t use.
The app always asks to update but no new version? Can’t use it now!
Stopped Working
The app stopped working when the kids went on Christmas break. It’s says the site is currently down. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app, nothing!
No “Return” Option
As of the most recent update, I am no longer able to hit “return” for a new paragraph or added spacing when typing a message. It now has “done” even when actively typing in the message box. I can only write one paragraph which is frustrating and makes it hard to read.
Very Unreliable
This app is constantly offline and the presentation format leaves a lot to be desired
Update problem
Is anyone else having a problem with trying to open the app? It just keeps loading since they did this update last week. it was working for me in the end of last week now it’s not working. Nothing will come up.
App down (again)
“We’ll be back soon” message has been up for at least a week. Meanwhile my kids teacher continues to share things. So app is working for her. I'm just unable to see anything or contact admin for assistance.
App not working for over a month
The app has been giving “we will be back soon, our site is currently down, try again later” error message for over a month now, both in mobile and browser versions. I do get notifications though on the notifications bar on the phone, but am unable to go into app and see them. I deleted the app and reinstalled with no luck. The site status shows “operational” but it is really not. Please help asap, as I am missing important updates from the school.
If I could give it a 0 I would Worst app ever
This is the worst app ever it makes me mad every time i see a notification from it or just if i see the application in general😤😡🤬
Saving Pics To iOS Album Broken
Please fix this. It broke recently and used to work!!
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints FAQ
- Is FAMILIES | TalkingPoints free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 175 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does FAMILIES | TalkingPoints have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to FAMILIES | TalkingPoints?
- Canvas Parent (4.4 from 117,222 reviews), SchoolCafé (4.9 from 106,026 reviews) and Here Comes the Bus (4.5 from 74,304 reviews).
FAMILIES | TalkingPoints download
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FAMILIES | TalkingPoints sells in 175 countries. It was released 8 years and 7 months ago, on 8 Feb 2018. It holds a 4.8 rating from 93,375 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
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