# PointSolutions

> PointSolutions app allows participants to respond to interactive questions.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.turningTech.Responseware](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.turningTech.Responseware)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.turningTech.Responseware`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Turning Technologies
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 633,265
- **Rating:** 3.08 / 5 (1,986 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.38.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-27
- **First published:** 2011-08-11
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 9.64 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.turningTech.Responseware)
- **Website:** [https://echo360.com/](https://echo360.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://echo360.com/privacy/](https://echo360.com/privacy/)

## Description

PointSolutions (formerly TurningPoint) is an interactive polling app designed for education and training environments. It allows participants to respond to a variety of question types—multiple choice, true/false, numeric, hotspot, and open-ended—using any web-enabled device. Whether responding in real time or at their own pace, users can easily engage with content, making sessions more interactive and improving retention.

Instructors benefit from comprehensive data collection to assess comprehension, while participants can track course enrollment and grade data. Features also include attendance prompts, message communication with presenters, and intuitive navigation through self-paced assessments. Compatible with Android 5+ devices or accessible via web browsers, PointSolutions offers flexible subscription options to meet diverse learning needs.

## Rankings

- #88,141 — Overall
- #5 — point
- #17 — solution

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.turningTech.Responseware.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Overall, users praise the app’s ease of use and classroom usefulness, including student engagement and gamified points. However, recurring problems with signing in and staying signed in, plus general bugs and reliability issues, dominate the negatives. Pricing is a major concern, with many calling the fees too high for students. Live polling and session connectivity problems also hurt the experience. Despite strong educational potential, access and cost barriers limit consistent use.

### Pros

- Easy to use / intuitive interface for class use
- Helps student engagement in class (interacting without raising hand)
- Gamified points and presentation-friendly features
- Suitable for schools and businesses
- Generally positive usability when it works

### Cons

- Frequent sign-in persistence issues: repeatedly logged out, cannot stay signed in, memory-credentials problems
- Reliability issues and bugs: overall buggy performance and occasional kicks-out
- High pricing / pay-to-use model: expensive per semester and seen as a poor value for students
- Polling and live-session connectivity problems: difficulty connecting to active polls and not up-to-date errors

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.turningTech.Responseware)