Overview

Features & Capabilities

FAMILIES | TalkingPoints is a free and user-friendly Chrome extension designed to enhance communication between families and schools. It allows parents and guardians to send and receive messages with their children’s teachers in their preferred language, as the app automatically translates messages into English for teachers. This ensures that language barriers do not hinder parental involvement in children's education. Staying engaged and informed about a child’s learning progress becomes simple and convenient. For additional support, users can contact the team via email or use the in-app support feature.

User Growth & Download Statistics

By:
TalkingPoints
Downloads:
1,542,454 26.72K
Rating:
4.37
(17,467)
10 new ratings
Version:
4.2612.4 Last updated: 2026-08-17
Version code:
1181
Creation date:
2018-02-08
Publisher country:
US US
Permissions:
  • android.permission.CAMERA Very high risk
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO Very high risk
  • android.permission.MANAGE_DOCUMENTS High risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS Low risk
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED Low risk
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK Low risk
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE Low risk
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Size:
45.66MB
Email:
fa*****@talkingpts.org
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-08-22
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Android app. Please use these information below to contact the Android app developer.
Developed by:
TalkingPoints
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.talkingpoints.parents
Email:
fa*****@talkingpts.org
Website:
http://www.talkingpts.org

User Reviews

The app is praised for straightforward school communication and private messaging, but users frequently encounter instability, notification failures, and onboarding issues. Read receipts annoy some teachers, and a few devices face crashes or rotation quirks. Overall, it serves well for basic contact with teachers, but reliability and notification delivery need improvement.
Pros
  • Easy to communicate with teachers and the school.
  • Simple, private 1:1 messaging plus school-wide posts.
  • No clutter or unnecessary features; straightforward to use.
  • Good alternative for staying in touch with teachers after ClassDojo shutdown.
  • Keeps you updated on your child's classroom.
Cons
  • Notifications are not delivered reliably; important messages often miss when the app isn't open.
  • App crashes or won't load on some devices (e.g., Google Pixel 5a) requiring reinstall.
  • Onboarding/verification SMS code sometimes not sent or the SMS gateway is broken.
  • Read receipts for family messages are disliked and can cause teachers to stop using the app.
  • UX quirks like the app overriding the phone's auto-rotate settings.
Recent reviews
Good
by Ra*****, 2026-08-14

love how I can almost instantly speak to someone at my daughters headstart and how proactive they are on/about contacting and keeping in touch with parents/guardians!!!!💯💪🙏⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
by Br*****, 2026-06-30
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