Prison Voicemail vs CorrectPay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prison Voicemail
This app facilitates communication between individuals with incarcerated loved ones. It allows users to send voicemails anytime and receive calls directly to their app, helping to maintain connections and reduce phone credit costs for prisoners. The service is approved by the UK Prison Service.
- Send voicemails anytime
- Receive calls from prisoners
- Track voicemail delivery
- Listen to voicemails and replies
- Mark voicemails as favorites
- Add descriptions to voicemails
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We make it easier for loved ones with a family member in prison to stay in-touch through the exchange of regular voicemails. Leave voicemails at any time. Communication is better when it goes both ways. We help you feel closer to your prisoner by enabling you to leave them voice messages whenever you want. Live calls enable calls to your app from a Prisoner, saving them phone credit. Fully approved by UK Prison Service. • Check to see when your voicemails have been received • Listen again to voicemails and replies • Mark voicemails as favourites and add descriptions to them. • Leave new voicemails straight from the app. • Get hints and tips about the service, and easily contact us. An internet connection is required to access most features.
CorrectPay
Instantly deposit funds for incarcerated loved ones for commissary, phone calls, and more. Schedule video visits, send gifts, and access valuable community, health, and re-entry resources.
- Instant fund deposits
- Schedule video visitations
- Send gifts to loved ones
- Access community resources
- Health and re-entry information
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CorrectPay allows users to make commissary, phone, bonding, and monitoring deposits instantly for incarcerated loved ones. Users can deposit funds in less than 30 seconds from anywhere in the world. Users can also schedule and join video visitations and send gifts to incarcerated loved ones from within the app. The app also provides community, health, and re-entry resources for families and incarcerated loved ones.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prison Voicemail at 60% against CorrectPay's 9%. Prison Voicemail also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.0) and ads (none vs shown). CorrectPay's advantage is ratings volume (162 vs 5) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Prison Voicemail holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CorrectPay has 162 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Prison Voicemail's written reviews are positive against 9% of CorrectPay's.
Prison Voicemail ships an update monthly, CorrectPay every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prison Voicemail | CorrectPay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | 2.0 (162 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 9.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 162 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Best chart rank | — | #168 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PHONEHUB IO LTD | Tyler Technologies, Inc |
Customer experience
Prison Voicemail
CorrectPay
Bugs and requests
Prison Voicemail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CorrectPay
Reported bugs
5 issues- App closes unexpectedly
- Can't verify phone number
- Payments don't go through
- White screen issues
- Incompatible with certain states/facilities
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to read past messages
- Improve video call functionality
- Make the app more user-friendly
- Fix bugs and glitches
In-app purchases
Prison Voicemail
No in-app purchases
CorrectPay
No in-app purchases
Questions
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