Prison Video vs GameVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prison Video
Connect with incarcerated loved ones through secure video calls. This service allows approved social contacts to participate in virtual visits, bridging the distance and fostering connections.
- Secure video calls
- Connect with loved ones in prison
- Approved social contacts
- Prison staff approval required
- Available at participating prisons
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From the same team as the award-winning Prison Voicemail service, Prison Video enables approved social contacts to take part in video calls with loved ones in prison. To use the service, it must be available at your contact's prison and you must be approved for video calls by the prison staff.
GameVault
Easily organize and track your video game collection with this intuitive app. Add your favorite games, access your collection from any device with cloud storage, and build your ultimate gaming library.
- Organize video game collection
- Track owned games
- Add favorite games
- Cloud storage backup
- Accessible from any device
- Intuitive interface
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Looking for the ultimate app to help you organize and track your video game collection? Look no further than GameVault! With GameVault, you can easily add your favorite games to your collection. Our intuitive interface makes it easy to find and add games. Plus, with our cloud storage, your collection is always backed up and accessible from any device. Whether you're a serious collector or just starting out, GameVault is the perfect tool to help you build the ultimate gaming library. So why wait? Try GameVault today and start collecting with confidence!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prison Video at 48% against GameVault's 0%. Prison Video also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (73 vs 1). GameVault's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Prison Video holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prison Video has 73 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Prison Video's written reviews are positive against 0% of GameVault's.
Prison Video ships an update every 3 weeks, GameVault every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prison Video | GameVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (73 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 73 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PHONEHUB IO LTD | Tobias van der Voorn |
Customer experience
Prison Video
GameVault
Bugs and requests
Prison Video
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes or exits immediately after opening
- Call connection issues
- No sound or video during calls
- Calls cut off unexpectedly
- App not working after updates
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- Error messages when trying to accept calls
- No option to join scheduled calls
- App not allowing submission of comments
- Prison selection dropdown not working
- Verification of children not processing
- Calls cancelled with little notice
- Dropped connections due to monitoring station restarts
- Cannot join calls as easily as previous services
- Lost minutes at the beginning of calls
- Accidental screenshots causing call cancellations
- No notification for scheduled calls
- App not loading or crashing on launch
Requested features
9 requests- Allow screenshots during calls
- Allow showing the sun or sky during calls
- Allow bringing other people into the call
- Improve customer service responsiveness
- Make the app available in more regions
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- Revert to Purple Visits service
- Allow longer call durations
- Allow smoking during calls
- More flexible booking times for those who work weekdays
GameVault
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prison Video
No in-app purchases
GameVault
No in-app purchases
