Comparison

Prison Video vs Unspoken

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Secure video calls
  • Connect with loved ones in prison
  • Approved social contacts
  • Prison staff approval required
  • Available at participating prisons
Features
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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.

About

Unspoken

Features
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Everything is understood in the unspoken. Unspoken is an end-to-end encrypted, anonymous chat app built for the people closest to you — partners, best friends, the ones who get you without words. See every word as it's written. Not just a "Typing…" indicator. You watch the message form, letter by letter, in real time. Conversations feel immediate, spontaneous, alive — like sitting across from each other. Feel their heartbeat. Pair with Apple Watch to share your live heart rate. Your partner feels every beat as a haptic pulse on their phone — a lub-dub rhythm that closes the distance. Stay connected, even offline. Pin a room to make it permanent. Messages queue when your partner is offline and deliver the moment they reconnect. Your conversation never disappears. Private by design. Every message is encrypted end-to-end with a unique key exchange. No accounts. No phone numbers. No logs. The server never sees your content. Screenshots are blocked at the system level. Share more than words. Send photos, search and send memes, quote and reply to specific messages. --- Pricing & Open Source Unspoken is $9.99. The full source code is publicly available — if you're technical, you can build and run the app yourself for free, and self-host your own server.

Screenshots

Prison Video4 screens
Unspoken4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Prison Video at Free against Unspoken's $9.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Prison Video is free to download; Unspoken costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prison Video ships an update every 3 weeks, Unspoken every 11 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Prison Video versus Unspoken: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrison VideoUnspoken
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPHONEHUB IO LTDLuYang Li

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

Unspoken

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Prison Video

No in-app purchases

None

Unspoken

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prison Video free?
Prison Video is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unspoken free?
Unspoken costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prison Video or Unspoken have ads?
Neither Prison Video nor Unspoken shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prison Video or Unspoken?
Prison Video ships an update every 3 weeks, and Unspoken every 11 days. Most recently, Prison Video was updated on November 6, 2026 and Unspoken on November 6, 2026.

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