Prison Video vs Swizil
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.
Swizil
Create and share posts from various content types, including news articles, text, images, and videos. Organize your content into collections and share privately with friends or across social platforms. Offers AI-powered caption generation and collaborative gallery rooms.
- Create posts from news, text, images, and videos
- AI-powered caption generation
- Organize content into personal collections
- Private sharing with friends and groups
- Share to Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp
- Collaborative gallery rooms
- Subscription plans for extra features
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Swizil is a privacy-focused social content creation and sharing platform. Create posts from news articles, text, images, and videos, then organize them into personal collections. Share content privately with friends on Swizil or across social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp. Key Features: • Create posts from news articles, text, images, and videos • AI-powered caption generation to help express your thoughts • Organize content into personal collections • Private sharing with friends and groups on Swizil • Share to social platforms (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp) • Gallery rooms for collaborative content sharing • Preset filters and customization options • Subscription plans with additional storage and features • Ad-free, privacy-first experience • Secure data storage with regional compliance (US/EU) Support: +44 7476 993433 (UK) | +1 (229) 304 8268 (USA) Whatsapp: +1 555 989 5044 By downloading, you agree to Swizil's Terms of Use: https://swizil.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prison Video at none against Swizil's 6. Prison Video also leads on ratings volume (76 vs 1). Swizil's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Swizil sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Prison Video asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swizil holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prison Video has 76 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Prison Video ships an update every 3 weeks, Swizil every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prison Video | Swizil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (76 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PHONEHUB IO LTD | Swizil Ltd |
Customer experience
Prison Video
Swizil
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
Swizil
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prison Video
No in-app purchases
Swizil
- Plus Plan Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Plan Monthly$12.991 Month
- Plus Plan Yearly$35.991 Year
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- Pro Plan Yearly$122.991 Year
- +50GB Storage$2.49
- +100 AI Tokens$5.69
