Comparison

CYOU vs Needs.

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

Head to head
About

CYOU

Connect with loved ones in correctional facilities through voice and video calls. This app facilitates communication for friends and relatives of inmates using specific communication providers.

Highlights
  • Receive voice and video calls
  • Connect with incarcerated loved ones
  • Facilitates VoIP calls
  • Utilizes traditional telephony redirection
  • Supports selected correctional institutions
Features
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All-in-one mobile portal to maximize contact with your loved ones while inside. CYOU is an application anybody can download, but its use is limited to the context of corrections. It enables friends and relatives to connect with their loved ones in correctional facilities that use Telio as a provider for communications or digital services. Who can use it: Friends and relatives around the globe who want to connect with someone inside. Available only for selected enrolled institutions. More locations will become available soon. How it works: Telio users can use the traditional telephony services in correctional facilities to call specific phone numbers on the outside. By calling a phone number, Telio will facilitate, when appropriate, a redirect to the CYOU mobile application and establish a VoIP audio call or video call. This way, users gain access to benefits facilitated by the app which are not available via traditional telephony. Limitations: The app supports only receiving calls, CYOU users cannot initiate calls with contacts inside. (In line with the same restrictions applied to traditional telephony). Only inmates from selected locations will be able to establish contact with CYOU app users. The CYOU app might not work in countries with known VoIP restrictions. In this case, calls will be redirected to traditional telephony lines. CYOU is subject to any other restrictions applied by the correctional facilities to different Telio users and their access to Telio services. What’s next: More locations will be made available as institutions will get enrolled in the CYOU program. Further improvements to enhance communication between friends, relatives and their loved ones.

About

Needs.

Features
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Customers can publish needs, receive and compare business replies, and continue conversations through link-up. Businesses can manage their profile, shops, offers, and auto replies, with improved notification routing, smoother onboarding, stronger media handling, localized content, and overall UI and performance refinements across the app. Needs and business activity in GLT Needs can only be created for locations in countries officially open in GLT Needs. A user may access the app from another country and still use these features if the selected need or business location is in a supported country. In its early rollout, GLT Needs is primarily focused on West African countries

Screenshots

CYOU4 screens
Needs.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Needs. at every 4 days against CYOU's every 6 weeks. Needs. also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CYOU ships an update every 6 weeks, Needs. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
CYOU versus Needs.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCYOUNeeds.
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.615.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size79 MB73 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTelio GroupMATA35

In-app purchases

None

CYOU

No in-app purchases

None

Needs.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CYOU free?
CYOU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Needs. free?
Needs. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CYOU or Needs. have ads?
Neither CYOU nor Needs. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CYOU or Needs.?
CYOU ships an update every 6 weeks, and Needs. every 4 days. Most recently, CYOU was updated on October 8, 2026 and Needs. on October 6, 2026.

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