TextBehind vs Prison Voicemail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextBehind
Easily connect with incarcerated individuals through text messages, photos, and custom greeting cards. Receive unlimited electronic replies directly to your phone and email, eliminating the need for traditional mail services.
- Text messages with photos
- Custom greeting cards
- Electronic money orders
- Unlimited inmate reply letters
- Secure communication service
- Convenient and affordable
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TextBehind® connects you with every inmate across America using text messages with photos, custom greeting cards and electronic money orders. Unlimited inmate reply letters will be electronically delivered right to your smart phone and email address wherever you are in the world. This reply service is absolutely FREE and UNLIMITED. TextBehind® is a secure nationwide communication service for families, friends and TextPals (pen pals) to consistently stay in touch with their incarcerated loved ones conveniently and affordably. - No more buying envelopes, stamps, paper, print photos or visit the post office and photo print shops. - No visits to money order shops or to hand-write letters by hand.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TextBehind at 89% against Prison Voicemail's 60%. TextBehind also leads on ratings volume (467 vs 5). Prison Voicemail's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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 Voicemail holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextBehind has 467 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of TextBehind's written reviews are positive against 60% of Prison Voicemail's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextBehind | Prison Voicemail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (467 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 467 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TextBehind, Inc | PHONEHUB IO LTD |
Customer experience
TextBehind
Prison Voicemail
Bugs and requests
TextBehind
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login/account issues
- Problems with facility information and updates
Requested features
3 requests- More up-to-date greeting card options
- Ability to create custom greeting cards
- Faster processing and delivery times
Prison Voicemail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TextBehind
No in-app purchases
Prison Voicemail
No in-app purchases
