Comparison

TextBehind vs Getting Together

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Text messages with photos
  • Custom greeting cards
  • Electronic money orders
  • Unlimited inmate reply letters
  • Secure communication service
  • Convenient and affordable
Features
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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.

About

Getting Together

Plan, organize, and manage events with ease. Features include customizable templates, real-time communication, task management, activity scheduling, and expense splitting. Keep track of participants, items, and payments for a seamless event experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable event templates
  • Real-time communication and chat
  • RSVP and participant tracking
  • Task and item checklists
  • Activity scheduling
  • Expense splitting and reimbursement
  • Save past events as templates
Features
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Getting together is an application for all your needs of planning events. We set up a variety of events, communicate and track all the participants, build checklists who is responsible for items, provide a real time mechanism for communication, and can even split expenses among participants. Key features 1. Provides customizable event templates which help the planner to organize, communicate and manage the details of the events being scheduled. 2. Superior communication through real-time event updates, event reminders and notifications, RSVP tracking for all invited guests, provides an update a calendar. We even provide a real-time chat function to manage who brings what and address questions. 3. Checklists - User intuitive method allowing people to distribute tasks and items that are required for a memorable event. 4. Activities - Within an event, create and schedule separate activities for participants enjoy during the events. 5. Flexible and customizable reimbursement functions that allow all participants to track expenses and provide or receive payments to other event participants. 6. Customizable item management functionality which identifies and tracks all items needed to make the event a success. 7. Past events can be saved and used a templates for future events

Screenshots

TextBehind4 screens
Getting Together4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Getting Together at 5.0 against TextBehind's 4.2. TextBehind's advantage is ratings volume (466 vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Getting Together holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TextBehind has 466 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TextBehind ships an update monthly, Getting Together every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TextBehind versus Getting Together: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextBehindGetting Together
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (466 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings466 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB23 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTextBehind, IncGetting2gether LLC

Customer experience

TextBehind

All ratings466 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral3.2%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive89.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.8%

Getting Together

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Getting Together

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TextBehind

No in-app purchases

None

Getting Together

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TextBehind free?
TextBehind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Getting Together free?
Getting Together is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TextBehind or Getting Together?
Getting Together is rated higher. TextBehind averages 4.2 out of 5 from 466 ratings, while Getting Together averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TextBehind or Getting Together have ads?
Neither TextBehind nor Getting Together shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TextBehind or Getting Together?
TextBehind ships an update monthly, and Getting Together every 2 months. Most recently, TextBehind was updated on October 11, 2026 and Getting Together on October 7, 2026.

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