TextBehind vs Connect’d
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.
Connect’d
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Connect’d is a social networking platform built to bring people back to meaningful digital connection. Share posts, photos, videos, Stories, and updates with the people and communities that matter to you. Discover new people, local activity, conversations, events, and content through features designed to make social media feel social again. Connect’d includes: • A personalized social Feed • Friends, profiles, comments, reactions, and sharing • Private messaging and conversations • Stories and real-time social interaction • Rooms for community discussion • Discovery for people, places, creators, and communities • City Pulse for local activity, events, and discovery • Live features for real-time interaction • Drops for commerce and seller storefronts • Notifications that keep you connected to activity across the platform Connect’d is designed for users age 16 and older. ARE YOU CONNECT’D?
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Verdict
TextBehind and Connect’d are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | TextBehind | Connect’d |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (467 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 467 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TextBehind, Inc | Onyx Technology LLC |
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
Connect’d
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TextBehind
No in-app purchases
Connect’d
No in-app purchases









