TextBehind vs VIPChat App
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.
VIPChat App
Connect instantly with friends and family through text, photos, videos, and voice messages. This free messaging app offers a clean, simple interface with push notifications to ensure you never miss an important conversation.
- Instant text messaging
- Photo and video sharing
- Voice messages
- Push notifications
- Clean, simple design
- Completely free
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Stay connected with the people who matter most. VIPChat is a simple, free messaging app for chatting with friends and family. FEATURES - Instant text messaging with read receipts and typing indicators - Voice and video calls - Group chats with photos, admins and mute - Photo, video, document and GIF sharing - Voice messages - Reply, edit, forward and delete messages - Push notifications so you never miss a message, with quick reply - Works offline: your chats are saved on your phone and messages send when you're back online - App lock with Face ID and privacy settings for last seen, read receipts and profile photo - Dark and light themes, colors, wallpapers and text size - 10 languages: English, Español, 中文, Tagalog, Français, Tiếng Việt, العربية, Kreyòl ayisyen, Português and Русский - Clean, simple, easy-to-use design - Completely free, no subscriptions Download VIPChat today and start chatting with the people you care about.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VIPChat App at 5.0 against TextBehind's 4.2. VIPChat App also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). TextBehind's advantage is ratings volume (466 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VIPChat App 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TextBehind ships an update monthly, VIPChat App every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextBehind | VIPChat App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (466 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 466 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TextBehind, Inc | Edwin Pena |
Customer experience
TextBehind
VIPChat App
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
VIPChat App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TextBehind
No in-app purchases
VIPChat App
No in-app purchases
