TextBehind vs MVP
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.
MVP
Showcase your favorite photos to followers, allowing them to like and comment. This app also helps you easily organize all your pictures, with the ability to select a "MVP" photo for your profile.
- Showcase favorite pictures
- Follower likes and comments
- Organize all photos
- Select "MVP" profile picture
- Unique photo cropping
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MVP (Most Valuable Picture) is a fun way to showcase favorite pictures for your followers to like and comment on. Its also a great way to keep your photos organized. The iconic design and functionality of MVP make it both simple to use and a must have for any iphone owner that likes to take and/or share pictures. Followers can only see a user's selected MVP photos, but account holders can use the app to organize all their photos with great ease and comfort. Make a picture your "MVP" and get to uniquely crop the best part for your profile page... check it out!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MVP at 5.0 against TextBehind's 4.2. MVP also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). TextBehind's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (466 vs 1). 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.
MVP 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TextBehind ships an update monthly, MVP every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextBehind | MVP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (466 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 466 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TextBehind, Inc | appserd inc |
Customer experience
TextBehind
MVP
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
MVP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TextBehind
No in-app purchases
MVP
No in-app purchases
