GettingOut vs ChexN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GettingOut
Stay connected with incarcerated loved ones through easy communication. Send messages, photos, and videos, and manage contacts directly from your mobile device. This app facilitates reliable connections, helping to maintain relationships.
- Send and receive messages
- Send photos and videos
- Make deposits
- Manage contacts
- Stay connected on the go
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GTL’s GettingOut mobile app is rooted in the power of relationships. It provides simple and reliable communication between inmates and their family and friends -- allowing them to stay connected, even on the go! With our free mobile app, you can easily make deposits, send and receive messages with our new and improved messaging feature, send photos and videos (select facilities), manage contacts and more. Download the GettingOut app today!
ChexN
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ChexN’s mission is to normalize daily mental health check-ins, reduce stigma, and empower trusted adults and organizations to respond early before emotional challenges become crises. Allows children, employees, students, teams and college students to respond with emotional emojis. Negative emotional emojis get escalated to responsible professionals or staff.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ChexN at none against GettingOut's shown. ChexN also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). GettingOut's advantage is chart position (#33 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
GettingOut ships an update every 2 months, ChexN weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GettingOut | ChexN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (2.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #33 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Telmate, LLC | Charles Campbell-Allen |
Bugs and requests
GettingOut
Reported bugs
4 issues- Messages disappearing or not sending properly
- Inability to log in or access accounts
- Incorrect time stamps and sync issues
- Repeated prompts for app updates
Requested features
4 requests- Notification system for new messages
- Ability to save message drafts
- Improved photo and video sharing capabilities
- Easier account management and fund transfers
ChexN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GettingOut
No in-app purchases
ChexN
No in-app purchases
