GettingOut vs VIPChat App
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!
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 GettingOut's 1.9. VIPChat App also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). GettingOut's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 3) and chart position (#32 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GettingOut has 2.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GettingOut ships an update every 2 months, VIPChat App every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GettingOut | VIPChat App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 5.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #32 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Telmate, LLC | Edwin Pena |
Customer experience
GettingOut
VIPChat App
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
VIPChat App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
GettingOut
No in-app purchases
VIPChat App
No in-app purchases
