VisiTel vs VIPChat App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VisiTel
Connect with incarcerated loved ones through convenient video calls from home. Schedule and receive virtual visits after obtaining approval from the detention center. Not all facilities offer this service, so check local policies.
- Place video calls to detainees
- Receive video calls from home
- Requires detention center approval
- Account creation via website
- Customer support available
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The VisiTel mobile app allows you to place video calls to detainees in jail. You can place and receive video calls from the comfort of your own home. Approvals for your video visitation is required by the detention center. Not all detention centers support video visitation. Please contact your detention center for policies and procedures for video visitation. Please create an account by visiting https://secure.visitel.us. For help call setting up your account please call our help center at (972) 239-2182.
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 VisiTel's 2.9. VIPChat App also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). VisiTel's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 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 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VisiTel has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
VisiTel ships an update every 3 weeks, VIPChat App every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VisiTel | VIPChat App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manit Chanthavong | Edwin Pena |
Customer experience
VisiTel
VIPChat App
In-app purchases
VisiTel
No in-app purchases
VIPChat App
No in-app purchases
