ringyard vs Call From Prison
Both give you a UK landline number for their phone list. The person inside pays the landline rate either way. What differs is what you pay to take the calls.
Call From Prison prices were read from their site on 30 August 2026. Tell us if one is out of date. We will fix it.
Which costs less
We do, at any amount of talking.
Both are one price a month. So the sums never change hands.
Call From Prison also sells a flat plan at £24.99 a month for 3,000 minutes. Ours is £20.00. That is 20% less for the same unlimited calls.
Call From Prison also sells a flat plan at £39.99 a month, unlimited. Ours is £20.00. That is 50% less for the same unlimited calls.
ringyard and Call From Prison, side by side
At an hour a day. That is the usage this site is built around.
| What is being compared | ringyard | Essential | Saver | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay | ringyard£20.00 a month | Essential£19.99 a month for 1,500 minutes | Saver£24.99 a month for 3,000 minutes | Premium£39.99 a month, unlimited |
| An hour a day | ringyard£20 | Essential— | Saver£24.99 | Premium£39.99 |
| How the call reaches you | ringyardA real line on your own phone | EssentialForwarded to your mobile | SaverForwarded to your mobile | PremiumForwarded to your mobile |
| Needs an app | ringyardNo | EssentialNo | SaverNo | PremiumNo |
1,500 minutes a month. Advertised at £23.99 struck through to £19.99. What a minute past the allowance costs is not published.
The part that is not price
Theirs forwards. Ours does not.
Call From Prison takes the call on their number and sends it to your mobile. That is a divert. A prison can spot one.
Then the number stops working. That can be months later, once you rely on it. You start again and wait weeks for approval.
Ours is a real landline on your own phone. There is nothing to spot. So there is nothing to switch off.
Why that matters- Is Call From Prison cheaper than ringyard?
- No. Call From Prison charges £24.99 a month for 3,000 minutes. ringyard is £20.00 a month for as many calls as you want.
- Do I get a landline number with both?
- Yes. Both give you a UK landline number for their phone list. The person inside pays the landline rate either way. The difference is what you pay to take the calls.
- Is there an alternative to Call From Prison?
- Yes. Several services sell a landline number for prison calls. ringyard is one. Call From Prison charges £24.99 a month for 3,000 minutes. ringyard is £20.00 a month for as many calls as you want. Two options cost nothing at all. This site compares them too.
- What is the difference apart from price?
- Call From Prison forwards the call to your mobile. ringyard does not. The number is a real line on your own phone. A prison can spot a forwarded number. Then it stops working.
£20.00 a month. That is the whole thing.
As many calls as you want, as long as you want. No app. No wifi. No new phone.
Get your numberEvery Call From Prison figure here was read from their site on 30 August 2026. We have no link to them. We earn nothing either way.