Comparison

Ringover vs CLINQ

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ringover

This app provides a professional cloud-based phone system for businesses, allowing users to make and receive calls directly from their smartphone. Access call logs, contacts, and select your outgoing Ringover number. Requires an internet connection and a Ringover account.

Highlights
  • Make and receive calls
  • Consult call logs
  • Access contacts
  • Choose outgoing number
  • Cloud-based phone line
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Ringover is the professional phone line on the cloud. This application allows Ringover to be used from your smartphone. You can: • make and receive calls with your Ringover number • consult your call logs • access your Ringover contacts • choose the Ringover phone number you call with Note: an internet or 3G/4G connection as well as a Ringover account are necessary to use this application.

About

CLINQ

This mobile softphone allows teams to stay connected and available to customers and colleagues from anywhere. Integrate with CRM systems to see caller information and manage your availability easily. Keep all your contacts in one place for seamless communication.

Highlights
  • Mobile softphone functionality
  • CRM integration (HubSpot, Salesforce, etc.)
  • Caller information display
  • Contact management
  • Availability control
  • VoIP provider integration
Features
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To use CLINQ on your smartphone, you need to create an account in the CLINQ Desktop app and enter the credentials of your VoIP provider. Be more flexible than ever Stay available for customers and colleagues even when you're not at your desk - whether you're on a business trip, in your home office, or on a workation. Know who's calling Once you have connected one of the supported CRM applications (e.g. HubSpot, Salesforce, pipedrive, MOCO, Zoho Desk, etc.) using the CLINQ Desktop app, you always have the right contact information at hand. We take care in the background that everything is always up to date. All your contacts in one place Add contacts from your local address book to CLINQ to keep track of them. Determine whether you are reachable Happy Hour? With CLINQ you can easily determine your availability from your smartphone, so you can enjoy your well-deserved free time undisturbed. This is just the beginning We are improving CLINQ every day to make it the best softphone for you.

Screenshots

Ringover4 screens
CLINQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CLINQ at 50% against Ringover's 28%. Ringover's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ringover ships an update fortnightly, CLINQ weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ringover versus CLINQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRingoverCLINQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (402 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.6% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings402 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBJT Partnerssipgate GmbH

Customer experience

Ringover

All ratings402 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive27.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative64.8%

CLINQ

Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral13.6%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

None

Ringover

No in-app purchases

None

CLINQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ringover free?
Ringover is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CLINQ free?
CLINQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ringover or CLINQ have ads?
Neither Ringover nor CLINQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ringover or CLINQ?
Ringover ships an update fortnightly, and CLINQ weekly. Most recently, Ringover was updated on September 21, 2026 and CLINQ on September 14, 2026.

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