Comparison

Quo (formerly OpenPhone) vs Carrick

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

Head to head
About

Quo (formerly OpenPhone)

This app provides a unified platform for business calls, texts, and customer information, enabling personalized customer relationships at scale. It features AI-powered call answering, flexible routing, and a mini CRM to ensure no customer is missed and to facilitate business growth.

Highlights
  • Unified calls, texts, and customer info
  • Shared inboxes and internal notes
  • Mini CRM with custom contact properties
  • AI-powered 24/7 call answering
  • Flexible call routing
  • Scalable for business growth
Features
Currently charting
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Never lose a customer with Quo. The only phone system that helps businesses continue to build personal customer relationships at scale. Trusted by more than 90,000 companies — from fast-growing startups to Fortune 500s — and rated #1 in customer satisfaction on G2. Quo brings calls, texts, and customer information together in one platform. Bring clarity to every conversation. Shared inboxes, internal notes, and a mini CRM, gives every teammate the visibility and context they need to make sure each customer doesn't get missed. Respond to every customer. Fast. Built-in AI answers calls 24/7, flexible call flows route customers instantly, and custom contact properties ensure you're there when your customer needs you, while never missing a detail. Scale effortlessly as you grow. From your first customer to your thousandth, Quo adapts with you. No complex setup, no additional training, no growing pains. With Quo, it’s never been easier to close more deals, support more customers, and grow your business — without losing the human touch. Terms of use: https://www.quo.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.quo.com/privacy

About

Carrick

This app provides a professional texting platform for organizations to engage with contacts. It leverages AI to gather insights and automate processes, helping businesses grow and manage relationships more effectively.

Highlights
  • Professional texting platform
  • AI-powered contact insights
  • Process automation
  • Relationship management
  • Transparent and easy-to-use interface
Features
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Carrick is a patient engagement platform that brings texts, calls, voicemail, appointments, forms and AI-assisted workflows into one shared patient conversation. Healthcare teams work from a shared inbox on web, desktop or mobile, while patients use the phone and messaging apps they already have—no portal, login or download required. Carrick turns missed calls into messages, transcribes and summarizes voicemail, automates reminders, confirmations, cancellations and rebooking, and supports broadcasts, intake, translation and targeted outreach. Guardrailed AI voice and SMS agents handle approved routine administrative communication and hand off to staff using rules your team defines and tests. Carrick can work alongside your existing phone, VoIP or SIP provider and is configured around each organization’s workflows. Designed to support HIPAA, PIPEDA and PHIPA obligations with encryption, role-based access, MFA, consent and opt-out management, and audit-ready compliance logs.

Screenshots

Quo (formerly OpenPhone)4 screens
Carrick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Carrick at 100% against Quo (formerly OpenPhone)'s 34%. Carrick also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). Quo (formerly OpenPhone)'s advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Quo (formerly OpenPhone) sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $21.00 per month. Carrick asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Carrick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Quo (formerly OpenPhone) has 11K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of Quo (formerly OpenPhone)'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Carrick's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quo (formerly OpenPhone) ships an update every 10 days, Carrick every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Quo (formerly OpenPhone) versus Carrick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuo (formerly OpenPhone)Carrick
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#56 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB43 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOpenPhone Technologies IncTxtSquad Enterprises Inc.

Customer experience

Quo (formerly OpenPhone)

All ratings10,793 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews750 reviews
Positive34.1%
Neutral8.1%
Negative57.7%

Carrick

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Quo (formerly OpenPhone)

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Messages don't always appear
  • Does Not Work for SMS Verification
  • Bad connection
  • OTP malfunction
  • Issues with calls showing as scam
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  • Muffled sound quality
  • Incorrect notifications
  • Calls not ringing or going to voicemail
  • Texts not sending
  • Dropped calls
  • Syncing issues with contacts
  • Delayed notifications
  • Ringtone issues
  • Billing issues
  • Account blocking
  • Porting issues
  • Inability to delete messages
  • Call quality issues
  • Number showing as spam
  • Inability to search messages by number

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make it Conference Call option
  • Custom Notification Tones
  • Transfer Call & 3 Way
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Carrick

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Quo (formerly OpenPhone)

Subscriptions5
  • Starter Plan7 Days trial$21.001 Month
  • Starter Plan - 2 Numbers$26.001 Month
  • Starter Plan - 3 Numbers$31.001 Month
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  • Starter Plan - 4 Numbers$51.991 Month
  • Starter Plan - 5 Numbers$64.991 Month
None

Carrick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quo (formerly OpenPhone) free?
Quo (formerly OpenPhone) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Carrick free?
Carrick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Quo (formerly OpenPhone) or Carrick?
Carrick is rated higher. Quo (formerly OpenPhone) averages 4.4 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Carrick averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Quo (formerly OpenPhone) or Carrick have ads?
Neither Quo (formerly OpenPhone) nor Carrick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quo (formerly OpenPhone) or Carrick?
Quo (formerly OpenPhone) ships an update every 10 days, and Carrick every 6 weeks. Most recently, Quo (formerly OpenPhone) was updated on September 24, 2026 and Carrick on September 19, 2026.

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