Comparison

Kenect vs Gubagoo

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

Head to head
About

Kenect

Connect with customers through text messaging to boost leads, gather online reviews, and process payments. Initiate video calls directly from text conversations.

Highlights
  • Customer texting
  • Lead generation
  • Online review generation
  • Payment capture
  • Video chat via text
Features
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Engage with your customers where they are - texting on their phone. Double your leads, generate online reviews, capture payments and start video chat conversations all via text message.

About

Gubagoo

Stay connected with customers on the go with enhanced chat capabilities. Monitor conversations in real-time, respond to customer inquiries, and manage customer details directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • View live chats
  • Take over live chats
  • Send messages to customers
  • Send whisper messages
  • Send inventory, offers, and contact cards
  • Send saved responses
  • Send files (photos, videos, PDFs)
Features
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This is our new Gubagoo app, helping to keep you connected with your customers on the go. This version of the app provides an enhanced chat experience, but does not yet have all of the features of the legacy version. Just like in GLive, you will be notified of chats, you can monitor conversations in real time, and ResQ those chats - from anywhere! The original version of the app is still available in the app store, and has our full mobile feature set, including Virtual Retailing connectivity, dashboards, and reporting. Here’s what is currently available in this enhanced app: - View live chats across all channels (except Text+, coming soon) - Take over (ResQ) live chats - Send messages to your customers - Send whisper messages to Gubagoo chat specialists and your staff - View and send inventory, offers, and contact cards - View and send your saved responses - Send files, such as photos, videos, and PDFs - Enter and view customer details - Enter lead information and submit the lead to your CRM - Push notifications If you need access to any of the following features on your mobile device, you will still need the legacy app: GLive: - In-app notifications - Do Not Disturb mode Virtual Retailing Features: - View deals Dashboard and Reporting Features: - View history - View dashboard - View leads - View saved responses - View inventory - View offers - View and edit your profile information - View and edit your notification settings - Access our help center This app will be continuously updated to include the features from the Legacy app, and will soon replace the original.

Screenshots

Kenect4 screens
Gubagoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kenect at 3.8 against Gubagoo's 1.7. Kenect also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 9%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kenect holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 68 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Kenect's written reviews are positive against 9% of Gubagoo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kenect ships an update fortnightly, Gubagoo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kenect versus Gubagoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKenectGubagoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (68 ratings) — better1.7 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews — better8.6% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better62
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKenect, LLCGubagoo Inc.

Customer experience

Kenect

All ratings68 ratings
Positive69.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Gubagoo

All ratings62 ratings
Positive14.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative80.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive8.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative87.9%

In-app purchases

None

Kenect

No in-app purchases

None

Gubagoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kenect free?
Kenect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gubagoo free?
Gubagoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kenect or Gubagoo?
Kenect is rated higher. Kenect averages 3.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Gubagoo averages 1.7 from 62 ratings.
Do Kenect or Gubagoo have ads?
Neither Kenect nor Gubagoo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kenect or Gubagoo?
Kenect ships an update fortnightly, and Gubagoo every 2 months. Most recently, Kenect was updated on September 24, 2026 and Gubagoo on August 25, 2026.

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