Comparison

Kixie vs Ring.io

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

Head to head
About

Kixie

Enhance sales and support team productivity with a global telephony service. Access team directories, set up call routing, and integrate CRM contacts for seamless communication and performance tracking.

Highlights
  • Global phone numbers
  • Team directory access
  • CRM contact integration
  • Call routing and IVRs
  • Call and SMS logging
  • Distributed team support
Features
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Kixie helps your sales and support teams be more productive and engaging. Our sales focused telephony service empowers your team to work in the same office or distributed across the globe. Each member has quick access to the team directory for simple call transfers. Get a local or toll-free number for your business in more than 70 countries including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Mexico, and many more. Perfect for a distributed sales team or call center. Easily add, replace, or remove agents from call groups. Quickly set up call routing, IVRs, and call trees for inbound calls. Your CRM contacts (from Salesforce, Hubspot, Pipedrive, Insightly, PipelineDeals, and many more) are available to you in the Kixie app to easily send and receive SMS and phone calls. Every call and SMS you and your team makes is delivered to your CRM seamlessly so that you can keep track of account and agent performance. Call using your cell service or use your data connection to avoid expensive cell minutes. Either way, your calls are logged just the same.

About

Ring.io

Boost sales team efficiency with a mobile-first power dialer. Make, receive, and track calls, integrate with CRMs, and automate data logging. Features like voicemail drops and call transfers enhance productivity on the go.

Highlights
  • Make, receive, and track calls
  • Direct dialing from CRM, browsers, and email
  • Voicemail drop functionality
  • Auto-log call data to CRM
  • Call transfer capabilities
  • Customizable outbound caller ID
  • View call history and listen to recordings
Features
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Full of features you already love, and specific-to-mobile tricks, Ring.io will turbo-charge your sales team productivity. With Ring.io you can: *Make, receive and track your calls* Easy to use, intuitive design and fast response time - everything to make your calling experience comfortable and productive. *Dial with Ring.io app from exactly where your contact is recorded* It can be directly from your CRM (we support Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho, Pipedrive and Zendesk), Chrome or Safari browsers, Gmail or Apple Mail email clients. *Leave a Voicemail Drop* With a tap of the button choose from one of the pre-recorded voicemails and drop it. *Auto log crucial data to your CRM* You can log Post Call Notes and Disposition of your calls directly in the app and it will auto-sync the data with your CRM. *Transfer a call* If the conversation you’re having requires a different person to close the deal - just transfer it to them. You can transfer to a Department, to a User, or to an External Number. *Set Outbound Caller ID* You can choose what number the receiving end sees. It can help with pick up rates and with your privacy. The possibilities are endless. *View recent calls* You can see all the history of your communication, including calls, SMS and voicemails. With the ability to listen to them. *While on the call* You can mute and unmute yourself, choose to use a speaker or switch to a hands-free device (via Bluetooth). Forget about being tied to a work desk, and enjoy all the powerful functionality, while staying mobile. Sign up for a free trial today.

Screenshots

Kixie4 screens
Ring.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ring.io at 83% against Kixie's 11%. Ring.io also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0). Kixie's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 6). 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ring.io holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kixie has 47 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Kixie's written reviews are positive against 83% of Ring.io's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kixie ships an update monthly, Ring.io every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Kixie versus Ring.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKixieRing.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (47 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings47 — better6
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKixieRingio LLC

Customer experience

Kixie

All ratings47 ratings
Positive21.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative72.3%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative77.8%

Ring.io

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Kixie

No in-app purchases

None

Ring.io

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kixie free?
Kixie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ring.io free?
Ring.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kixie or Ring.io?
Ring.io is rated higher. Kixie averages 2.0 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Ring.io averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Kixie or Ring.io have ads?
Neither Kixie nor Ring.io shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kixie or Ring.io?
Kixie ships an update monthly, and Ring.io every 5 weeks. Most recently, Kixie was updated on September 8, 2026 and Ring.io on September 18, 2026.

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