AbbyGo vs Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AbbyGo
Manage business communications on the go. Make calls and send texts from your business number, update receptionists in real-time, and utilize AI features like call summaries and sentiment analysis.
- Outbound business calls
- Send/receive business texts
- Real-time receptionist updates
- AI Call Summaries
- Caller Sentiment Rating
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The Abby Go App will allow you to make outbound phone calls from your business phone line, send and receive text messages to and from your business phone number and update your Abby Connect receptionists with your call handling procedures in real-time. You will also have access to the Abby AI features including Call Summaries and Caller Sentiment Rating.
Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists
This service provides virtual receptionists for small businesses, handling phone calls and website chats to enhance customer experience. Highly trained professionals use proprietary software to answer questions, transfer calls, take messages, and collect lead information.
- Virtual phone receptionists
- Website chat support
- Personalized customer experiences
- FAQ answering
- Call transferring
- Message taking
- Lead information collection
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Ruby serves small businesses by delivering exceptional customer experiences over the phone and online via website chat. We’re a team of service-oriented professionals blended with an innovative tech company. Our highly trained receptionists use proprietary software to personalize a caller or website visitor’s experience, answer FAQs, transfer callers and take messages, and collect information that makes it easy for the businesses we represent to follow up.
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Verdict
AbbyGo and Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of AbbyGo's written reviews are positive against 27% of Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists's. AbbyGo also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium). Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists's advantage is ratings volume (337 vs 6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AbbyGo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists has 337 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of AbbyGo's written reviews are positive against 27% of Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists's.
AbbyGo ships an update fortnightly, Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AbbyGo | Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | 4.8 (337 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 337 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nathan Strum | Ruby Virtual Receptionists, LLC |
Customer experience
AbbyGo
Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists
In-app purchases
AbbyGo
No in-app purchases
Ruby 2.0 Virtual Receptionists
No in-app purchases
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