Comparison

Penguin Softphone vs RingQ

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

Head to head
About

Penguin Softphone

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With Penguin mobile apps you and your team members can stay connected and more productive on the go while keeping your extension with you, wherever you are. What Penguin Softphone brings to your team: **Complete UC solution that works with your Penguin Phone System** • Collaborate with your team wherever you are. • Make video calls, organise audio conferences and group chats, create public channels, share files, and much more. **Easily and securely organise remote work for your employees** • Dial external numbers using corporate identity/phone numbers. Receive calls through your Phone System extension. • Keep track of your business communications with the detailed customer profiles and history of communications organised by each contact. **Enhanced connectivity and call quality even with an unstable internet connection** • With push notifications you can stay connected anywhere you are while providing outstanding customer service. • Penguin Softphone enhances the connectivity and the quality of voice implementing the best in class audio codecs. **Keeps your conversations and data secure.** • Penguin apps provide encryption for calls, messages, and data by default using the strongest block cyphers available. To use this app a subscription to the Penguin Phone System service is required.

About

RingQ

This business communication app allows users to make and receive calls using their office extension from an iOS device. It facilitates team and customer interactions through chat, conference calls, and message responses, enhancing remote work productivity.

Highlights
  • Make and receive office extension calls
  • Chat with colleagues and customers
  • Respond to WhatsApp messages
  • Schedule audio conferences
  • Park and pick up calls
  • View Wallboard data
  • Switch between communication themes
Features
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RingQ is the mobile app for your RingQ cloud phone system. Sign in once with your extension's QR code and make and receive business calls from your iPhone, with your own business caller ID. CALLS THAT FEEL NATIVE • Incoming calls ring like any phone call, on the lock screen too, even when RingQ is closed • Hold, mute, speaker, keypad, transfer, conference and call parking • Choose which of your business numbers people see when you call RECENTS AND VOICEMAIL • Every call in one place, with missed incoming and outgoing calls clearly marked • Tap a call to see the full history with that person • Listen to voicemail inside the app YOUR TEAM, LIVE • See who is available, on a call or offline, in real time • Call anyone on your system with one tap • Company contacts and phone contacts in the same list CHATS • Talk to customers from your queues and chat with your teammates • Unread counts on the tab, so nothing is missed FOR CALL CENTER AGENTS • Set your status, join queues and see the live wallboard on Home • Supervisors can monitor and manage the line • Hotel, intercom and busy-lamp modes for front desks and reception PRIVATE AND SIMPLE • No passwords to type: scan the QR code from your RingQ web portal • Light and dark mode, designed for iPhone

Screenshots

Penguin Softphone4 screens
RingQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RingQ at every 8 days against Penguin Softphone's every 2 months. Penguin Softphone's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Penguin Softphone ships an update every 2 months, RingQ every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Penguin Softphone versus RingQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPenguin SoftphoneRingQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDENIS ENTERPRISES INCRingQ Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Penguin Softphone

No in-app purchases

None

RingQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Penguin Softphone free?
Penguin Softphone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RingQ free?
RingQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Penguin Softphone or RingQ have ads?
Neither Penguin Softphone nor RingQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Penguin Softphone or RingQ?
Penguin Softphone ships an update every 2 months, and RingQ every 8 days. Most recently, Penguin Softphone was updated on October 25, 2026 and RingQ on October 27, 2026.

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