Squad vs RingoNG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Squad
This application enables businesses to scan customer QR codes for seamless payment processing. It is designed exclusively for partners of the service, facilitating transactions for products and services.
- QR code scanning for payments
- Product and service transactions
- Business partner exclusive
- Point of Sale functionality
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First version of Squad POS (Point of Sale). This app is only for Squad partners with businesses that need to scan customer’s QR codes to pay for products and services.
RingoNG
Connect with your local community, buy and sell goods, and report safety concerns. This platform facilitates real-time communication and builds trust within neighborhoods, empowering users to engage safely.
- Hyperlocal community connection
- Local marketplace for transactions
- Threat reporting and emergency response
- Real-time communication
- Community governance tools
- Multilingual support
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RingoAfrica is a hyperlocal, multilingual, mobile-first neighborhood platform designed for Nigerians and African communities to connect, transact, report threats, and build trust. The app empowers users to engage safely in their communities with real-time communication, local marketplace, community governance, and emergency response.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Squad at none against RingoNG's shown. Squad also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). RingoNG's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Squad against 5.0 for RingoNG. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Squad ships an update every 6 weeks, RingoNG every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Squad | RingoNG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SQUADJJ, LLC | GRIT TECHNOLOGIES |
Customer experience
Squad
RingoNG
In-app purchases
Squad
No in-app purchases
RingoNG
No in-app purchases
