One thing about coins with real-life usage like ripples is the price stability and relatively few pumps. Taking LTC and Doge for instance, their prices are so predictable... it will take a while for XRP to pump to 800+ satoshi, like once or twice a year occurrence.
But what is the real-life usage of Ripple? At least with Doge and LTC you can buy things, I don't think Ripple has an ecosystem at all.