Fender Tone vs RigTone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fender Tone
This app is a wireless companion for Fender Mustang and Rumble amplifiers. It allows real-time sound editing, preset management, and cloud backup. Users can also discover and download tones created by a community of players and artists.
- Wireless amp connection
- Real-time sound editing
- Preset management
- Cloud backup and restore
- Download community presets
- Share custom tones
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Fender Tone® is the ultimate companion app to the Fender® Mustang™ Micro Plus, LTX, GTX, GT, and Rumble™ Stage/Studio amplifiers. • REQUIRES A FENDER® MUSTANG™ MICRO PLUS, LTX, GTX, GT, OR RUMBLE™ STAGE/STUDIO AMPLIFIER * Fender Tone® connects wirelessly to your amp so you can edit your sounds in real-time from across the room, backup & restore your presets to the cloud, or audition and download thousands of tones created by Fender’s community of players and artists. MANAGE PRESETS • Quickly navigate presets on your amp. • Edit, save, and play in real-time through your connected Mustang™ Micro Plus, LTX, GTX, GT, or Rumble™ Stage/Studio amp. EASY EDITING • Intuitive interface & responsive design for easy editing. • Endless sound tweaking for your Mustang™ Micro Plus, LTX, GTX, GT or Rumble™ amps. CLOUD PRESETS • Search, browse and download presets from the Fender Tone® community. • Discover presets by well-known artists & players created exclusively for Fender Tone®. • Create your own custom tones and share your presets with others.
RigTone
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Find a starting point for your guitar tone on the gear you own. RigTone suggests amp and pedal settings inspired by your favorite recordings. Choose your guitar, amp and pedals, then browse our curated tone catalog. The on-device adaptation engine adjusts gain, bass, mid, treble, presence and reverb for your setup and explains each change. • Browse and adapt the curated catalog for free • Get gear-specific knob settings and pedal suggestions • Save favorite tones to your personal library • With Pro, search songs from the iTunes catalog and generate genre- and era-based tone estimates beyond the curated catalog Generated tones are clearly marked estimates, not verified artist settings. RigTone does not analyze or play audio. Use the suggestions as a starting point and fine-tune by ear. RigTone Pro offers auto-renewing weekly and annual subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy: https://rigtone.tappius.xyz/privacy/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fender Tone at none against RigTone's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. RigTone sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Fender Tone asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Fender Tone | RigTone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 34.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fender Digital | Tappius Mobile LLC |
Bugs and requests
Fender Tone
Reported bugs
4 issues- Presets not syncing correctly between app and amp
- App crashing or freezing during use
- Incorrect firmware update prompts
- Search functionality not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Portrait mode support
- Ability to reorder presets
- Cloud backup and sync for presets
- Detailed amp/effect parameter controls
- Integrated tuner in the app
RigTone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fender Tone
No in-app purchases
RigTone
- RigTone Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
- RigTone Pro Annual$59.991 Year
