Comparison

printAR vs Ringaroo

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

Head to head
About

printAR

Visualize and interact with PDF documents in augmented reality. Preview designs, collaborate in meetings, and share AR experiences with others. Documents appear at actual size and can be manipulated as if physically present.

Highlights
  • Interact with documents in AR
  • Preview designs before printing
  • Shared AR experiences
  • Horizontal & vertical surface detection
  • Document manipulation (move, rotate, stack)
  • Actual size document display
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printAR enables you to interact with documents in Augmented Reality. Use printAR to preview design work like Posters, in meetings to present documents or use it to collaborate on a pin board. INTERACT Interact with your documents as if they were printed: Move, rotate or stack them. Double tap to look at them full screen. PREVIEW WITHOUT HAVING TO PRINT Preview your documents before printing them to test font sizes, colors, etc. in a real world environment. Then, only print the final product. SHARED AR EXPERIENCES Enable others to see what you see on their own device. Invite up to 7 other users to join your AR experience. While joining an AR experience is free, starting your own shared AR experience requires a one-time purchase. GREAT FOR MEETINGS AND MORE Place documents on a desk around you and quickly access valuable information by simply moving your device or enable others to see the same documents. ACTUAL SIZE Documents in AR are displayed in their real world dimensions. SURFACE DETECTION printAR can detect horizontal surfaces, such as table tops, and vertical surfaces, such as walls. SUPPORTED FILE TYPES The app currently only supports PDF documents. KEY FEATURES • Shared AR Experiences • Horizontal & vertical surface detection. • Document interaction: Move, rotate, stack. • Full screen PDF viewer. • Document texture mimics real paper. • Lighting estimation to account for real world environment.

About

Ringaroo

Easily create custom ringtones from any song or sound on your device. Trim audio with precise waveform editing, add fades, and normalize volume. Save presets for quick re-exports. A free version allows one daily ringtone, with a Pro subscription for unlimited creations.

Highlights
  • Custom ringtone creation
  • Audio import from various sources
  • Precise waveform trimming
  • Fade in/out effects
  • Volume normalization
  • Save and reuse presets
  • Offline operation
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Ringaroo turns any song, voice memo, or sound into a custom ringtone — right on your Phone. Import audio from Files, AirDrop, or any app (MP3, AAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, CAF), trim the perfect clip on a touch waveform, then export a ready-to-use .m4r and follow a simple in-app guide to set it in the Files app. MAKE IT YOURS • Visual waveform trimmer with drag handles and pinch-to-zoom precision • Live 30-second counter so every clip is ringtone-ready • Loop preview — hear exactly how it will ring • Fade in/out, one-tap volume normalize, and manual gain • Recents and reusable Presets to re-export in seconds INCLUDED FREE • The full editor — import, trim, fades, normalize, gain, and loop preview • Save presets and revisit your recents anytime • Create one new ringtone every day, free RINGAROO PRO • Unlimited ringtones — no daily limit and no waiting • Everything in Free, with no caps • Available as a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on-device. No account, no sign-up, no uploads — and it works fully offline. Ringaroo collects zero data. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

printAR4 screens
Ringaroo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: printAR at 23 against Ringaroo's 3. printAR also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.2). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. printAR sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ringaroo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for printAR against 4.3 for Ringaroo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: printAR has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
printAR versus Ringaroo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterprintARRingaroo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (23 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTill-Eugen KoenitzerLife Utility Apps, LLC

Customer experience

printAR

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ringaroo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

printAR

One-time1
  • Host a Shared AR Experience$1.99
2 purchases

Ringaroo

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$14.99

Questions

Is printAR free?
printAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ringaroo free?
Ringaroo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, printAR or Ringaroo?
printAR is rated higher. printAR averages 4.4 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Ringaroo averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do printAR or Ringaroo have ads?
Neither printAR nor Ringaroo shows ads.

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