Comparison

Ringtone Maker vs Ringtone DIY

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

Head to head
About

Ringtone Maker

Easily create custom ringtones and alert tones from your favorite songs or recordings. Trim, merge, and mix audio to craft unique sounds for calls, alarms, and notifications. Organize and manage your creations within the app's library.

Highlights
  • Create unlimited ringtones
  • Mix songs with song mixer
  • Record custom ringtones with microphone
  • Organize and edit saved ringtones
  • Trim, merge, and cut audio
Features
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Create ringtones from your favorite songs Customizing your phone ringtones, text tones, email alerts, alarm clock alerts, voicemail alerts, tweet tones and reminder alerts. You can easily trim music, merge music, mix music and accurately cut out the best part of music and set it as a unique ringtone. Customizing your own alarm/notification tones. App Features: - Create unlimited ringtones - Create your own song mashup using song mixer - Use the microphone to record ringtones and alert tones - Organize & edit your saved ringtones in “My Tones” library How to install Ringtone: 1. Connect your device to iTunes, got to "Apps" tab and scroll down to "File Sharing" 2. Select "Ringtone Maker" app 3. Choose ringtones in the "File Sharing" section on the right and save them to Desktop 4. Double click on copied ringtones and hit "Sync" in iTunes

About

Ringtone DIY

Create custom ringtones from recorded audio or clipped songs without needing a computer. Personalize your iPhone with unique sounds from pets, family, or even screen recordings.

Highlights
  • Record custom audio for ringtones
  • Clip songs to create ringtones
  • Use screen recordings for ringtones
  • Set ringtones without a PC
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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This App is used to make and set ringtones of iPhone without computer. ● You can make ringtone from any voice you like: ① Record the voice of your pets or your families to make ringtone; ② Clip songs to make ringtone.If you don't have the file, you can even record the screen(eg. TikTok).

Screenshots

Ringtone Maker4 screens
Ringtone DIY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ringtone DIY at 83% against Ringtone Maker's 26%. Ringtone DIY also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.0). Ringtone Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Ringtone DIY sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ringtone Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ringtone DIY holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 173 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Ringtone Maker's written reviews are positive against 83% of Ringtone DIY's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ringtone Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, Ringtone DIY every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ringtone Maker versus Ringtone DIY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRingtone MakerRingtone DIY
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (62 ratings)4.6 (173 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.1% of reviews82.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings62173 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHareshbhai Issamaliya志聪 黄

Customer experience

Ringtone Maker

All ratings62 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative45.2%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral8.7%
Negative65.2%

Ringtone DIY

All ratings173 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral9.7%
Negative7.6%

Bugs and requests

Ringtone Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Ringtone DIY

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Unable to download or save ringtones
  • Crashes when trying to access GarageBand

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for more audio formats
  • Improve cropping and editing tools
  • Integrate with popular music streaming services

In-app purchases

None

Ringtone Maker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ringtone DIY

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is Ringtone Maker free?
Ringtone Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ringtone DIY free?
Ringtone DIY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ringtone Maker or Ringtone DIY?
Ringtone DIY is rated higher. Ringtone Maker averages 3.0 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Ringtone DIY averages 4.6 from 173 ratings.
Do Ringtone Maker or Ringtone DIY have ads?
Ringtone DIY shows ads; Ringtone Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Ringtone Maker or Ringtone DIY?
Ringtone Maker ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ringtone DIY every 2 months. Most recently, Ringtone Maker was updated on November 2, 2026 and Ringtone DIY on November 6, 2026.

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