Ambient vs Scary Ringtones
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ambient
Create a tranquil atmosphere with a collection of high-quality ambient sounds. Perfect for relaxation, sleep, focus, or meditation, this app offers a variety of natural soundscapes that can be played continuously or with a timer.
- High-quality ambient soundscapes
- Loop playback option
- Random sound selection
- Adjustable timer
- Easy-to-use interface
- Focus and meditation aid
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Want to relax or need help falling asleep? Then you will love Ambient Sounds! This app has the best collection of audio clips you can use when you are feeling stressed, can't sleep or just need to focus or meditate. Listen to the calming effect of a river flowing, soothing effect of rain, forest sounds, fireplace and much more -- this allows you to create an atmosphere of tranquility. Maintain the ambience by playing them continuously in a loop. About Our Soundboard Apps: Our soundboard apps have been downloaded millions of times, and have been used for joking around with friends and family, to support favorite teams on game day and just for pure fun! Our apps have been featured in many famous worldwide publications. Why download our apps? - Easy to use, nice clean interface - High-quality sounds (meticulously remastered to cut out any background noise) - Loop option to play sound endlessly - Random button to play sounds randomly - Timer feature (select a specific time when to play sound) - Help page / Contact us support We hope you enjoy our apps and contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Scary Ringtones
Discover a collection of the most downloaded scary ringtones and sound effects for your device. Easily customize your default ringtone, text tones, and various alerts. Share your favorite spooky sounds with friends or set them for specific contacts.
- Scary ringtones and sound effects
- Customizable ringtones and text tones
- Alert customization (mail, calendar, reminders)
- Favorite sounds management
- Sound playback options (big button, random, timer)
- Ringtone file sharing
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Scary Ringtones contains some of the most scary ringtones and sound effects for your device. This application features some of the most downloaded scary ringtones grouped together in one easy to use application. These ringtones are perfect for a scary or horror themed alert or ringtone. Scare your friends every time your phone rings. Easy to use and perfect for a cool ringtone. With this app you can customize your: Ringtone (default and for each contact) Text tone (default and for each contact) New voice mail alert New mail alert Calendar alert Reminder alert and more! More ways to enjoy your scary sounds: • Explore scary ringtones and sound effects. • Keep your favorites together and browse them in a list or grid. • Play a sound with the Big Button, choose a random sound, or set a countdown timer with optional looping playback. • Share ringtone files using the updated sharing options on iOS 26 or later, where supported. Computer transfer instructions are also included. Enjoy these free scary and horror themed ringtones and sound effects.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scary Ringtones at Free against Ambient's $0.99. Scary Ringtones also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (56% vs 25%). Ambient's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On in-app purchases 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
Scary Ringtones is free to download; Ambient costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scary Ringtones holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scary Ringtones has 288 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Ambient's written reviews are positive against 56% of Scary Ringtones's.
Ambient ships an update every 16 months, Scary Ringtones every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ambient | Scary Ringtones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (288 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 55.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 288 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Arsosa Network Inc. | Magi Ent |
Customer experience
Ambient
Scary Ringtones
Bugs and requests
Ambient
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Scary Ringtones
Reported bugs
6 issues- No ringtones play after download
- Cannot hear sounds before connecting to iTunes
- Difficulty installing/using ringtones
- Ringtones do not work without syncing to iTunes
- App does not work / No sound
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- Help menu is out of date
Requested features
4 requests- Add Siren head sounds
- Easier ringtone setup (tap to use)
- Allow hearing sounds before connecting to iTunes
- Smaller file size
In-app purchases
Ambient
No in-app purchases
Scary Ringtones
No in-app purchases
Questions
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