Comparison

RingoAudio vs BAND BOY

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

Head to head
About

RingoAudio

This music player offers a unique way to enjoy your iPod library. It plays tracks randomly, revealing the next song as you 'peel' an apple graphic. Artwork is displayed during playback.

Highlights
  • Random music playback
  • Displays album artwork
  • Unique 'peeling' action for track progression
  • Plays from iPod libraries
  • Apple-shaped interface
Features
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RingoAudio is an apple-shaped audio player. "Ringo" stands for an apple in Japanese. This plays music tracks from iPod libraries containing artwork images in a random manner. It's unique because of playing a track only during peeling action continues. You can see a next track in the apple. Features: - Random play - Display artwork

About

BAND BOY

Enhance your instrument practice with a versatile tool that offers vocal, LR, and bass cuts for karaoke-style sessions. Adjust key and speed, integrate with other audio apps, and utilize various effects and recording capabilities.

Highlights
  • Vocal/LR/Bass Cut
  • Key and Speed Control
  • Inter App Audio Integration
  • Microphone/Guitar Input
  • Various Effectors
  • Recording Functionality
Features
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BAND BOY is the BEST tool for instrument practice with plenty of awesome features! BAND BOY will absolutely help you practice instruments in lots of ways. [VOCAL/LR/BASS CUT] Use Vocal Cut for a vocal practice like KARAOKE! Play a part of your favorite band with a guitar/piano-reduced sound by LR cut or a bass-reduced sound by Bass cut! [KEY/SPEED CONTROL] You can change the key and the speed. Control the key and the speed freely as you like for the practice! [INTER APP AUDIO] You can use effect applications of Inter App Audio such as "Amplitube". Moreover this application is available on other applications such as "Garage Band" as sound sources of Inter App Audio. [MICROPHONE(LINE) INPUT/VARIOUS EFFECTORS] Connect to a microphone or a guitar through an audio interface with a 3.5mm 4 pole plug!*2 Reverb, EQ etc. various effectors are available.*3 You can also switch effectors using "iReg Blueboard". (Please execute pairing of it and an iOS device by iRig Blueboard app, and change the setting to "CONTROL CHANGE MODE".) [RECORDING] Recording system is certainly equipped!*4 You can take out the recording file through iTunes. There are plenty of other useful functions on BAND BOY. Surely brings you a marvelous experience, download BAND BOY now! *1 Download add-on within the application. *2 Interfaces using a DOCK connector are not available. Internal microphone is effective when normal stereo earphones are connected. *3 To use more than two effectors at the same time, purchase "Release Effector Restriction". *4 To record longer than 20 seconds, purchase "Release Recording Time Restriction".

Screenshots

RingoAudio2 screens
BAND BOY3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BAND BOY at 5.0 against RingoAudio's 3.7. BAND BOY also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.6). RingoAudio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. BAND BOY sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. RingoAudio asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BAND BOY holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RingoAudio ships an update every 4 months, BAND BOY every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
RingoAudio versus BAND BOY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRingoAudioBAND BOY
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.67.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopersayitsforeverHiroaki Iwai

Customer experience

RingoAudio

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

BAND BOY

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

RingoAudio

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BAND BOY

One-time4
  • Release Effector Restrictions$0.99
  • Release Recording Time Restrictions$0.99
  • Release Advertisement$0.99
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  • Release All$1.99

Questions

Is RingoAudio free?
RingoAudio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BAND BOY free?
BAND BOY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RingoAudio or BAND BOY?
BAND BOY is rated higher. RingoAudio averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while BAND BOY averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RingoAudio or BAND BOY have ads?
Neither RingoAudio nor BAND BOY shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RingoAudio or BAND BOY?
RingoAudio ships an update every 4 months, and BAND BOY every 5 months. Most recently, RingoAudio was updated on October 23, 2026 and BAND BOY on October 6, 2026.

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