Comparison

Ringer vs Voice Synth

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

Head to head
About

Ringer

Create custom ringtones, text tones, and alert tones from your music library or recordings. Easily select precise audio segments with waveform visualization and advanced editing tools for a personalized sound experience.

Highlights
  • Create ringtones, text tones, and alert tones
  • Use unprotected songs from iTunes
  • Edit videos from photo library
  • Direct audio recording
  • Waveform visualization
  • Zoom for precise editing
  • Fade-in/out and gap support
Features
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Ringer is the premiere ringtone creation app on the app store. Make a personal ringtone from any unprotected song in your iTunes Library, video in your photo library, or direct recording. Ringer lets you easily make a ringtone from 2 to 40 seconds long. Features: - Fully iOS 12 compatible. - Makes ringtones, text tones, and alert tones. - See the actual waveform to help you find the right part of your song. - Zoom in and out to help you choose the start and end of your ringtone with sub-second accuracy. - Support for fade-in, fade-out and ringtone gap. - Song navigator lets you jump to any part of the song instantly. - Auto volume support makes sure that quiet parts of a song can still be used as a ringtone. - Landscape mode to provide a larger view on your music. Note: - Songs that are protected by DRM cannot be used. - No app can install ringtones on the phone. Ringtones must be imported into iTunes and synced to the phone before they can be used.

About

Voice Synth

Transform your voice live with a professional audio processor and music synthesizer. Create robotic voices, harmonies, and unique soundscapes using only your voice as an instrument. Save and share your creations, or integrate them into your existing audio setup.

Highlights
  • Live voice processing
  • Auto Pitch and Harmonizing
  • Vocoder effects
  • Speed-Shift Sampling
  • Soundscape creation
  • Audio Unit V3 integration
  • Save and share presets
Features
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Voice Synth is a professional live voice processor and music synthesizer played by your voice. With the vast set of integrated tools including Vocoders, Auto Pitch, Harmonizing Pitch Shift and Speed-Shift Sampling, you can • Sing in Tune like P-Tain & vocoded like Duft-Pank • Speak with Hollywood-quality Robot voices like 1978 Cylons • Play by Voice, no fingers needed: scream to play rock guitar, hum a church organ • Make professional funny voices: animal, evil, weird & much more • Create unique organic and rhythmic soundscapes • Sing multiple voices in harmony within any musical scale • Sample, speed shift and dress up your beatboxing to create the strangest rhythms inspiring new compositions • Live-pause and stroboscope your voice • Save and share your creations as presets and audio files • Use all of the above in your DAW and audio setup via Audio Units & MIDI On Voice Synth you will find no conventional ADSR, LFOs or filters. Even the keyboard is optional. Instead, Voice Synth uses the most expressive all-in-one tool you were born with: your voice! It's unique so be ready for a jump in voice creativity, sound design and rhythmic inspiration. To give you an easy start in this adventure, we included over 250 factory presets! Speak, sing, hum and scream live into the mic, and start exploring the unconventional controls: 24-band vintage analog modeling vocoders, Auto Pitch Tracking, live-voice-pause, speed-shift sampler, multiple voice harmony arranger, spectrum stroboscope, pitch and formant shifter, 24-band equalizer, classic FX as distortion/delay/chorus/reverb, and an extensive vocoder designer with oscilloscope. We included a manual for in-depth use. Musicians, DJs, sound designers, voice artists: Voice Synth is a must-have in your audio toolbox! Qneo voicesynth.com TECHNICAL SPECS • Engine 2x32 bit 44.1 kHz poly x24 • All effects fully integrated, simultaneous, live, realtime, low-latency • Background audio (iOS) • Manual • Audio Unit V3, instrument & effect, parameter automation • Audio routing • Midi • Repeater, anti-audio-feedback • Noise gate manual/auto • Keyboard 1.5-2.5 oct (midi 10), hold/mono/poly • Tapes to record/export your performance • 250+ factory presets, unlimited user presets, import/export INTEGRATED EFFECTS • 4 vintage analog modeling vocoders 24 bands 5th order filters (Natural Robot Breath Designer) • Auto Pitch, track/fix/double/inverse pitch • Multiple Voice Harmonizer, any musical scale (choirs, rich 70's vocoder sounds) • Speed-Shift Sampler ±800%, pause/zoom/loop/hold • Live-pause & strobo voice • Pitch Shifter 8 octaves (e.g. lion/gender/child/baby/duck) • Formant Shifter adapt spectrum ±1 octave (child to giant) • Registers 4 octaves (add brilliance, chords) • Arpeggiator pattern/gate/speed/grouping • Equalizer 24 bands, 10 presets (loudness, low-pass, telecom, etc) • Autogain/Compressor, Clip/Distortion, Stereo Panning, Delay, Chorus, Reverb • Slew rate: special vocoder reverb (plucked strings, wind, thunder, storms) • Mic thru and Vocoder mix to add-in your unprocessed voice (e.g. for beat-boxing) • Sync rhythmic effect timing DESIGNER VOCODER • Realtime oscilloscope • Sine/square/triangle/sawtooth, adjustable frequency/harmonics/clip/width/skew/slope • Noise white/voiced, adjustable filter/clipping • Mix additive/maximum/multiplicative synthesis • Test mode, design/play without voice

Screenshots

Ringer4 screens
Voice Synth4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ringer at $1.99 against Voice Synth's $8.99. Ringer also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). Voice Synth's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (333 vs 67). On rating, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Ringer costs $1.99 and Voice Synth $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Ringer against 4.1 for Voice Synth. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 333 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Ringer's written reviews are positive against 62% of Voice Synth's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ringer ships an update every 6 months, Voice Synth every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ringer versus Voice Synth: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRingerVoice Synth
Price$1.99 — better$8.99
Rating4.0 (67 ratings)4.1 (333 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better62.3% of reviews
Number of ratings67333 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixel Research Labs, Inc.Qneo

Customer experience

Ringer

All ratings67 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative22.4%
Written reviews610 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%

Voice Synth

All ratings333 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews231 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral11.3%
Negative26.4%

User reviews

Ringer

From 67 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🎨 Customizable ringtones
  • 🎶 Wide selection of songs
  • 💡 Innovative features
  • ⚡️ Fast and efficient

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • 🔌 Requires computer connection to install ringtones
  • ⚠️ Occasional crashes or bugs
  • 💰 Expensive compared to free alternatives

Voice Synth

From 333 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent sound quality
  • 🎨 Powerful sound design capabilities
  • 💻 Great for music production
  • 🎉 Fun and creative to use

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Steep learning curve
  • 🤖 Robotic/synthetic voice issues
  • 🔌 Compatibility problems with other apps
  • 💰 Overpriced for some users

Bugs and requests

Ringer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Songs not recognized in library
  • Ringtones not appearing on device
  • Exporting issues with certain file formats

Requested features

4 requests
  • Direct ringtone installation without computer
  • Support for text message tones
  • Improved waveform editing tools
  • Ability to create ringtones from any audio source

Voice Synth

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Audio sync issues
  • Unreliable live recording

Requested features

4 requests
  • Audiobus support
  • Longer recording duration
  • More preset options
  • Improved user interface and workflow

In-app purchases

None

Ringer

No in-app purchases

None

Voice Synth

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ringer free?
Ringer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voice Synth free?
Voice Synth costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ringer or Voice Synth?
Voice Synth is rated higher. Ringer averages 4.0 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Voice Synth averages 4.1 from 333 ratings.
Do Ringer or Voice Synth have ads?
Neither Ringer nor Voice Synth shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ringer or Voice Synth?
Ringer ships an update every 6 months, and Voice Synth every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ringer was updated on October 20, 2026 and Voice Synth on October 18, 2026.

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