Ringer vs Custom Ringtone Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Custom Ringtone Maker
Easily create custom ringtones from your favorite songs, recordings, or video audio. Trim audio precisely, add smooth fades, and manage your personalized ringtone library. Export directly to set your unique tone.
- Trim audio precisely (max 30s)
- Import from music, files, or video
- Automatic fade in/out
- Save and manage ringtone library
- Export to GarageBand
- Intuitive interface
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Need a custom ringtone fast? Ringtone Maker helps you cut songs, recordings, files, and video audio into clean ringtone-ready clips in just a few taps. Choose the best part of any audio, preview it instantly, add smooth fade in or fade out, and export when you are ready. Whether you want a favorite song clip, a personal recording, or audio extracted from a video, the app keeps the workflow simple and focused. Key Features: - Trim audio precisely and keep clips up to 30 seconds - Import from music, files, recordings, or video - Extract audio from videos - Add fade in and fade out for smoother tones - Preview before exporting - Save and manage your ringtone library - Export ringtone-ready files with a clean workflow Ringtone Maker is built for anyone who wants a personal sound without complicated editing tools. Open a file, choose the best part, and create a custom tone that feels like yours. Perfect for: • Custom iPhone ringtones • Song and MP3 cutting • Video to ringtone conversion • Audio trimming • Personal alert tones and sound clips Service & Support: • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://noteable.app/privacy • Support URL: https://noteable.app/support • Contact: support@noteable.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Custom Ringtone Maker at Free against Ringer's $1.99. Custom Ringtone Maker also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 months). Ringer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Custom Ringtone Maker is free to download; Ringer costs $1.99 up front. Custom Ringtone Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ringer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Custom Ringtone Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ringer has 67 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ringer ships an update every 6 months, Custom Ringtone Maker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ringer | Custom Ringtone Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (67 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pixel Research Labs, Inc. | 凡 刘 |
Customer experience
Ringer
Custom Ringtone Maker
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
Custom Ringtone Maker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ringer
No in-app purchases
Custom Ringtone Maker
- Pro$4.99
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