Comparison

Special Text Tones Lite vs Bo's Run

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

Head to head
About

Special Text Tones Lite

Customize your phone's text message alerts with a variety of sound effects, voice alerts, and musical tones. Set custom sounds as ringtones as well. No internet connection or email required to install tones.

Highlights
  • Custom text alert sounds
  • Set tones as ringtones
  • Offline tone installation
  • Variety of sound effects
  • Voice alerts
  • Musical tones
Features
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With Special Text Tones Lite you have the free version of Special Text Tones - the ultimate weapon to customize your text tones. You can choose between a selection of cool sound-effects, voice-alerts and musical tones to give your phone that special touch when you get a text message. Of course, all tones can also be set up as ringtones. With this app you do not need to send any email to install the tones, you even don't need an internet connection, simply follow the instructions on the info screen and have fun with your custom text alert sounds. The option to set top custom text alert sounds is available for all users of iOS 5.0. For more tones please get the full version. Thanks ;)

About

Bo's Run

Navigate a challenging obstacle course as a high-tech robotic guide dog. Experience obstacles through braille and immersive soundscapes. Control your character with motion or buttons to jump, slide, and move lanes.

Highlights
  • Braille-based obstacle feedback
  • Immersive sound design
  • Motion and button controls
  • Jump, slide, and lane movement
  • Multiplayer high score challenges
  • Interactive tutorial
  • In-game currency collection
Features
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You control Bo, a high-tech robotic guide dog across a challenging obstacle course. Bo is training to become a guide dog and finally be reunited with his owner. The company that built Bo have scattered different obstacles across the park and you’re the only one who can help Bo complete the course. - Feel the obstacles. Each obstacle corresponds to a braille character to let you know what to expect - Hear the environment with different sound effects so you can paint an image of your surroundings - Control Bo using Bonocle’s motion mode or the buttons. - Jump, slide or move lanes. Bo can do it all. - Challenge your friends and see who gets the highest score - Learn the ropes with an interactive tutorial - Collect currency and play longer. Get the highest score and get a shoutout across our community Bo’s run has been built to be fully accessible while supporting visual graphics for inclusion.

Screenshots

Special Text Tones Lite3 screens
Bo's Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Special Text Tones Lite at 2.5 against Bo's Run's 1.0. Special Text Tones Lite also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Bo's Run's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 months vs every 30 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Special Text Tones Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bo's Run asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Special Text Tones Lite holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Special Text Tones Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Bo's Run's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Special Text Tones Lite ships an update every 30 months, Bo's Run every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Special Text Tones Lite versus Bo's Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpecial Text Tones LiteBo's Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB184 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperOliver SchneewindBonocle

Customer experience

Special Text Tones Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Bo's Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Special Text Tones Lite

One-time1
  • Remove ads now !$0.99
None

Bo's Run

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Special Text Tones Lite free?
Special Text Tones Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bo's Run free?
Bo's Run is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Special Text Tones Lite or Bo's Run?
Special Text Tones Lite is rated higher. Special Text Tones Lite averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bo's Run averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Special Text Tones Lite or Bo's Run have ads?
Neither Special Text Tones Lite nor Bo's Run shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Special Text Tones Lite or Bo's Run?
Special Text Tones Lite ships an update every 30 months, and Bo's Run every 9 months. Most recently, Special Text Tones Lite was updated on October 17, 2026 and Bo's Run on October 13, 2026.

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