Special Text Tones Lite vs Funny Ringtones +
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom text alert sounds
- Set tones as ringtones
- Offline tone installation
- Variety of sound effects
- Voice alerts
- Musical tones
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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 ;)
Funny Ringtones +
Access a collection of humorous sound effects and ringtones. Easily preview and set your favorite sounds as ringtones, alarms, or text message alerts. Enjoy a free and entertaining audio experience.
- Funny ringtones
- Fun sound effects
- Set as ringtone
- Set as alarm
- Set as text message sound
- Easy to use
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Funny ringtones includes some of the best funny ringtones and fun sound effects grouped together in one easy to use application. Simply tap a button to hear funny sound effects and let the good times start. Select any funny sound effect to save as a funny ringtone, alarm, text message sound and more. funny ringtones and sound effects easy and safe to use Some say laughter is the best medicine so try funny ringtones, it's free!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Funny Ringtones + at 4.4 against Special Text Tones Lite's 2.5. Funny Ringtones + also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 2). Special Text Tones Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Special Text Tones Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Funny Ringtones + asks for nothing beyond the download.
Funny Ringtones + holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funny Ringtones + has 1.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Special Text Tones Lite's written reviews are positive against 41% of Funny Ringtones +'s.
Special Text Tones Lite ships an update every 30 months, Funny Ringtones + every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Special Text Tones Lite | Funny Ringtones + |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 18 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Oliver Schneewind | Jason Torres |
Customer experience
Special Text Tones Lite
Funny Ringtones +
Bugs and requests
Special Text Tones Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Funny Ringtones +
Reported bugs
2 issues- Doesn't let users hear the ringtones
- Doesn't work as advertised
Requested features
2 requests- Add more funny sounds
- Allow direct download to phone
In-app purchases
Special Text Tones Lite
- Remove ads now !$0.99
Funny Ringtones +
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Special Text Tones Lite free?
Is Funny Ringtones + free?
Which has better reviews, Special Text Tones Lite or Funny Ringtones +?
Do Special Text Tones Lite or Funny Ringtones + have ads?
Which is updated more often, Special Text Tones Lite or Funny Ringtones +?
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