Comparison

Scary Ringtones vs PassTheStory

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

Head to head
About

Scary Ringtones

Discover a collection of the most downloaded scary ringtones and sound effects. Customize your phone's alerts, including ringtones and text tones for individual contacts, with these chilling sounds perfect for horror themes.

Highlights
  • Scary ringtones and sound effects
  • Customizable alerts
  • Contact-specific ringtones
  • Default ringtone setting
  • Text tone customization
  • Calendar and reminder alerts
Features
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Scary Ringtones contains some of the most scary ringtones and sound effects for your device. This application features some of the most downloaded scary ringtones grouped together in one easy to use application. These ringtones are perfect for a scary or horror themed alert or ringtone. Scare your friends every time your phone rings. Easy to use and perfect for a cool ringtone. With this app you can customize your: Ringtone (default and for each contact) Text tone (default and for each contact) New voice mail alert New mail alert Calendar alert Reminder alert and more! Enjoy these free scary and horror themed ringtones and sound effects.

About

PassTheStory

Collaboratively create stories with another person by taking turns adding sentences. This app fosters connection and imagination through a unique, voice-first experience for young children and families. Your stories are saved privately on your device, creating a shared mythology.

Highlights
  • Collaborative sentence-based storytelling
  • Voice input for young children
  • Private story library
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or data collection
  • Family bonding ritual
Features
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One phone. Two people. Same room. Parent and child open the app. One speaks or types a single sentence. Pass the phone. Add the next sentence. Back and forth, as long as you want. When finished, the story saves to your private library. That's it. That's the whole app. THE RITUAL The physical hand-off is the design. Turn-taking. Eye contact. Presence. The story only moves forward when the phone changes hands. The phone becomes what the campfire was—not a portal to somewhere else, but a place where you meet each other. VOICE-FIRST FOR YOUNG CHILDREN A four-year-old who can't write becomes a co-author because her voice is enough. Voice input is built in and works beautifully for early readers and pre-readers alike. YOUR PRIVATE MYTHOLOGY Families don't tell one story. They return. They elaborate. They build worlds. The Kingdom of Soggy Pancakes. The fox in the Misty Clearing. The spaceship that only flies when you're kind. The library grows into a shared mythology that belongs only to you. When they're teenagers and the distance widens, it's still there. "Remember when we made that story about the brave sock?" NOTHING EXTRACTED No ads No data collection No cloud—stories stay on your device No account required Works offline: cars, camping, bedtime No AI writing for you Free forever Human imagination is the original generative engine. PassTheStory protects and exercises it.

Screenshots

Scary Ringtones4 screens
PassTheStory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PassTheStory at 5.0 against Scary Ringtones's 4.4. PassTheStory also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Scary Ringtones's advantage is ratings volume (288 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PassTheStory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scary Ringtones has 288 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scary Ringtones ships an update every 3 months, PassTheStory monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Scary Ringtones versus PassTheStory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScary RingtonesPassTheStory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (288 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings288 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB57 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMagi EntJustin Neuman

Bugs and requests

Scary Ringtones

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • No ringtones play after download
  • Cannot hear sounds before connecting to iTunes
  • Difficulty installing/using ringtones
  • Ringtones do not work without syncing to iTunes
  • App does not work / No sound
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  • Help menu is out of date

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add Siren head sounds
  • Easier ringtone setup (tap to use)
  • Allow hearing sounds before connecting to iTunes
  • Smaller file size

PassTheStory

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Scary Ringtones

No in-app purchases

None

PassTheStory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scary Ringtones free?
Scary Ringtones is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PassTheStory free?
PassTheStory is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scary Ringtones or PassTheStory?
PassTheStory is rated higher. Scary Ringtones averages 4.4 out of 5 from 288 ratings, while PassTheStory averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Scary Ringtones or PassTheStory have ads?
Scary Ringtones shows ads; PassTheStory does not.
Which is updated more often, Scary Ringtones or PassTheStory?
Scary Ringtones ships an update every 3 months, and PassTheStory monthly. Most recently, Scary Ringtones was updated on November 1, 2026 and PassTheStory on October 30, 2026.

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