Comparison

Ringtone Garage vs Ringtone Maker

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

Head to head
About

Ringtone Garage

Easily create custom ringtones from your existing music library. This app offers a sound wave preview to precisely cut your favorite song fragments. It supports creating unique sounds for alerts like SMS, emails, and calendar events.

Highlights
  • Create custom ringtones
  • Use songs from iPhone music library
  • Sound wave preview for precise cutting
  • Custom alerts for SMS, email, calendar
  • 3-in-1 ringtone making functionality
Features
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Make ringtones from songs in your iPhone music library. Ringtone Garage is the fastest and easiest way to create custom ringtones for your iPhone anytime you want to. Simply the best Ringtone Making app on the AppStore. Ringtone Garage is actually 3-in-1 app that makes it stand out of from other similar apps. Now you can simply create your own sounds, from your favorite music, for every single sound you have on your iPhone: · Ringtone · SMS · Email · Calendar · Reminders etc. Real Sound Wave preview helps you to cut out the right fragment of your favorite music! Try and experience all Ringtone Garage's features once and don’t waste your time and money on similar apps on the AppStore. You can get Pro features through auto-renewing subscription and if you want to continue getting premium features, your subscription should be continued. 3 Monthly subscription costs $1.99 (or equivalent) and renews automatically every three month, unless you cancel it through your iTunes  account 1 year subscription costs $9.99 (or equivalent), free trial - 3 days and renews automatically every year, unless you cancel it through your iTunes  account Prices are in U.S. dollars, may vary in countries other than the U.S. and are subject to change with notice. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. more information can be found on the following links: Terms of use:  https://lmddata.blob.core.windows.net/ringtonegarage/RingtoneGarageTerms.html?sig=s1tkKJ8yKpYYBdWMTo2ngiMWtetwP1g12tE1%2BMg8xaE%3D&se=2024-05-14T06%3A45%3A33Z&sv=2019-02-02&sp=r&sr=b Privacy policy: http://lemondo.com/privacy We want to hear your suggestions, likes, complains.. Please leave your feedback, rate us on the AppStore or use the contact link to stay in touch. Download Ringtone garage right now and get all those features for free. We are working constantly to improve app performance and user experience. To get your feedbacks easily & make the process convenient, you can send us your questions & suggestions directly from the app "Settings”. Your suggestions are valuable for us! If you like Ringtone garage, don’t forget to rate us on AppStore! ;) Happy Ringtone making!

About

Ringtone Maker

Easily create custom ringtones from videos, music, recordings, and screen captures. Edit audio with volume adjustments, cropping, and fade effects. Set your unique ringtone with simple instructions.

Highlights
  • Extract audio from video
  • Use Apple Music library
  • Record custom sounds
  • Edit audio (crop, volume, fade)
  • Save and share ringtones
  • Set ringtone instructions
Features
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"Ringtone Maker" is your go-to iOS app for creating custom ringtones in a myriad of ways: - Extract sound from a video file - Use music from your own Apple Music collection - Get audio from files - Record your own sounds - Capture sound from screen recordings Once you have the sound, the app allows you to process it further: crop it, adjust the volume, add fade in and fade out effects, and more. The final file can be saved or shared. The app also includes step-by-step instructions on how to set the resulting sound as your phone's ringtone. Your personal, custom-made ringtone is just a few taps away with "Ringtone Maker"! Subscribe to get full access: $4.99 per week, cancel anytime Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tairolzhasevhelp?v=2

Screenshots

Ringtone Garage4 screens
Ringtone Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ringtone Maker at 4.4 against Ringtone Garage's 3.8. Ringtone Maker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 9 months). Ringtone Garage's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (57% vs 20%). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ringtone Garage sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and Ringtone Maker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ringtone Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ringtone Garage has 5K ratings behind it against 132, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Ringtone Garage's written reviews are positive against 20% of Ringtone Maker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ringtone Garage ships an update every 9 months, Ringtone Maker daily. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ringtone Garage versus Ringtone Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRingtone GarageRingtone Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5K ratings)4.4 (132 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.4% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5K — better132
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLemondo Apps LLcTair Olzhasev

Customer experience

Ringtone Garage

All ratings4,952 ratings
Positive67.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative27.1%
Written reviews333 reviews
Positive57.4%
Neutral6.6%
Negative36.0%

Ringtone Maker

All ratings128 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

Ringtone Garage

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Doesn't recognize user's music library
  • Ringtone creation process doesn't work as advertised
  • Incompatible with certain devices/OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more than 2 free ringtones
  • Ability to delete saved ringtones
  • Simplify process to set ringtone on phone
  • Add direct ringtone creation on phone

Ringtone Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ringtone Garage

Subscriptions2
  • 3-Months$2.993 Months
  • Annual3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$14.99
2 purchases

Ringtone Maker

Subscriptions2
  • Ringtone Maker Promo Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Ringtone Maker Premium Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days

Questions

Is Ringtone Garage free?
Ringtone Garage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ringtone Maker free?
Ringtone Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ringtone Garage or Ringtone Maker?
Ringtone Maker is rated higher. Ringtone Garage averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Ringtone Maker averages 4.4 from 132 ratings.
Do Ringtone Garage or Ringtone Maker have ads?
Ringtone Garage shows ads; Ringtone Maker does not.
Which is updated more often, Ringtone Garage or Ringtone Maker?
Ringtone Garage ships an update every 9 months, and Ringtone Maker daily. Most recently, Ringtone Garage was updated on October 23, 2026 and Ringtone Maker on October 21, 2026.

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