# Ringtone Garage vs Ringtone Maker

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.

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.

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.

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.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ringtone Garage | Ringtone Maker |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.8 (5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringtone-garage/id495638789/reviews) | **[4.4 (132 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringtone-maker-extract-audio/id6457256232/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **5K** | 132 |
| Positive reviews | **57.4% of reviews** | 20.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | **Daily** |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Subscription |
| Size | 59 MB | 9 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **14.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Lemondo Apps LLc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1131593451) | [Tair Olzhasev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1700632797) |

## What reviewers say

### Ringtone Garage

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringtone-garage/id495638789)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 3-Months | $2.99 | per 3 months |
| Annual | $9.99 | per year |
| Lifetime | $14.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Allows creating custom ringtones
- 🎨 Ability to use own voice/music
- 💡 Useful for making ringtones/text tones

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔒 Requires connecting to computer
- 🔒 Limited to only 2 free ringtones
- 🔒 Can't delete existing ringtones
- 🔒 Complicated process to set ringtone

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringtone-maker-extract-audio/id6457256232)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ringtone Maker Promo Weekly | $3.99 | per 7 days |
| Ringtone Maker Premium Weekly | $4.99 | per 7 days |


## Frequently asked 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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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*