# Ringtone Garage vs Ringtone Maker

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ringtone Maker at 100% against Ringtone Garage's 57%. Ringtone Maker also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Ringtone Garage's advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 77). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Ringtone Maker holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ringtone Garage has 5K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Ringtone Garage's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ringtone Maker's.

Ringtone Garage ships an update every 10 months, Ringtone Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 9, 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) | **[4.7 (77 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringtone-maker-for-iphone/id6737423359/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **5K** | 77 |
| Positive reviews | 57.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 57 MB | 233 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Lemondo Apps LLc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1131593451) | [kadir altintop](https://appshunter.io/developer/1530744564) |

## 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-for-iphone/id6737423359)

Create personalized ringtones and alarm sounds from your music or videos. Assign custom tones to contacts and explore a library of trending sounds. Revamp your device with new themes and wallpapers.

**Highlights:** Extract audio from videos for ringtones, Create tones from music library, Extensive ringtone library updated biweekly, Assign custom ringtones to contacts, Personalized themes and wallpapers, Organize favorites in 'My Collection'

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ringtones Weekly Subscription | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Ringtone Yearly Subscription | $24.99 | per year |
| Ringtone Yearly Subscription | $49.99 | per year |


## 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 4.7 from 77 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 10 months, and Ringtone Maker weekly. Most recently, Ringtone Garage was updated on September 19, 2026 and Ringtone Maker on September 9, 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.*