# Ringtone Garage vs Text Message Sounds +

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Text Message Sounds + at none against Ringtone Garage's 3. Text Message Sounds + also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Ringtone Garage's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 27%) and ratings volume (5K vs 275). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Ringtone Garage sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months. Text Message Sounds + asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Ringtone Garage against 3.9 for Text Message Sounds +. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ringtone Garage has 5K ratings behind it against 275, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Ringtone Garage's written reviews are positive against 27% of Text Message Sounds +'s.

Ringtone Garage ships an update every 10 months, Text Message Sounds + every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ringtone Garage | Text Message Sounds + |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.8 (5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ringtone-garage/id495638789/reviews) | **[3.9 (275 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-message-sounds-plus/id981241998/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **5K** | 275 |
| Positive reviews | **57.4% of reviews** | 27.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 months** | Every 19 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 57 MB | 25 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Lemondo Apps LLc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1131593451) | [Jason Torres](https://appshunter.io/developer/981227960) |

## 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


### Text Message Sounds +

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/text-message-sounds-plus/id981241998)

Access a collection of over 65 popular and funny sound effects and ringtones. Easily set these sounds for text message notifications, alerts, or alarms. This app groups popular downloaded notification sounds into one convenient place.

**Highlights:** Over 65 funny ringtones, Sound effects for notifications, Alerts and alarms, Easy to use interface, Grouped popular sounds

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Cool app
- 🎶 Some pretty good sounds
- 🎶 Love all the different sounds
- 💰 It's free
- 👍 Tres bon

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Not for iPhone
- 👎 Requires computer
- 👎 Complicated to download
- 👎 Not working
- 👎 Nothing happens

**Reported bugs**

- Not Working ???
- Literally, nothing happens.
- All I saw was an ad for a game, closed the ad and got a blank screen
- As soon as the app is opened it pops up with an add. Normally adds don’t bother me but when the x appears you can’t click on it, all is does is pop up with ‘copy’.
- Goes straight to a solitaire game app

**Requested features**

- Provide clear instructions for downloading tones
- Offer a way to download tones without a computer
- Improve ad functionality (clickable 'x')


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ringtone Garage free?

Ringtone Garage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Text Message Sounds + free?

Text Message Sounds + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Ringtone Garage or Text Message Sounds +?

Text Message Sounds + is rated higher. Ringtone Garage averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while Text Message Sounds + averages 3.9 from 275 ratings.

### Do Ringtone Garage or Text Message Sounds + have ads?

Both Ringtone Garage and Text Message Sounds + show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Ringtone Garage or Text Message Sounds +?

Ringtone Garage ships an update every 10 months, and Text Message Sounds + every 19 months. Most recently, Ringtone Garage was updated on September 19, 2026 and Text Message Sounds + on September 22, 2026.

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