Comparison

Ringtones vs Ringtone Studio

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

Head to head
About

Ringtones

Create, personalize, and download unlimited ringtones, message tones, and alert tones for your device. Easily craft custom sounds from your favorite songs with various effects and filters. Explore a vast catalog of themed ringtones or make your own.

Highlights
  • Unlimited ringtones, message tones, and alert tones
  • Create custom ringtones from songs
  • Add sound effects and filters
  • New audio export formats (m4r, wav, mp3)
  • Extensive catalog of themed ringtones
  • Search and download ringtones
Features
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The best ringtones for your iPhone, free and with NO SUBSCRIPTIONS. 1,800+ ringtones, text tones and alarm sounds, plus everything you need to make your own in seconds. Pick one, listen, and set it as your ringtone in one tap. RINGTONES FOR EVERY TASTE • 1,800+ sounds in 12 categories: music, movies & effects, animals, Christmas, horror, tech, sports, vehicles and many more. • Preview every tone before choosing it. • Search any sound and save your favorites. • Browse tones as a list or a grid, whichever you prefer. SET IT IN ONE TAP • Tap "Set as ringtone" and choose "Use as ringtone". On iOS 26 or later you don't need a computer or GarageBand. • On other iOS versions, we walk you through it step by step. MAKE YOUR OWN RINGTONE • AI spoken tone: type a phrase like "Mom is calling, pick up now!", pick a style (funny, epic, romantic, robot, pirate…) and a voice will say it when someone calls, with music in the background. The AI runs on your iPhone, nothing is sent to the internet. • From a video: turn the audio of any video in your camera roll into a ringtone. • From Files: use your own songs and audio files. • Record your own sound and turn it into a ringtone instantly. • All your creations are saved in "My creations". EASY, POWERFUL EDITOR • Trim the exact part you want, up to 30 seconds. • "Pick the best part" automatically finds the most powerful section of the song. • Smooth fade in and fade out so the tone doesn't start abruptly. • Sound effects: vibrato, wah, radio, robot, echo, reverb and more. • Export as M4R (ringtone), WAV and MP3. MADE FOR YOU • Modern design with light and dark mode. • Works on iPhone and iPad. • No subscriptions: almost everything is free, and if you want to unlock it all, you pay once and keep it forever. What are you waiting for? Download the best ringtone app now and give your iPhone a sound that's truly yours.

About

Ringtone Studio

Easily create and customize personalized ringtones and alert sounds for your iOS device. This app offers fine adjustment, fade effects, voice recording, and unlimited ringtone creation. Manage, play, and export your custom sounds.

Highlights
  • Create custom ringtones and alert sounds
  • Fine adjustment and fade effects
  • Voice recording and editing
  • Unlimited ringtone creation
  • Ringtone management (edit/delete)
  • Export and iTunes file sharing
Features
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Create,Edit and Customize your own personalized Ringtones and Alert Sounds with Ringtone Studio Features: - iPhone ringtones,text tones,email alerts, etc - Fine adjustment. - Fade In/Out 0.5~3 Sec - Voice Record and edit - Create Unlimited Ringtones - Play ringtones - ringtones management (Edit/Delete) - iTunes file sharing - Export Youtube : http://youtu.be/otv-mpZYc8A * Ringtones created with Ringtone Studio requires iTunes to sync it back to your iOS Device before you can use them.

Screenshots

Ringtones4 screens
Ringtone Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ringtone Studio at 68% against Ringtones's 14%. Ringtone Studio also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ringtones sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ringtone Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ringtones ships an update every 5 months, Ringtone Studio every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ringtones versus Ringtone Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRingtonesRingtone Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (62 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.7% of reviews68.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—62 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKISSAPP, S.L.Newkline Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Ringtones

Written reviews95 reviews
Positive13.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative82.1%

Ringtone Studio

All ratings62 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive68.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative21.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ringtones

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
1 purchases

Ringtone Studio

One-time1
  • Ringtone Studio Unlock$2.99

Questions

Is Ringtones free?
Ringtones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ringtone Studio free?
Ringtone Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ringtones or Ringtone Studio have ads?
Both Ringtones and Ringtone Studio show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ringtones or Ringtone Studio?
Ringtones ships an update every 5 months, and Ringtone Studio every 6 months. Most recently, Ringtones was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ringtone Studio on October 23, 2026.

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