Engagement Ring Designer vs PipStudio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engagement Ring Designer
Design your dream engagement ring virtually by selecting diamond shape, setting, band style, metal, and diamond. Explore options from a curated collection and visualize your creation from all angles before purchasing.
- Virtual ring design
- Choose diamond shapes
- Select setting styles
- Customize band options
- Select metal types
- Visualize from all angles
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Planning on proposing? Not sure what you want as an engagement ring? Ring Designer allows you to create the perfect engagement ring from our Love Lumbers collection. Lumbers Jewellers have over 140 years of experience in making sure “Will you Marry me?” is answered with “YES!” Explore the Ring Designer App and bespoke your diamond engagement ring: choose the shape, setting, band style, size, metal and select your diamond. In a few clicks, you can design and virtually create the perfect ring from every angle. The perfect diamond engagement ring awaits in the Ring Designer App. Choosing from all the diamond shapes, Brilliant Cut, Princess, Oval, Marquise, Emerald Cut, Radiant, and Cushion, you can see how each one will look in the setting. Fancy a surrounding halo of diamonds, one click, and they appear. Diamond shoulders add an extra sparkle, highlighting the centre stone. And you can choose between platinum, yellow gold or rose gold. Finally select your diamond to suit your heart and budget. You can buy on the App or visit the store. Lumbers Jewellers, Leicester’s finest Jewellers since 1881, is one of the largest independent stores in the country. Within the showroom you can visit the bespoke diamond room, including our Love Lumbers engagement rings, a dedicated Omega Showroom, a host of instore boutiques including Breitling, Hublot, Tudor, Tag Heuer, Chopard, MontBlanc and Breguet, as well as our VIP room. Visit us and enjoy a glass of champagne while you select you perfect engagement ring.
PipStudio
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Find your engagement ring style in private. Pip Studio is a calm, ad-free space to try on engagement rings in real time using your phone camera. No ads, no sales pressure, discover what suits you in peace. Choosing an engagement ring should be exciting, intimidating. Instead of scrolling past endless ads or sitting across a counter from someone on commission, you get a quiet space to explore what you actually like — at home, in your own time, on your own hand. HOW IT WORKS Put your hand in the camera frame, the ring will appear. Try on different diamond cuts, carat sizes, band colours and widths. Capture the looks you love and save them to compare or share later. Unlock wider collections with a simple payment. No subscriptions, ever. WHY PIP STUDIO Private by design: the AR runs on your device and photos are yours only. Completely ad-free and independent. Explore freely before you walk into a shop, so you arrive knowing what you do and don’t like. Built for one-handed use: hold one hand out, style with the other. One-off purchases unlocks style expansion packs. Download free, try it in seconds, and see your ring the moment you open the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Engagement Ring Designer at none against PipStudio's 1. Engagement Ring Designer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). PipStudio's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. PipStudio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Engagement Ring Designer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Engagement Ring Designer ships an update every 7 months, PipStudio weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Engagement Ring Designer | PipStudio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virtual Viewing Ltd | Pip Studio Apps |
In-app purchases
Engagement Ring Designer
No in-app purchases
PipStudio
- Pip Studio - More styles$5.99
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