Comparison

Cycles vs Custom Ringtone Maker

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

Head to head
About

Cycles

Explore curated music playlists and share your own collections. Preview tracks and connect with other music lovers, regardless of your streaming service. Find new inspiration or share your favorite songs.

Highlights
  • Discover curated playlists
  • Share music collections
  • Preview tracks
  • Connect with music lovers
  • Cross-platform music sharing
Features
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Discover a new way to connect with music lovers! With our app, you can explore curated playlists, share your own music collections, and even preview tracks before diving in. Whether you’re a Spotify user or not, enjoy a seamless music-sharing experience that’s designed to bring people together through the love of music. Perfect for finding inspiration, exploring genres, or sharing your latest favorites with friends!

About

Custom Ringtone Maker

Easily create custom ringtones from your favorite songs, recordings, or video audio. Trim audio precisely, add smooth fades, and manage your personalized ringtone library. Export directly to set your unique tone.

Highlights
  • Trim audio precisely (max 30s)
  • Import from music, files, or video
  • Automatic fade in/out
  • Save and manage ringtone library
  • Export to GarageBand
  • Intuitive interface
Features
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Need a custom ringtone fast? Ringtone Maker helps you cut songs, recordings, files, and video audio into clean ringtone-ready clips in just a few taps. Choose the best part of any audio, preview it instantly, add smooth fade in or fade out, and export when you are ready. Whether you want a favorite song clip, a personal recording, or audio extracted from a video, the app keeps the workflow simple and focused. Key Features: - Trim audio precisely and keep clips up to 30 seconds - Import from music, files, recordings, or video - Extract audio from videos - Add fade in and fade out for smoother tones - Preview before exporting - Save and manage your ringtone library - Export ringtone-ready files with a clean workflow Ringtone Maker is built for anyone who wants a personal sound without complicated editing tools. Open a file, choose the best part, and create a custom tone that feels like yours. Perfect for: • Custom iPhone ringtones • Song and MP3 cutting • Video to ringtone conversion • Audio trimming • Personal alert tones and sound clips Service & Support: • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://noteable.app/privacy • Support URL: https://noteable.app/support • Contact: support@noteable.app

Screenshots

Cycles3 screens
Custom Ringtone Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cycles at none against Custom Ringtone Maker's 1. Cycles also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.1). Custom Ringtone Maker's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Custom Ringtone Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cycles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cycles against 5.0 for Custom Ringtone Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cycles ships an update every 3 months, Custom Ringtone Maker every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cycles versus Custom Ringtone Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCyclesCustom Ringtone Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.1
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCycles Studios Inc.凡 刘

Customer experience

Cycles

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Custom Ringtone Maker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cycles

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Ringtone Maker

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Cycles free?
Cycles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Custom Ringtone Maker free?
Custom Ringtone Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cycles or Custom Ringtone Maker?
Cycles and Custom Ringtone Maker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Cycles or Custom Ringtone Maker have ads?
Both Cycles and Custom Ringtone Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Cycles or Custom Ringtone Maker?
Cycles ships an update every 3 months, and Custom Ringtone Maker every 10 days. Most recently, Cycles was updated on October 8, 2026 and Custom Ringtone Maker on October 17, 2026.

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