Ringtone Guru vs RingPop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ringtone Guru
Easily create custom ringtones and animated GIFs directly on your phone. Transform images, videos, and screen recordings into unique animations without watermarks. Supports a wide range of formats for seamless editing.
- Create custom ringtones
- Make animated GIFs
- Edit videos and images
- Screen recording to GIF
- No watermark on GIFs
- Supports multiple formats
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Ringtone Guru helps you find, create and set ringtones right on your iPhone — no computer needed. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Powerful MP3 cutter — trim any part of a song with precise controls • Fade in / fade out for smooth, professional-sounding ringtones • Loop preview so you hear exactly how it will sound before you set it • Save your creations to My Ringtones and reuse them anytime • Simple step-by-step guide to set your ringtone — no iTunes, no computer HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a ringtone from the library, or import your own song 2. Trim, fade and preview until it sounds just right 3. Follow the quick guide to set it as your ringtone or text tone Whether you want a fresh ringtone in seconds or a custom cut from your favorite track, Ringtone Guru makes it fast and easy. Privacy Policy: https://techsmart.bio/ringtoneguru/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://techsmart.bio/ringtoneguru/terms-of-use.html
RingPop
Easily create custom ringtones, alarms, and notification sounds from your own videos or a diverse library of original audio. This app offers a simple, no-computer-needed solution for personalizing your iPhone's alerts with unique sounds in under a minute.
- Create ringtones from videos
- Library of 126 original sounds
- Custom alarms and notification tones
- Simple visual waveform editor
- Supports 13 audio/video formats
- Offline functionality
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64 free sounds, 126 in all, and any video turned into an iPhone ringtone in under 60 seconds. Ringtones, alarms, notification tones — pick one from the library or make your own. No GarageBand. No computer. No tutorials. --- A LIBRARY OF ORIGINAL SOUNDS 126 sounds composed for RingPop, 64 of them free, across 25 styles: lo-fi, phonk, hyperpop, cinematic, y2k, chillwave, vaporwave, chiptune, synthwave, pop-punk, plus Middle Eastern, Indian, Turkish and North African styles, and many more. > THREE USES, NOT ONE A 30-second ringtone, an alarm for waking up, a short tone for messages. Every style has its ringtone and its notification tone; eight styles also have an alarm. > LISTEN BEFORE YOU CHOOSE One tap to preview. Installing then goes through the iOS share sheet: four steps, guided inside the app. > BUILT FOR THE IPHONE SPEAKER Every sound is mastered to stay crisp and audible on a noisy street, where an ordinary track simply disappears. --- OR MAKE YOUR OWN, FROM A VIDEO > 60 SECONDS FLAT Pick the video. Trim the audio. Export. Done. > WORKS WITH EVERYTHING Short videos, clips, voice memos, screen recordings, MP3s — 13 formats supported. > A SIMPLE, PRECISE EDITOR - Visual waveform: see exactly where to cut - Drag to select, tap the waveform to move through the track - Live preview with fades: hear the result before you export - Automatic 0.5s fade in and out - Clips from 1 to 30 seconds, the limit iOS imposes --- INSTALLING A RINGTONE 1. Export your sound from RingPop 2. Tap Share, then "Use as Ringtone" (sometimes tucked under "More") 3. The sound joins your iPhone's ringtone list 4. Turn it on in Settings › Sounds & Haptics › Ringtone For a message tone, pick Settings › Sounds & Haptics › Text Tone instead. An illustrated guide is built into the app, one tap away at every step. --- YOUR LIBRARY - Every creation in one place - Rename them whenever you like - Instant playback - Share to any iOS app --- SUPPORTED FORMATS Video: MP4, MOV, M4V, AVI, WebM, QuickTime, Live Photos Audio: MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AIFF, FLAC Import from Photos, Files, iCloud or any app. --- FREE, WITH PRO IF YOU WANT IT - Unlimited importing, trimming and exporting, for free - The full editor, no restrictions - Instant export: no ad before your export - RingPop Pro, a single purchase: removes every ad and unlocks all the premium sounds in the library BUILT WITH CARE - Translated into 25 languages, including right-to-left Arabic and Hebrew - iPhone and iPad, one app - Fully offline: all 126 sounds ship inside the app, nothing to download - VoiceOver, Dynamic Type up to the largest sizes, Reduce Motion --- --- YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS - Your media stays on your device - Your videos are never sent to a server - Non-personalized ads, no ad tracking - Your files stay yours. Always. --- Stop having the same ringtone as everyone else. Download RingPop and make your iPhone sound like you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ringtone Guru at 5.0 against RingPop's 4.5. Ringtone Guru also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). RingPop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Ringtone Guru sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days and RingPop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ringtone Guru holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Ringtone Guru ships an update every 5 days, RingPop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ringtone Guru | RingPop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TechSmart LLC | Laurent ABITBOL |
Customer experience
Ringtone Guru
RingPop
In-app purchases
Ringtone Guru
- Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
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- Yearly$29.991 Year
- Yearly$39.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$79.99
RingPop
- RingPop Pro$2.99
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