Comparison

Custom Ringtone Maker vs RingPop

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

Head to head
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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Custom Ringtone Maker4 screens
RingPop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Custom Ringtone Maker at 5.0 against RingPop's 4.5. Custom Ringtone Maker also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (17.1 vs 26.0). RingPop's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Custom Ringtone Maker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and RingPop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Custom Ringtone Maker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Custom Ringtone Maker ships an update every 10 days, RingPop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Custom Ringtone Maker versus RingPop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCustom Ringtone MakerRingPop
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer凡 刘Laurent ABITBOL

Customer experience

Custom Ringtone Maker

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

RingPop

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Custom Ringtone Maker

One-time1
  • Pro$4.99
1 purchases

RingPop

One-time1
  • RingPop Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Custom Ringtone Maker free?
Custom Ringtone Maker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RingPop free?
RingPop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Custom Ringtone Maker or RingPop?
Custom Ringtone Maker is rated higher. Custom Ringtone Maker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while RingPop averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Custom Ringtone Maker or RingPop have ads?
Custom Ringtone Maker shows ads; RingPop does not.
Which is updated more often, Custom Ringtone Maker or RingPop?
Custom Ringtone Maker ships an update every 10 days, and RingPop every 2 weeks. Most recently, Custom Ringtone Maker was updated on October 17, 2026 and RingPop on October 7, 2026.

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