Comparison

Old Phone Ringtone Composer vs VAMono

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

Head to head
About

Old Phone Ringtone Composer

Create custom monophonic ringtones using your phone's keypad. Dial musical notes, adjust duration, pitch, and octave to compose unique sounds reminiscent of 1997 ringtones.

Highlights
  • Dial musical notes (C-B)
  • Adjust note duration
  • Insert rests
  • Modify note pitch
  • Change octave
  • Compose monophonic ringtones
Features
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Compose your ringtone like it was 1997 Use your phone buttons to dial the 7 musical notes and create all the monophonic ringtones that you want. 1->C 2->D 3->E 4->F 5->G 6->A 7->B 8->increase duration 9->decrease duration 0->insert a rest in your ringtone *->increase duration by 1.5 #->modify the pitch of the note +->modify the octave of the note

About

VAMono

This app is a virtual analog monophonic synthesizer inspired by classic 80s synths. It features two oscillators, a versatile filter, and built-in effects like distortion and delay. A 64-step sequencer allows for note and parameter automation.

Highlights
  • Virtual analog monophonic synthesizer
  • Two oscillators with extensive modulation
  • 24 dB lowpass filter
  • Distortion and delay effects
  • 64-step sequencer for notes and parameters
  • AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) and Stand Alone modes
  • Ableton Link and Bluetooth MIDI support
Features
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VAMono is a virtual analog monophonic synthesizer inspired by iconic monophonic analog synthesizers of the 80's. The oscillators are capable of wide variety of modulation to shape the sound before the filtering stage. Pitch, shape and pulse width can be modulated by LFO, ADSR envelope. Xmod and Ring modulation offers audio rate modulation. Hard Sync offers a characteristic sync sound. Filter section and Amplifier offers classic sound of the iconic analog synthesizer of 80’s. Amp section additionally offers amplitude modulation followed by distortion and delay effect. VAMono offers built-in 64 step sequencer to sequence notes and parameters. Synthesizer and Sequencer can be used as an AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) or Stand Alone. Stand Alone Mode supports Ableton Link, Bluetooth MIDI and MIDI IN/OUT. Main Features AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) - Virtual Analog Monophonic Synthesizer features two oscillators, one LFO, one lowpass filter, three envelope generator, one amplifier, distortion and delay effect. - Oscillators are capable of producing continuously variable wave shapes and offers variety of modulation. - Features two Amp Envelopes, Gate and ADSR. ADSR envelope is analog style non-linear envelope generator. - 24 dB per octave lowpass filter and amplifier produces characteristic sound of iconic analog synthesizer in 80’s - LFO provides seven wave shapes and can be synced with tempo. Distortion and delay effects are included. Sequencer - Sample accurate 64 step sequencer capable of sequencing notes and parameter automation. - Synthesizer and sequencer work as AudioUnit Extension (AUv3) and as Stand Alone. - MIDI input and output - 60 factory patches Stand Alone (AU Host Application) - Support Ableton Link - Support Bluetooth MIDI - MIDI input and output System Requirements - iOS 14.2 or later (VAMono utilizes features introduced in iOS 14 and it is not backward compatible.)

Screenshots

Old Phone Ringtone Composer4 screens
VAMono4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VAMono at 83% against Old Phone Ringtone Composer's 29%. VAMono also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Old Phone Ringtone Composer's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $14.99). On 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

Old Phone Ringtone Composer costs $2.99 and VAMono $14.99 up front. Old Phone Ringtone Composer sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. VAMono asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Old Phone Ringtone Composer ships an update monthly, VAMono every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Old Phone Ringtone Composer versus VAMono: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOld Phone Ringtone ComposerVAMono
Price$2.99 — better$14.99
Rating—4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—12 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.014.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFurlan PaoloRyo Togawa

Customer experience

Old Phone Ringtone Composer

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

VAMono

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Old Phone Ringtone Composer

One-time11
  • Starwars theme$0.99
  • The final countdown (Europe)$0.99
  • Pink panther theme$0.99
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  • We are the champions (Queen)$0.99
  • Wanna be (Spice Girls)$0.99
  • Boom boom boom (Venga boys)$0.99
  • X-Files theme$0.99
  • Smoke on the water (Deep Purple)$0.99
  • Blue (Eiffel 65)$0.99
  • Star wars theme (Imperial march)$0.99
  • All Tunes$9.99
None

VAMono

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Old Phone Ringtone Composer free?
Old Phone Ringtone Composer costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is VAMono free?
VAMono costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Old Phone Ringtone Composer or VAMono have ads?
Neither Old Phone Ringtone Composer nor VAMono shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Old Phone Ringtone Composer or VAMono?
Old Phone Ringtone Composer ships an update monthly, and VAMono every 2 weeks. Most recently, Old Phone Ringtone Composer was updated on September 21, 2026 and VAMono on September 20, 2026.

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