Comparison

Text Message Sounds + vs Notification Sounds Ringtones

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

Head to head
About

Text Message Sounds +

Access a collection of over 65 popular and funny sound effects and ringtones. Easily set these sounds for text message notifications, alerts, or alarms. This app groups popular downloaded notification sounds into one convenient place.

Highlights
  • Over 65 funny ringtones
  • Sound effects for notifications
  • Alerts and alarms
  • Easy to use interface
  • Grouped popular sounds
Features
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Text message sounds includes some of the most popular text message sounds and ringtones at the tap of a button. Tap to listen to over 65 funny ringtones and sound effects perfect for a text message notification, alert, alarm and more. Text message sounds features some of the most downloaded funny text message notification sounds grouped together in one easy to use application. - text message sounds - easy to use - simple interface - new sounds

About

Notification Sounds Ringtones

Discover and set a vast collection of free ringtones and notification sounds for your smartphone. Easily customize alerts for calls, messages, alarms, and specific contacts with categorized, high-quality audio.

Highlights
  • Set default ringtones
  • Custom notification sounds
  • Alarm sound customization
  • Specific contact tones
  • Categorized sound library
  • Bookmark favorite sounds
  • Constant updates with new sounds
Features
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Notification Sounds is an application where you’ll find a huge collection of ringtones for your cell phone. We have created an app with a large collection of notification ringtones, so you can use them in an easy and quick way on your smartphone. If you are looking for good quality ringtones, you’ve come to the right place. With this application you’ll be able to: * Use notification sounds as ringtones. * Use tones as notification sounds. * Use the alarm sound you prefer on your smartphone. * Use the tone you want for a specific contact on your phone. How to use “Notification Sounds”? This application is very easy to use. Just follow these steps: 1. Download and install the application. 2. The ringtones are classified by categories, so you should choose one of the available sound categories. 3. Listen to as many notification sounds as you want until you find the right one. 4. Once you have found the tone you like, just click on the arrow you’ll see on the right of the sound and use it as your ringtone, notification sound, alarm, etc. Main features: * There are lots of ringtones for your cell phone, all categorized so you’ll easily find the sound you are looking for. You can choose ringtones from categories such as funny ringtones, nature, phone sounds, engines and vehicles, abstract sounds, musical instruments, bells, weapons, sirens, fear sounds, etc. * Once you have chosen a category, you’ll find lots of notification tones that you can listen to directly from the application before using them as your mobile ringtones. * Any of the sounds in this application can be used as a ringtone for your smartphone, notification sound, ringtone for a specific contact or even as an alarm sound. * If you use one tone for notifications on your phone, you can use it as a ringtone for SMS messages, e-mails or any other application you have installed on your phone, such as social networks, messaging applications, etc. * This app is constantly updated by adding new sounds so you can enjoy new and funny ringtones. Premium features: * Ad Removal: Enjoy a cleaner, uninterrupted experience by removing all ads. * Exclusive Sounds: Access premium tones not available in the standard version. * Favorites Section: Save your preferred sounds for fast access later. We hope that you like this ringtone downloads application. If so, please rate it positively with the highest score possible, so we can continue updating it with new sounds and enhancements. Positive feedback and improvement ideas encourage us to improve the application. Legal disclaimer: The sound clips used in this application are under public domain license. Privacy policy: https://reticode.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Service: https://reticode.com/terms/terms-of-service-tones.html

Screenshots

Text Message Sounds +3 screens
Notification Sounds Ringtones4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notification Sounds Ringtones at 4.5 against Text Message Sounds +'s 3.9. Text Message Sounds +'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Notification Sounds Ringtones sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Text Message Sounds + asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notification Sounds Ringtones holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 275 and 611 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Text Message Sounds +'s written reviews are positive against 35% of Notification Sounds Ringtones's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Message Sounds + ships an update every 19 months, Notification Sounds Ringtones every 11 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Text Message Sounds + versus Notification Sounds Ringtones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText Message Sounds +Notification Sounds Ringtones
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (275 ratings)4.5 (611 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews35.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings275611 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 11 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB67 MB
Age rating9++4
DeveloperJason TorresReticode

Customer experience

Text Message Sounds +

All ratings275 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative21.8%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative68.2%

Notification Sounds Ringtones

All ratings611 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.4%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative61.4%

User reviews

Text Message Sounds +

From 275 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Cool app
  • 🎶 Some pretty good sounds
  • 🎶 Love all the different sounds
  • 💰 It's free
  • 👍 Tres bon

Room to improve

  • 👎 Not for iPhone
  • 👎 Requires computer
  • 👎 Complicated to download
  • 👎 Not working
  • 👎 Nothing happens

Notification Sounds Ringtones

From 611 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎵 Diverse library of notification sounds and ringtones
  • 😂 Funny and entertaining sound collection
  • 👍 Easy to use interface with good tutorial
  • 💰 Free app with optional premium features
  • 🎸 Quality sounds in specific categories (e.g., Musical instruments)

Room to improve

  • 📢 Excessive pop-up ads that interrupt user experience
  • 🔊 Poor audio quality - sounds recorded poorly
  • 💸 Misleading premium content behind paywall
  • 🚫 App frequently crashes or becomes unresponsive
  • ❌ Limited sound selection despite large claims

Bugs and requests

Text Message Sounds +

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Not Working ???
  • Literally, nothing happens.
  • All I saw was an ad for a game, closed the ad and got a blank screen
  • As soon as the app is opened it pops up with an add. Normally adds don’t bother me but when the x appears you can’t click on it, all is does is pop up with ‘copy’.
  • Goes straight to a solitaire game app
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  • There is no way to see apps in iTunes any more so instructions are useless. Unless the developer has a new way of downloading these this app does not work.

Requested features

3 requests
  • Provide clear instructions for downloading tones
  • Offer a way to download tones without a computer
  • Improve ad functionality (clickable 'x')

Notification Sounds Ringtones

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Category selection triggers constant ad loops
  • App freezes when switching between categories
  • Sound preview functionality not working
  • Only 'funny' category accessible, others broken
  • Ads prevent any app functionality for extended periods
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  • Sounds don't play or preview correctly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Professional/business-appropriate notification sounds
  • Search functionality for finding specific sounds
  • Ability to preview sounds without ads
  • Direct download to phone without computer requirement
  • Better sound quality and recording standards
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  • Ad-free experience or reduced ad frequency

In-app purchases

None

Text Message Sounds +

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Notification Sounds Ringtones

Subscriptions2
  • Week Premium Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Annual$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Text Message Sounds + free?
Text Message Sounds + is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Notification Sounds Ringtones free?
Notification Sounds Ringtones is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Message Sounds + or Notification Sounds Ringtones?
Notification Sounds Ringtones is rated higher. Text Message Sounds + averages 3.9 out of 5 from 275 ratings, while Notification Sounds Ringtones averages 4.5 from 611 ratings.
Do Text Message Sounds + or Notification Sounds Ringtones have ads?
Both Text Message Sounds + and Notification Sounds Ringtones show ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Message Sounds + or Notification Sounds Ringtones?
Text Message Sounds + ships an update every 19 months, and Notification Sounds Ringtones every 11 months. Most recently, Text Message Sounds + was updated on September 22, 2026 and Notification Sounds Ringtones on September 22, 2026.

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