Best Ringtone Maker Apps for Android and iPhone

The best ringtone tool depends on what you want to do. For a quick Android trim, Ringtone Maker by Big Bang Inc. is a focused choice. For cutting, merging, and converting, MP3 Cutter & Ringtone Maker by BDroid offers a broader toolkit. Zedge is better for finding ready-made tones than editing your own file. On iPhone, GarageBand provides Apple's documented way to trim and export a custom ringtone.

Ringtone maker apps for phones — Choose an editor for your own audio or a catalog app for ready-made tones.

Quick comparison

Option	Platform	Best for	Main consideration
Ringtone Maker by Big Bang Inc.	Android	Simple waveform trimming and assigning a tone	Contains ads; confirm the developer name before installing
MP3 Cutter & Ringtone Maker by BDroid	Android	Cutting, joining, mixing, and converting audio	More controls than a basic cutter
Zedge	Android	Browsing ready-made ringtones and notification sounds	Primarily a content catalog, not the best local-file editor
GarageBand	iPhone/iPad	Creating and exporting an iPhone ringtone	More steps, but follows Apple's supported workflow

1. Ringtone Maker by Big Bang Inc.: best simple Android editor

This app opens audio stored on the phone, displays a timeline, and lets you mark a start and end point before saving the clip as a ringtone, notification, alarm, or music file. It is a good fit when you need a focused cutter rather than a full audio-production app.

Ringtone Maker waveform editor on Android — A waveform and adjustable boundaries make it easier to isolate the required passage.

Get it from Google Play and verify that the listing identifies Big Bang Inc. Many apps use nearly identical names.

2. MP3 Cutter & Ringtone Maker by BDroid: best broader toolkit

BDroid's app combines trimming with joining, mixing, and audio conversion. Choose it when a ringtone requires more than one cut or when the phone cannot use the source format. A larger feature set also means more settings to check before exporting.

MP3 cutter and ringtone maker app — Multi-function editors can trim, merge, and convert, but their interfaces vary by version.

The current Google Play listing describes support for common audio formats and ringtone, alarm, and notification output.

3. Zedge: best for ready-made tones

Zedge offers a searchable catalog of ringtones, alarm sounds, notification sounds, and wallpapers. It is convenient when you do not want to edit a personal recording. Check licensing or usage information for any sound before using it in a public or commercial project; a downloadable ringtone is not automatically cleared for every reuse.

Zedge ringtones and wallpapers app — Zedge emphasizes browsing and applying ready-made personalization content.

Use the official Zedge listing on Google Play.

4. GarageBand: best supported option for iPhone

GarageBand can import compatible audio, trim it in a project, and export the result as a ringtone or text tone. Apple limits exported ringtones to 30 seconds; GarageBand can shorten a longer project automatically, but manual trimming gives you control over the exact section.

Import or record the audio in GarageBand and trim it to the desired section.
Return to My Songs, touch and hold the project, then choose Share > Ringtone.
Name the tone and select Export, then choose how to use it.

Follow Apple's current custom iPhone ringtone instructions for the detailed sequence.

Older apps from the original list

The original recommendations also named New Ringtones Free 2019 and Audiko. Their availability, ownership, features, and store listings have changed, so they are not primary recommendations here. The screenshots below are retained to identify the legacy versions, not as confirmation that the current apps have the same functionality.

Legacy New Ringtones Free app — New Ringtones Free 2019 as shown in the original article.

Legacy Audiko ringtone app — Legacy Audiko interface; check current availability and terms before installing.

How to choose a ringtone app safely

Open the store listing from a trusted app store and verify the developer, update date, data-safety information, and recent reviews.
A ringtone editor needs access to audio files and may request permission to change system settings so it can assign the tone. Avoid unrelated permissions.
Prefer an app that lets you preview the cut, enter or fine-tune boundaries, and save under a new filename.
Keep the source recording. Repeated conversion of lossy audio can reduce quality.
Use audio you own or are allowed to edit and distribute.

Desktop alternatives

Editing on a larger waveform can be easier. TipsMake explains how to trim an MP3 with mp3DirectCut without re-encoding, and how to make a ringtone with Format Factory when format conversion is also required.