What This App Actually Does
Ringtones for Android™ is exactly what the name suggests: a massive library of ringtones, notification sounds, alarm tones, and wallpapers (including live wallpapers) that you can download and assign to your phone. The store listing promises 1000+ ringtones and 1000+ wallpapers organized into categories like Nature, Classical Music, Hip Hop, Funny, National Anthems, and Islamic Ringtones. It’s aimed at anyone who wants to personalize a stock Android phone without digging through forums for MP3 files, and it lets you set different tones for calls, specific contacts, SMS, and alarms.
Some user reviews caution that this is not a simple ‘browse and download’ tool like Zedge. One reviewer with 690 helpful votes specifically warned that the app tries to become your default calling and texting app, routing calls and texts through it rather than just supplying sound files. That’s an important distinction for anyone expecting a lightweight ringtone picker.
Where the App Genuinely Delivers
Reviewers consistently praise the breadth of categories and the ease of setting tones for calls, notifications, and alarms separately. One user with over a thousand helpful votes specifically liked the variety of pitch tones within each category and the ability to assign ringtones across multiple phone functions. Another called the layout ‘excellent’ and ‘very simple and easy to use,’ highlighting the wide selection of ringtones, wallpapers, and call screens in one place.
The classical music and bird sounds categories get an actual MP3 player for full-length listening rather than just short clips, which is a nice touch if you want to hear a full composition before committing it as your ringtone. Users who have Google Play Pass report a noticeably better experience, with one reviewer calling it ‘by faaaaarrr the best there is’ once ads are removed.
The Ads and Selection Complaints
The most detailed critical review, with 803 helpful votes, is blunt: there are only about 300 actual ringtones despite marketing claims, many sound generic and similar to each other, and the ad load is heavy unless you pay $10 a year for the VIP tier. That same reviewer suggested Zedge as a better-stocked alternative. Another reviewer echoed a milder version of this, noting the sound quality is clear and loud but the selection felt thin, pushing users toward an external website for more tones.
Missing Granular Controls
Multiple reviewers wanted more precise control over notification sounds — distinguishing between texts, emails, and app-specific alerts like Facebook messages — and felt the app doesn’t clearly support this, or at least doesn’t explain how. This is a recurring 4-star-instead-of-5-star complaint rather than a dealbreaker.
Who Should Actually Download This
If you want a straightforward tone-swapping app and don’t mind ads or a $10/year VIP fee to remove them, this covers the basics well and offers real variety in categories. If you’re expecting hundreds of unique, high-quality tracks per category or don’t want an app that may try to handle your calls and texts directly, read the permissions carefully first and consider Zedge as an alternative.
