Ringtones for Android™

Review by eFreeware

Most ringtone apps ask you to hunt down a file and hope it works. Ringtones for Android takes the opposite approach: it puts a catalog of more than a thousand ringtones and a thousand wallpapers in one place, then lets you assign any of them to your incoming calls, a specific contact, your alarm or your text notifications. That single loop, browse and set, is the core of the app, and it is what has kept it installed on more than 100 million devices.

The app is free to download, carries ads and offers in-app purchases, and has settled at a 4.2 average across more than 618,000 ratings. Those numbers tell you this is not a niche tool; it is the default choice for a lot of people who simply want their phone to sound like something other than the factory preset.

I would point this at anyone who changes their ringtone a few times a year and wants the process to take under a minute. If you already keep a folder of your own audio files and enjoy trimming them, the appeal here is different: it is convenience and breadth rather than control.

Setting sounds for calls, contacts and alarms

You can set a track as your main ringtone, assign separate sounds to individual contacts, and use the same library for your alarm and your SMS tone.

A home screen widget button lets you reach favorite sounds quickly. The idea is that the sounds you actually use sit one tap away instead of buried in a menu, which is a sensible shortcut if you like rotating your ringtone by mood or by day.

The categories are where the catalog earns its size. Alongside the expected groups like Nature, Classical Music, Rock, Hip Hop, Electronic and Business, there are sections for Vintage, Funny, Notifications, Alarms, National Anthems, Animal sounds, Halloween, Christmas, Japanese and Islamic ringtones. That spread is unusual, and it means the app can serve someone looking for a formal business tone and someone hunting for a Halloween sound in the same install.

One thing worth understanding before you download: the music content is made up of professional cover versions rather than the original recordings, and the parody and voice tones come from voice-over artists and impersonators. The developer is upfront about this in the app's legal notes. If you want the genuine article, this is not the source for it, but as ringtones the covers do the job they are meant to do.

Animated call screens and live wallpapers

Beyond sound, the app leans into the visual side of personalization. It includes animated call screens, which replace the static incoming-call view with something that moves. You can set a specific screen for a specific person, so a call from one contact looks different from a call from anyone else. It is a small thing, but it is the kind of detail that makes a phone feel like yours rather than a loaner.

The wallpaper side is split between standard HD wallpapers and live wallpapers. The static selection covers a range of tastes and interests, and the live backgrounds add motion to the home or lock screen. Both sit in the same app as the ringtones, which is the real convenience here: one download covers the sounds and the look.

Credits inside the app cover the licensing of every wallpaper, ringtone and music download, which are public domain or Creative Commons.

The built-in player for classical and bird sounds

In the classical and bird sound sections you can listen to full-length pieces rather than the short clips used as ringtones, which turns the app into something you might actually leave running.

For classical music that means hearing a composition through instead of a fifteen-second excerpt, which is a genuinely different experience from picking a ringtone. For the bird sounds it is closer to a relaxation tool, something to have on in the background.

It is a bonus attached to two categories, and it is worth knowing about before you decide whether the app is only for ringtones or for a bit of listening as well.

What you need before you start

There is not much of a setup process to describe. You install the app, browse the ringtones or wallpapers, and choose where each one goes: incoming call, contact, alarm, SMS or background. The widget is optional and you add it the same way you would add any other widget.

The app is built for Android, as the name suggests, and it is free to download. It carries ads and offers in-app purchases, so you should expect both from the moment you start using it. Beyond that, the app has been receiving updates, with the most recent one dated September 26, 2026.

The catalog itself is the reason to open it. With over a thousand ringtones and over a thousand wallpapers, the first visit is mostly browsing, and the categories are broad enough that you will probably find a usable sound before you have to think hard about it.

Who gets the most from this catalog

The clearest fit is someone who wants their phone to sound and look different without doing any work. If you have ever scrolled through your settings looking for a ringtone that does not sound like a default alarm, this app solves that in a couple of taps, and it solves it for contacts, alarms and messages at the same time.

The second fit is anyone who likes variety. The category list is wide enough that you can rotate sounds seasonally, switch to something formal for work calls and something playful for friends, or set a distinct tone for a family member so you know who is calling without looking. The animated call screens add to that, and the live wallpapers give the visual side the same treatment.

It is a mainstream app with mainstream trade-offs: ads are part of the experience, purchases are offered, and the music is cover versions rather than original recordings. None of that is hidden, and none of it changes what the app is for. If you want a single free install that covers ringtones, notification sounds, alarms, wallpapers and live backgrounds, this is a reasonable place to start.

If your interest is limited to one specific sound you already own, the size of this catalog will not mean much to you. The value here is in the range, and the range is what you are installing.

A dependable pick for everyday phone personalization

Ringtones for Android does one broad job well: it gives you a large, organized library of sounds and backgrounds and makes assigning them straightforward. The extras, animated call screens, live wallpapers and the player for classical and bird sounds, add reasons to keep it around after the first ringtone change.

It is free with ads and in-app purchases. For ringtones, that distinction rarely matters; for anyone hoping to use the app as a music library, it does.

I would recommend it to people who want their phone to feel personal without assembling a collection by hand, and who are happy to trade a little advertising for a catalog of this size. It is a sensible first stop for ringtones, notification sounds, alarms and wallpapers in one install.