By BOB TEDESCHI February 22, 2012
Not long ago, a ring tone was the only thing that people bothered to buy for their phone, and some users spent big money on their collections of jangly alerts.
Now you can download one app for roughly the same price of one of those old ring tones, and turn your favorite songs into sweet-sounding tones. With a little work, or, for Apple users, more than a little work.
A ring tone app is an especially useful thing for people who have grown tired of the limited selections on Androids and iPhones, but who don't want to pay $1 for a short clip of a pop song or of Al Pacino's character in "Scarface" screaming "Say hello to my little friend!"
Those with an iPhone who choose to build their own ring tones should download Ringtone Studio Lite (free) or Ringer ($2), while Android phone users should consider Ringdroid and Ringtone Maker, which are both free.
For iPhone owners, the process isn't nearly as easy as it is when you buy a new ring tone straight from the phone, where it downloads directly to your default ring tones.
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