As the development of modern technology, there are more and more electronics enthusiasts. All of them have two or more kinds of electronic devices, such as iPod, iPhone, etc. Besides, ordinary people also begin to enjoy the changes that technology bringing to them. Nowadays, to see people who enjoying their iPhone or iPod in the street is nothing new.
If you are a music fan like me who have a large storage of music and songs, you may sometimes face this problem: how can I make my favorite music into an iPhone ringtone?
Just as people are confused with this question, new software emerges - iPhone Ringtone Maker.
iPhone Ringtone Maker is a kind of software which can help people create ringtones for their iPhone. People can take a song from their personal music collection, select whatever section they like and then convert it to M4R format which suits to iPhone.
I've tried several popular iPhone Ringtone Makers, each of them are easy to use. Now, I will make a simple evaluation to compare these iPhone Ringtone Makers.
The five iPhone Ringtone Makers:
1. Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
2. Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
3. Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
4. Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
5. Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
I will compare them in six aspects: Download & Install, Interface, Functions, Advanced Settings, Conversion Speed and Price. And then I'll score the five products in each aspects (5 points each, total score 30 points).
Test Environment:
· OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
· CPU: Pentium D 2.80GHz (2 CPUs)
· Memory: 2046MB RAM
· Display card: ATI RADEON X300 SE 128MB HyperMemory
Products' basic information:
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Version
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2.0.2.0104
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2.44
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1.0.3.0
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1.1.1.97
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1.6.6.3600
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Support Language(s)
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English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
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English, Chinese
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English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
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English
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English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
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Download Size
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19.4 M
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8.97 M
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6.70 M
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9.51 M
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6.80 M
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Install Size
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62.4M
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24.6 M
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30.5 M
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25.6 M
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19.0 M
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Software Type
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Shareware
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Shareware
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Shareware
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Shareware
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Shareware
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I. Download & Install
All of the five products are easy to download and install:
1. Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
Because of its bigger size, the downloading takes more time than the other four. Its installation time is a little longer, too. However, it has no pop-up pages.
2. Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
Smaller then Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker, so, the downloading and installation time are faster.
3. Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
Smaller download size, but bigger install size. Besides, there is a product’s main page auto jumps out after installation.
4. Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
The situation is same as Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker.
5. Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
Smallest install size makes its downloading and installation time is all faster than the other four. No pop-up pages.
Summary:
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Download Page
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Download Size
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19.4 M
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8.97 M
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6.70 M
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9.51 M
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6.80 M
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Install Size
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62.4M
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24.6 M
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30.5 M
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25.6 M
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19.0 M
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Plug-in
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-
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-
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Auto jump to product’s main page
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Auto jump to product’s comment page
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-
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Install Time
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A little bit slow
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Fast
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A little bit slow
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A little bit slow
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Fast
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Score
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4
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4.5
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4
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4
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5
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II. Interface
Just look at the pictures below:
1. Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
2. Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
3. Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
4. Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
5. Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
Summary:
Each product has special arrangements: Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker looks professional; Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker looks steady; Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker is so cool; Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker looks clear; Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker is unique.
However, Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker's function area (at the bottom of the interface) is too narrow; Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker's interface is too simple; Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker's interface is a little bit confused.
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Score
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5
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5
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4
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4
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4.5
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III. Functions
In order to let you understand more clearly, I put all the main functions of the five products listed below:
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Functions
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Play
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Set start/end time
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Fade in/out
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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N
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Set volume
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Y
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N
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Add to iPhone
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Y
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N
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Y
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N
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Y
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Add to iTunes
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Y
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N
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Ringtone Manager
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Y
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N
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Y
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N
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Y
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Summary:
These main functions are all fundamental. We can see from the table: Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker provides all these functions; Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker only supports three of them; Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker has all of the functions; Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker provides five of the functions; Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker has all these functions except fade in and fade out.
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Score
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5
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2.5
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5
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4
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4.5
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IV. Advanced Settings
There is a table to compare the five iPhone Ringtone Makers in advanced settings:
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Advanced Settings
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Support Language(s)
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English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
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English, Chinese
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English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
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English
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English, French, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
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Audio Channel & Audio Quality
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N
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Y
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N
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N
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N
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Rename output file name
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Y
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N
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N
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Y
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N
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Summary:
As you see, in the aspect of supporting language, Xilisoft and Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker are all outstanding, Daniusoft and Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker are not bad, Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker only support English; as to other two advanced settings, Xilisoft, Cucusoft and Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker are better.
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Score
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4.5
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3.5
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3
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3
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3
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V. Conversion Speed
Now, I'll test the five products' conversion speed. The input file's basic information is as follows:
File's basic information:
· File name: Michael Jackson - Heal the World
· File format: MP3
· File size: 4.85 M
· Duration: 5’17’’
· Bit rate: 128kbps
· Channels: 2 stereo
· Audio sample rate: 44 kHz
The five products I tested are not registered, all of which support each file be converted only up to 10 seconds.
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Converted file size
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188 K
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48.1 K
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161 K
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82.4 K
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190 K
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Time
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4''50
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1''45
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2''38
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2''12
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3'53
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Summary:
We can see from the data, relatively, Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker performs best, followed by Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker, Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker, Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker and Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker.
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Score
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4
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3
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4
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3.5
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5
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VI. Price
Just look at the table:
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Price ($)
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14.95
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19.95
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14.95
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14.50
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14.95
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Score
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4.5
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4
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4.5
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5
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4.5
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Conclusion:
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Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Cucusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker
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Download & Install
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4
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4.5
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4
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4
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5
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Interface
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5
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5
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4
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4
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4.5
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Functions
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5
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2.5
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5
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4
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4.5
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Advanced Settings
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4.5
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3.5
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3
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3
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3
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Conversion Speed
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4
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3
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4
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3.5
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5
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Price
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4.5
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4
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4.5
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5
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4.5
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Total Score
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27
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22.5
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24.5
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23.5
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26.5
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In conclusion, although each iPhone Ringtone Maker is able to meet the customers' basic requirements, such as converting files into iPhone format, clipping segment, playing files, etc., however, the software which has the best overall performance and gain the highest score (27 points) is Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker.
In addition, the other software can meet your different needs, too. So, if you need professional and powerful software, please choose Xilisoft iPhone Ringtone Maker; if you want a product which is powerful and a little bit faster, please choose Bigasoft iPhone Ringtone Maker; and if you only in need of basic functions, just try Daniusoft iPhone Ringtone Maker or Pavtube iPhone Ringtone Maker, they are all easy-to-use.
Each time you choose kind of software, I suggest you try more than three products. In this way, you can well compare their features and choose the most suitable one for yourself.
