# Soro - For Sonos — Shortcuts For Your Speakers > Advanced control and automation for Sonos speakers with modern UI and Shortcuts integration. (iPhone/iPad app by Laszlo Gergely.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soro-for-sonos/id1550457805 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Laszlo Gergely](https://appshunter.io/developer/1459337627) - Category: Utilities, Entertainment - Price: $7.99 - Rating: 4.10/5 from 113 App Store ratings · 132 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 53 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2021-03-02 - Data updated: 2026-08-30 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soro-for-sonos/id1550457805/reviews.md ## What is Soro? ▶ NEW: Soro is now updated with a Liquid Glass redesign, music services support** and extended Apple Music integration, both in-app and in the Shortcuts app.
 Soro provides modern, intuitive user interface to control your speakers, extends your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Control Center and Home Screen widgets, Live Activities and 30+ powerful Shortcuts actions. Soro lets you create both quick actions or extensive workflows to control your speakers with the Shortcuts app using widgets, Siri voice commands or automations. ▶ Control Center * Instantly adjust speaker settings from anywhere * One tap to open Now Playing, Queue, and EQ views right from the Control Center
 ▶ Modern Interface * Modern design that feels at home on iOS and iPadOS
 ▶ Browse Your Music * Support for Music Services that you already added in the Sonos app (YT Music is not supported currently) * Browse your Sonos Music Library
 ▶ Extended Apple Music Integration * Add tracks, albums to your Apple Music playlists or favorites (in-app and via Shortcuts action) * Play artist stations * See additional details of albums and artists, such as related items and notes
 ▶ Learn About What’s Playing * Chat-based web search to explore songs, albums, artists, and more—right from inside Soro
 ▶ Live Activity, Widgets & Shortcuts * Revamped Live Activity with more controls—jump directly to EQ and queue * Lock Screen, Home Screen & StandBy Mode widgets for instant access * App Shortcuts for Spotlight, Siri, and the Action Button
 ▶ Speak Text on Your Speakers * Send announcements or media with built-in text-to-speech * Playback resumes automatically when the message ends * Works across supported Sonos speakers*
 ▶ Shortcuts & Automations * 30+ actions to control your speakers in the Shortcuts app * Build quick actions or extensive automations or integrate with other third-party apps * Examples included in the app to get you started
 ▶ Available Actions Play - Play Sonos Music - Play Favorite - Play Sonos Playlist - Play Sonos Music Library - Play Apple Music Artist Station - Play URL - Speak Text - Play Audio Clip Queue - Get Queue - Go To Track in Queue - Clear Queue - Save Queue Input/Source - Use TV Input - Use Line-In - Use Queue Playback Control - Control Playback: Play, pause, skip, or seek - Select MP3 Chapte Rooms and Groups - Now Playing - Group/Ungroup - Wake Speaker - Create Stereo Pair - Separate Stereo Pair - Set Direct Connect IP Settings - Sonos Settings: Change speaker or group settings like volume, bass/treble, loudness, speech enhancement, night mode, surround settings, subwoofer settings, trueplay, and more. - Load Sound Preset: Apply a saved sound/EQ preset to a room or its group. - Get Battery Status Alarms - Create Alarm - Update Alarm - Delete Alarm App / Live Activity / Widgets - Open Soro: Open the Soro app to a specific screen (Select, Queue, EQ, or selected Music Service), optionally targeting a room, defaults to currently playing. - Start/Update Live Activity - End Live Activity - Reload Widgets Apple Music - Add Track to Apple Music Playlist - Favorite Track in Apple Music Playlist management - Add Music to Sonos Playlist * Speak Text supported on Sonos One, Amp, Port, Play:5 (Gen 2), Beam, One SL, Move, SYMFONISK (table lamp & bookshelf), and all newer Sonos S2 speakers.
 ** Currently YouTube Music is not supported Soro is not affiliated with Sonos Inc. nor is it an official Sonos app. Sonos is trademarked by Sonos Inc. ## Key features - Modern, intuitive user interface - Control Center and Home Screen widgets - Live Activities integration - 30+ powerful Shortcuts actions - Extended Apple Music integration - Speak Text on speakers - Browse music services ## Chart rankings - #105 in Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store) ## What do users think of Soro? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎯 Powerful Apple Shortcuts integration for Sonos automation - ⚡ Fast local network performance without cloud dependency - 🎨 Clean, minimalist interface design - 🔧 Extensive customization options for power users - 🎵 Lock screen and widget control capabilities - 💰 One-time purchase instead of subscription model - 🎙️ Live activity feature for real-time playback info - 📱 Works across iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices - 🤝 Responsive developer support and community engagement - 🚀 Significantly faster than official Sonos app - 🎪 Enables complex multi-step automations easily - 🔊 Individual speaker volume control capabilities **Cons** - 🐛 Unreliable lock screen and widget performance - ⏳ Frequent lag and delays in command execution - 🔄 Requires constant manual refresh to update status - 😕 Steep learning curve for non-technical users - 🎨 Poor UI/UX for casual users, not intuitive - 📱 Inconsistent performance across different devices - 🔌 VPN connectivity issues - ⚠️ Breaking changes in app updates affecting existing automations - 🎯 Limited documentation and tutorials available - 🔗 Dependency on Sonos API limitations - 📊 Live activity information doesn't persist - 🎬 Requires interaction on Apple Watch (not seamless) - 🖱️ Tiny volume slider difficult to control accurately **Commonly reported bugs** - Lock screen controls unresponsive or laggy - Widgets fail to update or require manual refresh - App crashes or freezes on certain operations - Speaker discovery fails on local network - Line-in input selection shortcuts don't work - Shortcuts timeout when executing complex commands - Mac app unable to find speakers reliably - TV mode gets stuck with no swap function - Walkie talkie feature broken with normal audio quality - Direct Connect mode spinning indefinitely - Automation stops working after app updates - S2 speaker compatibility issues (only detects S1) - Shortcut actions don't execute as advertised - Performance degradation after recent Sonos app redesign - Widget layout issues on different screen sizes - Live activity disappears seconds after screen off **Most requested features** - Atmos status indicator for streaming content - Apple Music Favorites integration via Shortcuts - Double-wide widget option - Increase/Decrease volume increment actions - Get current volume and playback info - Microphone control for speakers - Auto-trigger live activity when speakers start playing - Volume limit control option - Apple Watch seamless support without confirmation - Persistent live activity display - Better documentation and video tutorials - Ability to add speakers to existing groups dynamically - Direct Spotify session playback to speaker groups - Sonos alarm setting capability - Cross-device app purchase (iPhone/Mac) - Full-screen layout option for iPad - Preset buttons for speaker grouping in widgets ## Recent user reviews (10 of 132) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/soro-for-sonos/id1550457805/reviews.md ### 3/5 — Setting loudness doesn't work *2026-07-08, version 4.1.9* Not sure when this broke but using the new set loudness action does not do anything for my speakers. Toggling night mode is fine... ### 5/5 — An excellent app *2026-05-10, version 4.1.8* And it continues to get better. All the shortcuts make interacting with Sonos so much easier. Appreciate the quality of life improvements that are continue to be made. ### 1/5 — Apple Watch shortcut *2026-04-13, version 4.1.8* Apple Watch is unable to run shortcut without asking permission each time ### 3/5 — Super App mit einer Schwäche *2026-02-15* Die App an sich ist super gestaltet, braucht jedoch ewig um sich mit meinem Sonos System zu verbinden/dieses zu finden. Aus diesem Grund brauchen auch Shortcuts etc. lange zum ausführen (teilweise ne knappe Minute). Ansonsten ist die Möglichkeit Shortcuts zu erstellen noch nie so einfach für Sonos gewesen und die App hält, was sie verspricht. ### 5/5 — Unleashes the Sonos *2026-02-10* This app is fantastic! It opens up the versatility of use for your Sonos system. I have 13 speakers and Soro allows me to make creative shortcuts and automations to run favorite playlists, group and ungroup, set volumes individually, and a host of other things with one touch shortcuts. I can even set the timers to more than 4hrs. The app’s interface itself is not the power of this app for me. It’s just ok really.. It’s the ability to do so much with Apple shortcuts and automating that makes this app wonderful. ### 1/5 — Skip this app if you want good lock screen controls! *2026-02-07, version 4.1.6* App has more features than most others & looks nice, But man is the performance bad! I wanted to utilize lock screen & volume controls but they are unreliable. Lots of lag, delays, or no response. Constantly needs to be refreshed to work even slightly which is annoying. I requested a refund with Apple, thats how terrible this is. Good idea but needs work. ### 3/5 — Oh dear, what a shambles *2026-02-03, version 4.1.6* Having bought this once, the author wants me to buy it again. But this time, he’s breaking all the automations I set up with it previously. So I’m not really sure what the sales pitch is - pay to lose everything you could already do, and not be able to do it again? When are they going to do this again? Time to get out. Plenty of other Sonos apps that have feature parity and the same reduced functionality as this has been degraded to. Fool me once, etc. I suspect the removal of features and forced resubscription are violations of App Store rules; I guess Apple can sort this out. A real shame. It was great when I bought it - it really did just provide shortcuts for Sonos. For it to decide that’s not what it does any more and to break existing functionality for no reason is a tragedy. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2026-01-15, version 4.1.6* Excellent app for controlling your Sonos speakers. If only Sonos would take some guidance from this app / designers. If they did, maybe Sonos owners wouldn’t be looking for a way out. ### 5/5 — Great app *2025-12-20, version 4.1.5* Possible to have a double wide widget? ### 5/5 — Finally Lock Screen Control *2025-12-20, version 4.1.5* For a brief period, the Sonos app allowed you to control playback from your Lock Screen… then it went away. This Soro app now bridges the gap and allows you to do just that- plus a lot more. When I’m hosting people, I’m often skipping tracks, adjusting volume up or down, and each time I’d have to open my phone and get into the Sonos app. Not the biggest of first world problems, but when you are trying to be an attentive host, it’s nice to be on your phone as little as possible. A tap to wake it and a tap to skip, then my attention is back on my guests. ## Frequently asked questions about Soro ### What does Soro do? Soro provides an advanced and intuitive interface to control your Sonos speakers. It extends your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with features like Control Center and Home Screen widgets, Live Activities, and over 30 powerful Shortcuts actions for custom automations and quick controls. ### What are the key features of Soro? Key features include a modern UI, Control Center and Home Screen widgets, Live Activities, extensive Apple Music integration, the ability to speak text on your speakers, and over 30 actions for the Shortcuts app to build custom workflows and automations. ### Is Soro free to use? Yes, Soro is a free application. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, allowing full access to its features without any cost. ### What devices is Soro compatible with? Soro is designed for use on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. It integrates with your Sonos speakers, offering enhanced control and automation capabilities for your audio setup. ### How can I use Soro with Shortcuts? Soro offers over 30 actions within the Shortcuts app, allowing you to create custom quick actions or extensive automations. You can integrate these with other third-party apps, use Siri voice commands, or set up automations to control your Sonos speakers in various ways. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 4.1.9 — 2026-05-25 * User Interface Redesign — Enjoy a visual refresh throughout the app to feel at home on your devices and make controlling your speakers and browsing your music more intuitive * Music Services Support — Now you can access music services in-app and in the Shortcuts app via the new ‘Play Sonos Music’ action. (YT Music is currently not supported) * Extended Apple Music Integration — Add tracks, albums to your Apple Music playlists or favorites (in-app and via Shortcuts action), play artist stations and see additional details of albums and artists. * Revamped Live Activity UI — Redesigned Live Activity for quicker access to essential tools—jump to the EQ, view the music queue and take more actions without leaving your lock-screen or home screen. * Smarter Automations & Actions — More intuitive control and automation options so the routines you love are easier to build. Everything from triggering playback to adjusting sound settings is more logical to configure. 4.1.9: - Live Activity Dynamic Island improvements to allow all interactions that are available via the lock screen activity - Full Live Activity appears in StandBy mode now without causing any activity crash - Live Activity update logic has been improved as well 4.1.8: - Live Activity stability fixes - Added ‘Set Surround Distance’ action - The various 'Play' action’s ‘Set Volume’ option now uses numerical input instead of the slider - Added option to set TV Autoplay and Ungroup On Autoplay via the Sonos Settings action - Ungroup action now returns the ungrouped room(s) - Fixed 'Create Alarm' action crash - Fixed issue where the 'Open Music Service' and 'Open Sounds Settings' actions didn't work properly - Added Find Favorite action. It will allow filtering by favorite type and music service and pass the output to the Play Favorite action. - Fixed SiriusXM issues - Fixed audiobook starting over instead of resuming (where supported, ie. Audible) - Fixed audiobook playback control buttons not appearing properly - Play Favorite action now supports selecting multiple favorites (only queue-able items will be added to the queue). 4.1.6: - Added 'TV Dialog Audio Delay' option to the 'Sonos Settings' action and control center widget - Fixed the 'Speak Announcement' and 'Play AudioClip' actions’ override volume logic - Favorites and playlists order on Soro Home Screen respect sort order set - Fixed 'Update Alarm' action, where weekday alarms didn’t get updated properly - Added selecting Sonos Playlists as an option to the 'Play Favorite' action 4.1.5: - Bug fixes and stability improvements 4.1.4: - Added 'Load Only' parameter to the 'Play' action types - Resolved timeout issues improving overall reliability of discovering speakers - Fixed issue with the Speak Text/Play Audio Clip actions of the clip playing multiple times on already grouped speakers - Updated the order of settings in the Sonos Settings action to make more sense based on usage patterns 4.1.3: - Fixed issue Sonos Radio favorites disappearing - Fixed issue when favorites didn't show up in the Play Favorite action - Added iPad layout improvements - Various other fixes 4.1.2: Improved search experience, grouping/ungrouping and shortcut execution times. Plus various other fixes ### 4.1.8 — 2026-03-03 * User Interface Redesign — Enjoy a visual refresh throughout the app to feel at home on your devices and make controlling your speakers and browsing your music more intuitive * Music Services Support — Now you can access music services in-app and in the Shortcuts app via the new ‘Play Sonos Music’ action. (YT Music is currently not supported) * Extended Apple Music Integration — Add tracks, albums to your Apple Music playlists or favorites (in-app and via Shortcuts action), play artist stations and see additional details of albums and artists. * Revamped Live Activity UI — Redesigned Live Activity for quicker access to essential tools—jump to the EQ, view the music queue and take more actions without leaving your lock-screen or home screen. * Smarter Automations & Actions — More intuitive control and automation options so the routines you love are easier to build. Everything from triggering playback to adjusting sound settings is more logical to configure. 4.1.8: - Live Activity stability fixes - Added ‘Set Surround Distance’ action - The various 'Play' action’s ‘Set Volume’ option now uses numerical input instead of the slider - Added option to set TV Autoplay and Ungroup On Autoplay via the Sonos Settings action - Ungroup action now returns the ungrouped room(s) - Fixed 'Create Alarm' action crash - Fixed issue where the 'Open Music Service' and 'Open Sounds Settings' actions didn't work properly - Added Find Favorite action. It will allow filtering by favorite type and music service and pass the output to the Play Favorite action. - Fixed SiriusXM issues - Fixed audiobook starting over instead of resuming (where supported, ie. Audible) - Fixed audiobook playback control buttons not appearing properly - Play Favorite action now supports selecting multiple favorites (only queue-able items will be added to the queue). 4.1.6: - Added 'TV Dialog Audio Delay' option to the 'Sonos Settings' action and control center widget - Fixed the 'Speak Announcement' and 'Play AudioClip' actions’ override volume logic - Favorites and playlists order on Soro Home Screen respect sort order set - Fixed 'Update Alarm' action, where weekday alarms didn’t get updated properly - Added selecting Sonos Playlists as an option to the 'Play Favorite' action 4.1.5: - Bug fixes and stability improvements 4.1.4: - Added 'Load Only' parameter to the 'Play' action types - Resolved timeout issues improving overall reliability of discovering speakers - Fixed issue with the Speak Text/Play Audio Clip actions of the clip playing multiple times on already grouped speakers - Updated the order of settings in the Sonos Settings action to make more sense based on usage patterns 4.1.3: - Fixed issue Sonos Radio favorites disappearing - Fixed issue when favorites didn't show up in the Play Favorite action - Added iPad layout improvements - Various other fixes 4.1.2: Improved search experience, grouping/ungrouping and shortcut execution times. Plus various other fixes ### 4.1.7 — 2026-02-28 * User Interface Redesign — Enjoy a visual refresh throughout the app to feel at home on your devices and make controlling your speakers and browsing your music more intuitive * Music Services Support — Now you can access music services in-app and in the Shortcuts app via the new ‘Play Sonos Music’ action. (YT Music is currently not supported) * Extended Apple Music Integration — Add tracks, albums to your Apple Music playlists or favorites (in-app and via Shortcuts action), play artist stations and see additional details of albums and artists. * Revamped Live Activity UI — Redesigned Live Activity for quicker access to essential tools—jump to the EQ, view the music queue and take more actions without leaving your lock-screen or home screen. * Smarter Automations & Actions — More intuitive control and automation options so the routines you love are easier to build. Everything from triggering playback to adjusting sound settings is more logical to configure. 4.1.7: - Live Activity stability fixes - Added ‘Set Surround Distance’ action - The various 'Play' action’s ‘Set Volume’ option now uses numerical input instead of the slider - Added option to set TV Autoplay and Ungroup On Autoplay via the Sonos Settings action - Ungroup action now returns the ungrouped room(s) - Fixed 'Create Alarm' action crash - Fixed issue where the 'Open Music Service' and 'Open Sounds Settings' actions didn't work properly - Added Find Favorite action. It will allow filtering by favorite type and music service and pass the output to the Play Favorite action. - Fixed SiriusXM issues - Fixed audiobook starting over instead of resuming (where supported, ie. Audible) - Fixed audiobook playback control buttons not appearing properly - Play Favorite action now supports selecting multiple favorites (only queue-able items will be added to the queue). 4.1.6: - Added 'TV Dialog Audio Delay' option to the 'Sonos Settings' action and control center widget - Fixed the 'Speak Announcement' and 'Play AudioClip' actions’ override volume logic - Favorites and playlists order on Soro Home Screen respect sort order set - Fixed 'Update Alarm' action, where weekday alarms didn’t get updated properly - Added selecting Sonos Playlists as an option to the 'Play Favorite' action 4.1.5: - Bug fixes and stability improvements 4.1.4: - Added 'Load Only' parameter to the 'Play' action types - Resolved timeout issues improving overall reliability of discovering speakers - Fixed issue with the Speak Text/Play Audio Clip actions of the clip playing multiple times on already grouped speakers - Updated the order of settings in the Sonos Settings action to make more sense based on usage patterns 4.1.3: - Fixed issue Sonos Radio favorites disappearing - Fixed issue when favorites didn't show up in the Play Favorite action - Added iPad layout improvements - Various other fixes 4.1.2: Improved search experience, grouping/ungrouping and shortcut execution times. Plus various other fixes ### 4.1.6 — 2026-01-03 * User Interface Redesign — Enjoy a visual refresh throughout the app to feel at home on your devices and make controlling your speakers and browsing your music more intuitive * Music Services Support — Now you can access music services in-app and in the Shortcuts app via the new ‘Play Sonos Music’ action. (YT Music is currently not supported) * Extended Apple Music Integration — Add tracks, albums to your Apple Music playlists or favorites (in-app and via Shortcuts action), play artist stations and see additional details of albums and artists. * Revamped Live Activity UI — Redesigned Live Activity for quicker access to essential tools—jump to the EQ, view the music queue and take more actions without leaving your lock-screen or home screen. * Smarter Automations & Actions — More intuitive control and automation options so the routines you love are easier to build. Everything from triggering playback to adjusting sound settings is more logical to configure. 4.1.6: - Added 'TV Dialog Audio Delay' option to the 'Sonos Settings' action and control center widget - Fixed the 'Speak Announcement' and 'Play AudioClip' actions’ override volume logic - Favorites and playlists order on Soro Home Screen respect sort order set - Fixed 'Update Alarm' action, where weekday alarms didn’t get updated properly - Added selecting Sonos Playlists as an option to the 'Play Favorite' action 4.1.5: - Bug fixes and stability improvements 4.1.4: - Added 'Load Only' parameter to the 'Play' action types - Resolved timeout issues improving overall reliability of discovering speakers - Fixed issue with the Speak Text/Play Audio Clip actions of the clip playing multiple times on already grouped speakers - Updated the order of settings in the Sonos Settings action to make more sense based on usage patterns 4.1.3: - Fixed issue Sonos Radio favorites disappearing - Fixed issue when favorites didn't show up in the Play Favorite action - Added iPad layout improvements - Various other fixes 4.1.2: Improved search experience, grouping/ungrouping and shortcut execution times. Plus various other fixes ### 4.1.5 — 2025-11-26 * User Interface Redesign — Enjoy a visual refresh throughout the app to feel at home on your devices and make controlling your speakers and browsing your music more intuitive * Music Services Support — Now you can access music services in-app and in the Shortcuts app via the new ‘Play Sonos Music’ action. (YT Music is currently not supported) * Extended Apple Music Integration — Add tracks, albums to your Apple Music playlists or favorites (in-app and via Shortcuts action), play artist stations and see additional details of albums and artists. * Revamped Live Activity UI — Redesigned Live Activity for quicker access to essential tools—jump to the EQ, view the music queue and take more actions without leaving your lock-screen or home screen. * Smarter Automations & Actions — More intuitive control and automation options so the routines you love are easier to build. Everything from triggering playback to adjusting sound settings is more logical to configure. 4.1.5: - Bug fixes and stability improvements 4.1.4: - Added 'Load Only' parameter to the 'Play' action types - Resolved timeout issues improving overall reliability of discovering speakers - Fixed issue with the Speak Text/Play Audio Clip actions of the clip playing multiple times on already grouped speakers - Updated the order of settings in the Sonos Settings action to make more sense based on usage patterns 4.1.3: - Fixed issue Sonos Radio favorites disappearing - Fixed issue when favorites didn't show up in the Play Favorite action - Added iPad layout improvements - Various other fixes 4.1.2: Improved search experience, grouping/ungrouping and shortcut execution times. 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