Comparison

Zen Tour Remote vs SonoBus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zen Tour Remote

Transform your iOS device into a professional remote for Antelope Audio's Zen Tour 8 pre-amps. Easily control all essential functions, from preamp gain and monitor selection to clock settings and phantom power. Ideal for producers and artists seeking streamlined audio interface management.

Highlights
  • Preamps Gain Control
  • A/B Monitor Selection
  • Device Selection
  • Stereo Link
  • Clock Source and Sample Rate
  • Phase Invert and Phantom Power
  • Headphone Volume Control
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The Zen Tour Remote is specifically designed to work with Antelope Audio's Zen Tour 8 pre-amps. The app will turn your iOS device into a professional audio interface remote control, allowing you to manage Zen Tour’s functionality. Both the producer and the recording artist will be provided with fast and easy access to the features of the device. The Zen Tour Remote offers: • Preamps Gain Control and Type • A/B Monitor Selection and Volume Control • Device Selection (for Multiple Devices) • Stereo Link Selection • Clock Source and Sample Rate Selection • Phase Invert and Phantom Power • Headphone Volume Control

About

SonoBus

Stream high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio with multiple users over the internet or a local network. Connect for music creation, remote sessions, or podcasts, with options for recording and playback. Supports standalone use or as a plugin with compatible hosts.

Highlights
  • Low-latency peer-to-peer audio streaming
  • Connect multiple users
  • Record and playback audio
  • Standalone app and plugin support
  • Adjustable audio quality
  • Public and private groups
Features
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SonoBus is an easy to use application for streaming high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio between devices over the internet or a local network. Simply choose a unique group name (with optional password), and instantly connect multiple people together to make music, remote sessions, podcasts, etc. Easily record the audio from everyone, as well as playback any audio content to the whole group. Public groups are also available, for those interested in connecting to new people. Connects multiple users together across the internet to send and receive audio among all in a group, with fine-grained control over latency, quality and overall mix. Use it on your desktop or in your DAW, or on your mobile device. You can also use it locally on your own LAN to send audio among your devices with low latency. Works as a standalone application. as an AudioUnit v3 plugin with a compatible host app, or via Interapp-Audio. You can connect to others using SonoBus on any of the other platforms it runs on. Easy to setup and use, yet still providing all the details that audio nerds want to see. Audio quality can be instantly adjusted from full uncompressed PCM down through various compressed bitrates using the low-latency Opus codec. SonoBus does NOT use any echo cancellation, or automatic noise reduction in order to maintain the highest audio quality. As a result, if you have a live microphone signal you will need to also use headphones to prevent echos and/or feedback. SonoBus does NOT currently use any encryption for the data communication, so while it is very unlikely that it will be intercepted, please keep that in mind. All audio is sent directly between users peer-to-peer, the connection server is only used so that the users in a group can find each other. For best results, and to achieve the lowest latencies, connect your device with wired ethernet to your router. Little known fact, you can use USB ethernet interfaces with your iOS device using the proper adapter (USB camera connection kit, or natively with USB-C apple devices). It *will* work using WiFi, but the added network jitter and packet loss will require you to use a bigger safety buffer to maintain a quality audio signal, which results in higher latencies, which may or may not be acceptable for your use case.

Screenshots

Zen Tour Remote2 screens
SonoBus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SonoBus at 67% against Zen Tour Remote's 0%. SonoBus also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 27 months). Zen Tour Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SonoBus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SonoBus has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Zen Tour Remote's written reviews are positive against 67% of SonoBus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Tour Remote ships an update every 27 months, SonoBus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Zen Tour Remote versus SonoBus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen Tour RemoteSonoBus
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.5 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings146 — better
Update frequencyEvery 27 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB51 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAntelope AudioSonosaurus LLC

Customer experience

Zen Tour Remote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SonoBus

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral17.9%
Negative15.4%

In-app purchases

None

Zen Tour Remote

No in-app purchases

None

SonoBus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zen Tour Remote free?
Zen Tour Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SonoBus free?
SonoBus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zen Tour Remote or SonoBus?
SonoBus is rated higher. Zen Tour Remote averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SonoBus averages 4.5 from 46 ratings.
Do Zen Tour Remote or SonoBus have ads?
Neither Zen Tour Remote nor SonoBus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zen Tour Remote or SonoBus?
Zen Tour Remote ships an update every 27 months, and SonoBus every 6 weeks. Most recently, Zen Tour Remote was updated on November 2, 2026 and SonoBus on November 3, 2026.

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