Bose vs SongCue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bose
Control all your Bose audio products from a single app. Personalize noise cancellation, customize EQ settings, and set up your devices for seamless listening. Access your favorite music services and playlists with one-touch ease.
- Unified control for Bose products
- Controllable noise cancellation
- Customizable EQ settings
- One-touch music presets
- Integrated music streaming
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The Bose app lets you easily control all your Bose products in one place. Bose app (formerly Bose Music app) compatible speakers, soundbars, amplifiers, headphones, earbuds, OpenAudio products, and portable PA systems are designed to work together seamlessly to enhance your listening experience. GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR HEADPHONES AND EARBUDS Personalize your environment with controllable noise cancellation on our QuietComfort products. With Modes on QuietComfort products, you decide how much of the world to let in. Choose Quiet Mode for full noise cancelling, or Aware Mode to hear your surroundings and your music at the same time. Select products offer Aware Mode with ActiveSense technology, which brings the sounds around you down to a more comfortable level. The result is hearing everything you need to, but at a much more pleasant and balanced volume. All the QuietComfort and OpenAudio features, like Immersive Audio from the Ultra line, are made readily available for you. Fully customize your experience by balancing the EQ settings, picking your on-product shortcuts, and more all within the app. EASY SETUP AND TOTAL CONTROL Easily set up your products and get right to listening. Play the same content throughout your home or listen to different content in different areas—it’s up to you. The Bose app lets you control all your Bose products from any room. ONE-TOUCH ACCESS One touch and your home is filled with the music you love most. The Bose app makes it easy to set your favorite playlists or stations as presets. Then you can access them effortlessly on your app, the buttons on your speaker, or soundbar remote. ActiveSense, Bose, the B logo, and QuietComfort are trademarks of Bose Corporation. Spotify is a registered trademark of Spotify AB. TuneIn is a registered trademark of TuneIn, Inc. Google is a trademark of Google LLC. Amazon, Amazon Music, Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon, Inc. or its affiliates. Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®. Pandora, the Pandora logo and the Pandora trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pandora Media, Inc. used with permission. iHeartRadio is a registered trademark of iHeartMedia, Inc. SiriusXM and all related marks and logos are trademarks of Sirius XM Radio Inc. and its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy https://worldwide.bose.com/privacypolicy California Privacy Notice of Collection https://www.bose.com/californiaprivacynoticeofcollection [Location] Location access is not required to use the Bose app. The app does not collect location data through your device's location services. [Microphone] Microphone access is optional and is used only for CustomTune, which uses audio measurements to personalize your listening experience. If you do not use CustomTune, you can decline microphone access and continue to use the rest of the app. [Nearby devices] Nearby devices access is required to find, connect to, and communicate with supported Bose Bluetooth products. [Notifications] Notification access is optional. You can decline notification access and continue to use the app.
SongCue
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SongCue turns Apple Music into a guessing game between friends. Build a challenge from any songs in the Apple Music catalog, then trim each one to its hardest moment — a two-second cue from the middle of the bridge, half a second of intro, whatever feels fair (or cruel). Send the challenge over iMessage and see who really knows their music. CREATE • Search the full Apple Music catalog and stack up to 20 songs per challenge • Set each song's cue with a precision trimmer — position the snippet window anywhere in the track and adjust its start and end to a tenth of a second • Give every challenge its own name and colour PLAY • Hear a short snippet, then guess the song with limited replays • Partial credit for naming the artist or the title, full points for nailing the exact track • A results breakdown made for bragging: score, exact hits, and how many listens you needed SHARE • Send challenges in iMessage as rich, tappable cards • Friends jump straight from the message into the game • Fire your score back when you beat theirs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SongCue at every 2 days against Bose's monthly. Bose's advantage is chart position (#13 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bose ships an update monthly, SongCue every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Bose | SongCue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (182K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 47.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 182K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #13 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bose Corporation | Evan Anger |
Bugs and requests
Bose
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently fails to recognize connected devices
- Noise cancelling settings revert to default unexpectedly
- Bluetooth pairing and reconnection issues
- Forced firmware updates causing sound quality degradation
Requested features
4 requests- Add landscape mode support for iPad
- Improve multi-device connectivity and switching
- Provide more customization options for noise cancelling
- Integrate with more music services like Apple Music
SongCue
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bose
No in-app purchases
SongCue
No in-app purchases








