SonicExpress vs UniFi Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SonicExpress
Easily register, set up, manage, and monitor SonicWall appliances. The app provides an intuitive setup guide for new firewalls and keeps you informed with the latest security news.
- Appliance registration
- Firewall setup guide
- Appliance management
- Appliance monitoring
- Security news updates
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SonicExpress lets you easily register, set up, manage and monitor your SonicWall appliances. To set up your new SonicWall next-generation firewall, simply launch the app, plug in the USB cable and follow instructions from the intuitive setup guide with step-by-step instructions. Additionally, stay updated with the latest SonicWall security news from the app.
UniFi Design
Plan and visualize your network setups with this comprehensive tool. Design your ideal configuration, generate checkout lists, and explore deployments with floorplan visualization. Access essential network planning utilities and community resources in one convenient application.
- Design network setups with Wizard
- Customize racks and generate checkout lists
- Visualize deployments with Floorplan
- Access UniFi Community
- Network Ports AR
- WiFi Calculator
- Capacity Calculator
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UniFi Design brings the full UniFi Design Center experience to your device, purpose-built for planning, building, and visualizing your setup from anywhere. Design your setup with the Wizard, now with far more control. Add and configure devices, customize your rack down to the detail, and sync your projects directly from UniFi Design Center so your work moves with you. - Build and edit complete rack setups with detailed configuration options. - Sync projects and floor plans from UniFi Design Center. - Visualize your network in a redesigned topology view to see your entire project at a glance. - Plan every connection with a dedicated ports view to edit devices and ports directly. - Place a full 1:1 rack in your room or office using AR to see exactly how it will look. - Access Certified Installers, Network Ports AR, Tech Specs, WiFi Calculator, and Capacity Calculator in one place. From idea to deployment, UniFi Design gives you everything you need to plan your project, wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UniFi Design at 5.0 against SonicExpress's 3.5. UniFi Design also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). SonicExpress's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
UniFi Design holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of SonicExpress's written reviews are positive against 23% of UniFi Design's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SonicExpress ships an update every 2 months, UniFi Design fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SonicExpress | UniFi Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 23.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SonicWall Inc. | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
SonicExpress
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In-app purchases
SonicExpress
No in-app purchases
UniFi Design
No in-app purchases
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