Remote for Sonos vs netRadio Player
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote for Sonos
Manage your Sonos wireless speakers directly from your smartwatch. This app allows for intuitive control of playback, volume, and speaker grouping without requiring Sonos account credentials. Enjoy seamless multi-room audio management.
- Control playback and volume
- Use Digital Crown for volume
- Manage shuffle and repeat
- Play from Sonos Favorites
- View and select songs in Play Queue
- Link and unlink speakers for groups
- Control individual or group volume
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Control all your Sonos® wireless speakers directly from the Watch with easy to use native app. And it works without asking you for Sonos account credentials. Remote for Sonos automatically discovers all Sonos speakers in local network without any additional configuration. Features: • Control playback, volume, mute • Use Digital Crown for precise volume control • Manage shuffle and repeat modes • Play music directly from your Sonos Favorites • View songs in a Play Queue and select them directly from the queue • Link speakers into groups for multi-room sound experience • Remove speakers from group • Control volume and mute for the whole group or dive deeper to adjust settings for an individual group member Sonos compatible speakers are required to use the application. Sonos is a trademark of Sonos Inc. This is not an official application by Sonos Inc.
netRadio Player
Stream live radio from around the world, discover podcasts, and integrate your Apple Music playlists. Enjoy offline listening, personalized favorites, and a sleek player with no ads or tracking.
- Live radio streaming from worldwide
- Podcast discovery and playback
- Apple Music playlist integration
- Offline episode downloads
- Personalized favorites and sorting
- Cross-device synchronization via iCloud
- CarPlay and widget support
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Turn it on, listen, done. netRadio brings live radio from around the world, your favorite podcasts, your Apple Music playlists and audio dramas into one app – with a player that finally looks good. No account, no ads, no tracking. FOR YOU Your home screen: what's playing, where to continue listening, and all your favorites – stations, podcasts, episodes, playlists, audio dramas and series. You decide the order and which sections to show. RADIO FROM AROUND THE WORLD Tens of thousands of stations, filterable by country, genre and quality. For live streams you see which song is playing. One swipe switches between your favorites – the dial in the player feels like a good old radio. If a station goes down, netRadio finds a working stream on its own. ONE SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING Stations, podcasts and audio dramas in one place, each with its own filters. Even before you type, you see top stations and charts. PODCASTS Charts, episode lists with progress, show notes, playback speed and downloads. When an episode ends, the next one starts – or playback stops, just as you like. LISTEN OFFLINE Download episodes and listen without a connection – perfect for trains, flights or dead zones. netRadio can clean up played downloads automatically. APPLE MUSIC & AUDIO DRAMAS Connect your Apple Music subscription and play your playlists right in netRadio. Find audio dramas in the Apple Music catalog – with chapters, series and resume at the right spot. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE iPhone, iPad and CarPlay. Widgets for the Home and Lock Screen, Control Center controls, Siri shortcuts and AirPlay to HomePod or Apple TV. COMFORT YOU NOTICE WHEN IT'S MISSING • Sleep timer, including end of episode • Podcast speed, 15 seconds back, 30 forward • Light and dark mode • Available in 12 languages PRIVACY THAT NEEDS NO PROMISE No account, no sign-up, no ads, no analytics SDKs. Your favorites and downloads are yours – we see none of it. Note: Apple Music requires your own Apple Music subscription. The feature is optional and off by default – netRadio works fully without it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: netRadio Player at 100% against Remote for Sonos's 19%. netRadio Player also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Remote for Sonos's advantage is iOS requirement (14.4 vs 26.1). On 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
netRadio Player is free to download; Remote for Sonos costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Remote for Sonos ships an update every 2 months, netRadio Player every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Remote for Sonos | netRadio Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.4 (20 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 19.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.4 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dariusz Niklewicz | Adrian Gajda |
Customer experience
Remote for Sonos
netRadio Player
In-app purchases
Remote for Sonos
No in-app purchases
netRadio Player
No in-app purchases
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