Comparison

Sonos vs SonoWatch

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

Head to head
About

Sonos

This app centralizes your music and audio content for seamless control of your home sound system. Easily manage playback across multiple rooms, discover new music, and personalize your listening experience with saved favorites and custom settings.

Highlights
  • Unified content and control
  • Multi-room audio playback
  • Streaming service integration
  • Personalized music library
  • Easy product setup
  • Voice control integration
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The Sonos app brings all your content and settings together in one place for effortless control of your Sonos products and listening experience. ONE TAP TO ALL YOUR FAVORITE SOUNDS The Home screen puts all your content and controls right at your fingertips. Quickly jump back into your recent favorites, discover new music, and fill your home with Sonos sound. STREAMING STREAMLINED Browse, search, and play content from all your services with a single app, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, TIDAL, Audible, Deezer, iHeartRadio, and SiriusXM. WHOLE-HOME CONTROL Play something different in every part of your home or the same thing everywhere. The Sonos app gives you complete control of your Sonos products and listening experience from any room. PERSONALIZED LISTENING Create your ultimate music library by saving go-to artists, albums, playlists, and stations to Sonos Favorites. Fine-tune products for your space with Trueplay™. And adjust settings for your needs and preferences. EASY SETUP The app automatically detects your Sonos products, then it’s only a few taps to incredible sound. Easily set up a stereo pair, create a cinematic surround sound system, and add speakers to more rooms. GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SONOS EXPERIENCE Enable Sonos Voice Control to play music and control your system with hands-free ease and unheard-of privacy.* Explore helpful tips and recommendations in your Message Center. *Requires a voice-enabled Sonos product. Sonos Voice Control not available in all languages and countries.

About

SonoWatch

Control your Sonos speakers directly from your Apple Watch. Adjust volume, skip tracks, view cover art, and manage speaker groups with ease. Quickly access controls via watch face complications.

Highlights
  • Play/Pause/Change tracks
  • Volume control via digital crown
  • Display cover art
  • Select multiple households
  • Control Sonos groups
  • Watch face complications
Features
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This is the simplest and cleanest way to control your Sonos speakers from your Apple Watch. Change songs, turn up the volume and check out the cover art. Effortlessly switch between all your Sonos speakers and control all of them individually.  Get quick access to the app via complications directly on your favorite Watch Face. WHAT CAN SONOWATCH DO · Play/Pause/Change tracks · Rotate digital crown to change volume · Show cover art · Select multiple households · Access and control all your Sonos groups · Quick app access via complications MORE FEATURES ARE COMING This is the first version of SonoWatch. More cool features are coming soon. Stay tuned! Questions? Problems? Ideas? Then please get in touch with us:  info@northmind.io Note: This is not an official Sonos App. Sonos is a trademark of Sonos Inc.

Screenshots

Sonos4 screens
SonoWatch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sonos at Free against SonoWatch's $0.99. Sonos also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.4) and ratings volume (927K vs 40). SonoWatch's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Sonos is free to download; SonoWatch costs $0.99 up front. Sonos sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. SonoWatch asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sonos holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonos has 927K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of Sonos's written reviews are positive against 27% of SonoWatch's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonos ships an update fortnightly, SonoWatch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard11 real differences · 0 level
Sonos versus SonoWatch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonosSonoWatch
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (927K ratings) — better2.4 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews17.2% of reviews27.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings927K — better40
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#25 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSonos, Inc.Northmind AB

Customer experience

Sonos

All ratings926,758 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews6,076 reviews
Positive17.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative73.7%

SonoWatch

All ratings40 ratings
Positive32.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative67.5%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative72.7%

Bugs and requests

Sonos

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App unable to connect to speakers
  • Speakers not recognized after updates
  • Inconsistent volume and playback controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved app stability and responsiveness
  • Restore legacy features (alarms, queues, etc.)
  • Customizable app interface

SonoWatch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sonos

Subscriptions1
  • Sonos Radio HD Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
None

SonoWatch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonos free?
Sonos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SonoWatch free?
SonoWatch costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonos or SonoWatch?
Sonos is rated higher. Sonos averages 4.6 out of 5 from 927K ratings, while SonoWatch averages 2.4 from 40 ratings.
Do Sonos or SonoWatch have ads?
Sonos shows ads; SonoWatch does not.
Which is updated more often, Sonos or SonoWatch?
Sonos ships an update fortnightly, and SonoWatch every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sonos was updated on September 25, 2026 and SonoWatch on September 21, 2026.

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