Comparison

Sonos vs Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote

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

Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote

Control and enhance audio from various smart speakers and devices. Stream music from multiple services, boost bass and volume, and even use your phone as a microphone. Enjoy an ad-free experience with premium features.

Highlights
  • Connect and control AirPlay and Bluetooth speakers
  • Boost bass, treble, and volume
  • Full-range equalizer with presets
  • Stream from multiple music services
  • Use phone as a microphone
  • Ad blocker for YouTube
  • Private web browser
Features
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GIVE OUR APP A TRY IF YOU WANT TO: • Connect, control, group, and ungroup all nearby AirPlay speakers, amplifiers, and smart TVs. • Boost and sync multiple speakers to deliver high-quality sound at extra-high volumes for loud music. • Enhance your music experience with our bass booster, treble booster, volume booster, and full-range equalizer, including presets such as Acoustic, Dance, Electronic, Jazz, Pop, R&B, and more. • Manage and enjoy your all-time favorite songs, artists, and personalized playlists for every occasion with our Localcast feature. • Use our all-in-one music hub to access multiple streaming services — Apple Music, YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Audiomack, SoundCloud, and more — and seamlessly switch between them without leaving the app. • Instantly turn your iPhone into a microphone to record and stream your voice. • Discover trending songs updated daily. • Enjoy our ad blocker to watch your favorite YouTubers’ content and cast YouTube Music to your speakers without limitations or interruptions. • Use a private, secure, and fast built-in web browser to access your favorite online audio content providers with no tracking and no personal data stored during browsing. 1. Detect & Connect • Detect and connect to any nearby Wi-Fi or AirPlay speakers and amplifiers, such as: - Sonos Era 100, Sonos One (S1 & S2), Sonos Play, and more. - DENON, HEOS, Marantz, and Naim. - B&O Beoplay, and B&O Beosound. - Many other brands. • Detect and pair with any Bluetooth speakers, amplifiers, headphones, or earbuds, such as: - Bose Home Speaker, Bose Smart Soundbar, and more. - Harman Kardon Aura, Harman Kardon AVR, JBL, and more. - Logitech UE Boom 2. Control • Bass booster, treble booster, volume booster, and equalizer. • Adjust bass and treble output; enable or disable loudness. • Play / Pause / Next Track / Previous Track / Seek. 3. Offline Music Player / Online Music Streaming • Stream music from Apple Music, YouTube, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Audiomack, SoundCloud, and more. • My Local music library: Import music files in various formats into your library, download your favorite tracks, and enjoy high-quality offline playback. • Cast music to your speakers without Wi-Fi. • Voice recorder: Create and amplify your voice with our VoiceCast. HOW IT WORKS • Getting started is simple — download the Smart Speakers Remote Control app. • Join our Annual Premium Membership gives you access to: - A free 3-day trial — cancel any time. - Unlimited connection and casting of audio to speakers and headphones. - Ad-free YouTube listening & streaming. - Full control over your sound quality. - Dedicated customer support just an email away. • In addition to the annual plan, we offer more budget-friendly weekly and monthly options — cancel anytime. • If you choose not to become our Premium member, that’s okay too! You can still enjoy our Premium Features using your iPhone’s built-in speaker all day long. DOWNLOAD Smart Speakers Remote Control NOW! PAYMENT AND SUBSCRIPTIONS • Pricing may vary by country, and actual charges may be converted to your local currency based on your country of residence. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at the time of purchase confirmation. • Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, and you will be informed of the renewal cost. • Manage your membership in your account settings, including the option to disable auto-renewal. If a free trial is offered, any unused portion will be forfeited once you purchase a membership to the applicable publication. Privacy Policy: https://fiisionstudio.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://fiisionstudio.com/terms-and-conditions/ For assistance, contact us at support@fiisionstudio.com. Questions or suggestions? Just send us an email.

Screenshots

Sonos4 screens
Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sonos at 927K against Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote's 7.8K. Sonos also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#22 vs unranked). Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonos sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sonos holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonos has 927K ratings behind it against 7.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 17% and 18% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonos ships an update fortnightly, Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Sonos versus Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonosSmart Speaker Equalizer Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (927K ratings) — better4.4 (7.8K ratings)
Positive reviews17.2% of reviews17.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings927K — better7.8K
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB57 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperSonos, Inc.Fiision Studio Company Limited

Customer experience

Sonos

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

Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote

All ratings7,783 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral3.3%
Negative79.1%

User reviews

Sonos

From 927K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless upgrade process
  • 🔒 Robust connectivity
  • 👍 Great sound quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues
  • 🔍 Confusing and buggy app
  • ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive app
  • 🔄 Speakers randomly disappearing
  • 🤯 Frustrating app updates

Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote

From 7.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐ Awesome
  • 👍 Great
  • 👍 Somewhat difficult to set up

Room to improve

  • 🚫 Doesn't work
  • 🚫 Crashes at startup
  • 🚫 Complicated interface
  • 🚫 Unstable
  • 💰 Expensive

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

Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Connectivity issues
  • Inability to find or connect to speakers
  • Playback problems
  • Incompatibility with older Sonos systems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to control multiple speakers
  • Improved connectivity and stability
  • Better user interface and navigation
  • Support for more music services
  • Offline music playback

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sonos

Subscriptions1
  • Sonos Radio HD Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
14 purchases

Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote

Subscriptions11
  • Weekly Premium Event3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$0.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium2 variants$2.997 Days
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  • Weekly Premium2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
  • Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium$14.99
  • Lifetime Premium Event$19.99
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99

Questions

Is Sonos free?
Sonos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote free?
Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sonos or Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote?
Sonos is rated higher. Sonos averages 4.6 out of 5 from 927K ratings, while Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote averages 4.4 from 7.8K ratings.
Do Sonos or Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote have ads?
Both Sonos and Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonos or Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote?
Sonos ships an update fortnightly, and Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote every 6 weeks. Most recently, Sonos was updated on September 25, 2026 and Smart Speaker Equalizer Remote on September 24, 2026.

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