Comparison

Sonos vs Resonating

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

Resonating

Features
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Resonance is a social music journal. Pick a song, tag a feeling, write a line — that's a moment. Your moments live on your profile and your friends'. • Capture moments. Hyped, in love, nostalgic, locked in, heartbroken. Pick from a deep emotion library and pair it with any song. • Decide who sees what. Public, followers only, or close friends only — set per moment. • Connect Spotify or Apple Music. Your library, recently played, and now-playing show up automatically. • Browse by mood. See what people wrote when they were feeling the same way. • Music compatibility. See how much your taste overlaps with each friend, with shared artists and shared songs surfaced. • Stats that mean something. Top moods, most-returned-to songs, longest streak, your year wrapped. • Time capsules. Write a moment now that unlocks weeks, months, or years from today. • Threads. Keep an ongoing music conversation with one person. Your account is private until you change it. Listening sharing is opt-in and separately controlled — off, close friends only, or mutuals. Block and report tools live on every moment. Spotify Premium gives you full playback control inside Resonance. Free Spotify accounts can still connect their library and listening history. Apple Music subscribers can link MusicKit on iOS for the same. Resonance is independent and ad-free. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.resonating.app/privacy

Screenshots

Sonos4 screens
Resonating4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Resonating at none against Sonos's shown. Resonating also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Sonos's advantage is chart position (#24 vs unranked). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonos sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Resonating sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Sonos versus Resonating: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonosResonating
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (931K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews19.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings931K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#24 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB52 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSonos, Inc.James Schade

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

Resonating

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
1 purchases

Resonating

Subscriptions1
  • Resonating+$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Sonos free?
Sonos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Resonating free?
Resonating is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sonos or Resonating have ads?
Sonos shows ads; Resonating does not.

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