Comparison

Listen Later vs Sonr

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

Head to head
About

Listen Later

This app acts as a music to-do list, helping you save albums and tracks you discover. It allows you to create personal listening queues and collections for any mood or event, then play them through your preferred music service.

Highlights
  • Music to-do list
  • Save albums and tracks
  • Personal listening queue
  • Create music collections
  • Play through favorite services
  • Build listening history
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Listen Later – your music to-do list Listen Later is your reminder and play-queue companion for music — a to-listen list for albums and tracks you don’t want to forget. Save music as you discover it, then come back and play it through your favourite service — Apple Music, Spotify, TIDAL, and more. Use On Rotation as your personal listening queue. Add albums you want to check out, or keep track of the ones you currently have on repeat — your “best of the best”. Whether it’s a new release, a friend’s recommendation, or a timeless classic, they’ll all be waiting when you’re ready to listen. Want to keep a record of what you’ve been loving lately? Every so often, save your On Rotation list to the Collections Library to build a history of your listening journey — a musical time capsule. You can also create standalone Collections for any mood, event, or era: your all-time favourite dance albums, the soundtracks of your teenage years, or the perfect mix for an upcoming road trip. When it’s time, just hit play. Powered by the vast Apple Music catalogue, Listen Later makes it easy to find nearly any album ever released. Then, play it wherever you like — Apple Music, Spotify, TIDAL, and beyond. Listen Later — don’t just queue it, remember it.

About

Sonr

This app helps you discover and save music you hear in real life, building a personal library and taste profile. It allows you to rediscover songs that match your preferences and explore similar tracks from the same era.

Highlights
  • Music recognition
  • Saved song library
  • Taste profile builder
  • Similar song recommendations
  • Favorite artist insights
  • Apple Music integration
Features
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Sonr turns music recognition into a personal music discovery library. Capture songs you hear, save them to your library, and build a taste profile that grows with every discovery. Sonr helps you keep track of the music you find in real life, clean up wrong captures, and rediscover songs that fit your taste. Use Sonr to browse saved recognitions, view favourite artists, shape your taste profile, and find similar tracks from the same era as songs you already love. Features include: Music recognition shortcut support Saved song library Wrong capture removal Personal taste profile Favourite artist insights Similar song recommendations Same-era discovery Apple Music metadata and artwork lookup Quick setup guide Whether you hear a song out with friends, in a cafe, or while watching something, Sonr helps every discovery become part of your listening story. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cour.software/sonr/privacy

Screenshots

Listen Later4 screens
Sonr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Listen Later at 4.3 against Sonr's 1.0. Listen Later also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). Sonr's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Listen Later holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listen Later ships an update every 3 months, Sonr every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Listen Later versus Sonr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListen LaterSonr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBreakbeat Ltd.Cour software LTD.

Customer experience

Listen Later

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Sonr

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Listen Later

No in-app purchases

None

Sonr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Listen Later free?
Listen Later is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonr free?
Sonr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Listen Later or Sonr?
Listen Later is rated higher. Listen Later averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Sonr averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Listen Later or Sonr have ads?
Neither Listen Later nor Sonr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Listen Later or Sonr?
Listen Later ships an update every 3 months, and Sonr every 5 weeks. Most recently, Listen Later was updated on October 24, 2026 and Sonr on October 13, 2026.

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