SonoWatch vs WiiM Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Play/Pause/Change tracks
- Volume control via digital crown
- Display cover art
- Select multiple households
- Control Sonos groups
- Watch face complications
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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.
WiiM Home
Control your audio devices and access your favorite music from a single app. Stream from various services, manage multi-room audio, and customize your listening experience with EQ and room correction.
- Unified music and device control
- Access favorite music and stations
- Browse and play from multiple music services
- Multi-room audio synchronization
- Simplified device setup
- Customizable EQ and room correction
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The WiiM Home app unifies your music and device settings in one place, enabling effortless control of your WiiM devices and enhancing your overall listening experience. EASILY ACCESS TO YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC The Favorite tab offers quick access to all your music and controls. Instantly revisit your top tracks, save your favorite stations and playlists, explore new artists, and enjoy rich, immersive sound throughout your home. SIMPLIFIED STREAMING Easily browse, search, and play content from all your preferred music services with a single app, whether it's Spotify, TIDAL, Amazon Music, Pandora, Deezer, Qobuz, or others. MULTI-ROOM AUDIO CONTROL Whether you want different music in every room or to synchronize your entire home to the same song, the WiiM Home app gives you full control over your WiiM devices and your music from anywhere. EASY SETUP The app automatically detects your WiiM devices, simplifying setting up stereo pairs, creating a surround sound system, and adding devices to additional rooms with just a few taps. CUSTOMIZED LISTENING EXPERIENCE Fine-tune your audio with built-in EQ adjustments and Room Correction to match your preferences and environment perfectly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WiiM Home at Free against SonoWatch's $0.99. WiiM Home also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (68% vs 26%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
WiiM Home is free to download; SonoWatch costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WiiM Home holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WiiM Home has 1.9K ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of SonoWatch's written reviews are positive against 68% of WiiM Home's.
SonoWatch ships an update every 6 weeks, WiiM Home every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SonoWatch | WiiM Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (42 ratings) | 3.9 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews | 68.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #146 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 325 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Northmind AB | Linkplay Tech Inc. |
Customer experience
SonoWatch
WiiM Home
Bugs and requests
SonoWatch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
WiiM Home
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes on certain devices
- Firmware update issues causing connectivity problems
- Inconsistent performance after software updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Apple Music
- Improve playlist management features
- Enhance search and browsing capabilities
- Provide better integration with smart home devices
- Allow more customization options for the app interface
In-app purchases
SonoWatch
No in-app purchases
WiiM Home
No in-app purchases









