Comparison

Soro vs Scrypted

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

Head to head
About

Soro

Enhance your Sonos speaker experience with advanced controls and automation. This app offers a modern interface, deep integration with Apple Music and Shortcuts, and the ability to create custom actions for your audio setup.

Highlights
  • Modern, intuitive user interface
  • Control Center and Home Screen widgets
  • Live Activities integration
  • 30+ powerful Shortcuts actions
  • Extended Apple Music integration
  • Speak Text on speakers
  • Browse music services
Features
Currently charting
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Soro provides modern, intuitive user interface to control your speakers, extends your iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Siri AI, Control Center and Home Screen widgets, Live Activities and 30+ powerful Shortcuts actions. Soro lets you create both quick actions or extensive workflows to control your speakers with the Shortcuts app using widgets, Siri voice commands or automations.
 ▶ Browse Your Music * Support for Music Services that you already added in the Sonos app * Browse your Sonos Music Library * Extended Apple Music Integration: * Add tracks, albums to your Apple Music playlists or favourites (in-app and via Shortcuts action) * Play artist stations * See additional details of albums and artists, such as related items and notes ▶ Shortcuts & Automations * 30+ actions to control your speakers and automate the settings in the Shortcuts app * Build quick actions or extensive automations or integrate with other third-party apps * Start creating shortcuts in the Shortcuts app or use one the of examples included in Soro as a starting point * Use the actions to - Play music from any of your music services, favorites, playlist, - Broadcast a message - See what's playing - Change volume, adjust the EQ, home theatre settings such as speech enhancement and night mode, subwoofer and surround options - Manage the music queue - Select input - Control playback - Manage speaker grouping - Load sound preset - Control you alarms ▶ Search * Efficiently search and filter across your Sonos Favorites, Sonos Playlists, Sonos Music Library, and connected music services * Search directly from Siri AI: “Find the album Get Mean by Boy Harsher in Soro” ▶ Home Screen Widgets * Now Playing: View current Sonos playback details, pick/configure rooms, adjust volume, play/pause, skip * Quick Access: Jump into search, open queue/EQ/grouping or music services * Collections: Quick access to items in your favourite collections ▶ Lock Screen Control and Dynamic Island * Soro is now integrated with the system media controls on the Lock Screen and in Control Center to allow better integration with system features such using the hardware buttons for volume control. ▶ Control Center Widgets * Quickly change your speaker settings or instantly open the app to a specific view from the Control Center. * All available speaker settings, such as volume, EQ parameters, etc. can be adjusted by adding and configuring an instance of the Sonos Settings widget ▶ Siri Al * On iOS 27, ask Siri to play music with Soro, check what's playing on your speakers or learn more about what's on screen in Soro. * Ask Siri what's playing in Soro or on Sonos: “What's playing in Soro?” * Use Siri AI's conversational answers and broad world knowledge for open-ended music discovery, then ask to play it in Soro. * Use Siri's onscreen awareness to play or find music you are looking at in other apps or Siri mode in the camera app. * When in Soro, you can ask Siri for more details of the music you are looking at, either on the Now Playing screen or when browsing and looking at an album or artist. * Siri can also run the custom Shortcuts you built with the various Soro actions in the Shortcuts app. You can fine tune the logic you want to execute and tell the name of Shortcut to Siri to run it. ▶ Spotlight * Search for a room by its name in Spotlight to find and control it from outside of Soro. * Change volume, group or remove rooms from anywhere. ▶ Share Sheet * Start playing music directly from supported apps (Apple Music, Spotify and Bandcamp) by using the share sheet. ▶ Modern Interface * Modern design with that feels at home on iOS and iPadOS
 ▶ Accessibility * Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support * Speak Text supported on Sonos One, Amp, Port, Play:5 (Gen 2), Beam, One SL, Move, SYMFONISK (table lamp & bookshelf), and all newer Sonos S2 speakers.
 Soro is not affiliated with Sonos Inc. nor is it an official Sonos app. Sonos is trademarked by Sonos Inc.

About

Scrypted

This app allows you to remotely monitor and record live feeds from your ONVIF/RTSP security cameras. Access your footage from anywhere, receive real-time alerts for detected motion, and easily search through recordings.

Highlights
  • ONVIF/RTSP camera integration
  • Remote live stream and recording access
  • Real-time motion alerts
  • Smart search for footage
  • Multi-device synchronization
  • User-friendly interface
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Scrypted NVR - Smart Camera Monitoring & Recording Stay connected to your ONVIF/RTSP security cameras with Scrypted NVR, the ultimate video recording and monitoring solution. Effortlessly manage, record, and access your live camera feeds from anywhere, at any time, directly from your iOS device. Key Features: Seamless Camera Integration: Connect and manage multiple ONVIF and RTSP-enabled cameras with ease. Remote Access: View live streams and recordings from your cameras securely from any location. Real-Time Alerts: Receive instant notifications when motion is detected or events are triggered. Smart Search: Quickly find and review recorded footage with advanced search options. Multi-Device Support: Sync and access your cameras across multiple iOS devices. User-Friendly Interface: Intuitive controls and layout for easy navigation and monitoring. Whether you're home or away, keep an eye on what matters most with Scrypted NVR. Download today and take control of your security system like never before!

Screenshots

Soro4 screens
Scrypted3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Scrypted at Free against Soro's $7.99. Scrypted also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 26.0). Soro's advantage is review sentiment (65% vs 33%) and chart position (#88 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Scrypted is free to download; Soro costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scrypted holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soro has 114 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Soro's written reviews are positive against 33% of Scrypted's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soro ships an update every 10 days, Scrypted every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Soro versus Scrypted: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoroScrypted
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (114 ratings)4.6 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings114 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#88 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo GergelyVysor, Inc.

Customer experience

Soro

All ratings114 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive65.2%
Neutral8.3%
Negative26.5%

Scrypted

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Soro

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Lock screen controls unresponsive or laggy
  • Widgets fail to update or require manual refresh
  • App crashes or freezes on certain operations
  • Speaker discovery fails on local network
  • Line-in input selection shortcuts don't work
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  • Shortcuts timeout when executing complex commands
  • Mac app unable to find speakers reliably
  • TV mode gets stuck with no swap function
  • Walkie talkie feature broken with normal audio quality
  • Direct Connect mode spinning indefinitely
  • Automation stops working after app updates
  • S2 speaker compatibility issues (only detects S1)
  • Shortcut actions don't execute as advertised
  • Performance degradation after recent Sonos app redesign
  • Widget layout issues on different screen sizes
  • Live activity disappears seconds after screen off

Requested features

17 requests
  • Atmos status indicator for streaming content
  • Apple Music Favorites integration via Shortcuts
  • Double-wide widget option
  • Increase/Decrease volume increment actions
  • Get current volume and playback info
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  • Microphone control for speakers
  • Auto-trigger live activity when speakers start playing
  • Volume limit control option
  • Apple Watch seamless support without confirmation
  • Persistent live activity display
  • Better documentation and video tutorials
  • Ability to add speakers to existing groups dynamically
  • Direct Spotify session playback to speaker groups
  • Sonos alarm setting capability
  • Cross-device app purchase (iPhone/Mac)
  • Full-screen layout option for iPad
  • Preset buttons for speaker grouping in widgets

Scrypted

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Soro

No in-app purchases

None

Scrypted

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Soro free?
Soro costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrypted free?
Scrypted is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Soro or Scrypted?
Scrypted is rated higher. Soro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Scrypted averages 4.6 from 20 ratings.
Do Soro or Scrypted have ads?
Neither Soro nor Scrypted shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soro or Scrypted?
Soro ships an update every 10 days, and Scrypted every 3 weeks. Most recently, Soro was updated on October 29, 2026 and Scrypted on October 24, 2026.

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