Comparison

Soro vs SecNote

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
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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

SecNote

Features
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SecNote is a focused security workspace for the people who do the work. Notes, CVEs, threat-intel news, voice capture, and habit tracking — one app instead of five, built for incident responders, SOC analysts, pentesters, and anyone who lives in security. WHAT'S INSIDE Encrypted notes & notebooks Capture findings, engagement notes, and runbooks. Organize them into notebooks, tag by priority, and protect them with on-device encryption. Export any note to PDF or Markdown to hand off a finding. CVE search & watchlist Search the NIST National Vulnerability Database live, then save the vendors and products you care about — like "Fortinet" or a specific CVE. SecNote flags new matches so you catch what's relevant without the noise. Threat-intel News Hub One curated feed pulling from BleepingComputer, KrebsOnSecurity, Dark Reading, SecurityWeek, The Hacker News, and r/netsec. Skim it with your coffee instead of twelve open tabs. Voice notes & quick capture Dictate an observation in the field and SecNote transcribes it on device. Or use the Action Button, Siri, or a Shortcut to jot a note before the thought is gone — without even opening the app. Habit tracking Reading, labs, cert study, log reviews — build the daily reps that keep you sharp, with reminders, streaks, a completion chart, and a calendar. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no sign-up, no analytics. Your workspace lives on your device and syncs across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud — we never see it. Lock the whole app behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode. FREE & PRO The CVE database, News Hub, plus one note and one habit are always free. New users get a 7-day free trial of unlimited everything. SecNote Pro unlocks unlimited notes, notebooks, and habits. SecNote Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://144company.com/secnote-privacy.html Terms of Use: https://144company.com/secnote-terms.html Built by 144 — clarity, not consultants.

Screenshots

Soro4 screens
SecNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SecNote at Free against Soro's $7.99. SecNote also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). Soro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads 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

SecNote is free to download; Soro costs $7.99 up front. SecNote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Soro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soro ships an update every 9 days, SecNote every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Soro versus SecNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoroSecNote
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (114 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings114 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo GergelyJose Aguilar

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

SecNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Soro

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SecNote

Subscriptions1
  • SecNote Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Soro free?
Soro costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SecNote free?
SecNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soro or SecNote have ads?
Neither Soro nor SecNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soro or SecNote?
Soro ships an update every 9 days, and SecNote every 5 weeks. Most recently, Soro was updated on October 13, 2026 and SecNote on September 30, 2026.

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