Comparison

Soro vs Redirect Engine

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

Redirect Engine

This utility app allows users to customize how links open in Safari. It enables automatic rewriting of URLs based on user-defined patterns, offering control over search engine destinations, map links, and tracking parameter removal. Users can create custom rules or use pre-made recipes.

Highlights
  • Smart Safari redirects
  • Customizable URL patterns
  • Redirect searches to preferred engines
  • Open map links in other services
  • Remove tracking parameters
  • Install ready-made recipes
  • AI-powered recipe creation (Pro)
Features
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Redirect Engine gives you control over where links open in Safari on iPhone and iPad. Match a URL pattern, choose a destination, and let the Safari extension rewrite matching links automatically as you browse. Start with a ready-made recipe or create your own. SMART SAFARI REDIRECTS • Redirect searches to your preferred search engine • Open map links in another maps service • Remove common tracking and affiliate parameters • Install ready-made recipes or create custom patterns • Preserve search terms, query values, and path segments • Enable or pause each recipe whenever you like READY-MADE RECIPES Quickly install recipes for changing search engines, opening map links somewhere better, cleaning tracking parameters, and more. Each recipe can be enabled or paused without deleting it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN URL matching and redirects happen on your device. Redirect Engine does not collect your browsing history. Your custom recipes stay on your devices, or sync through your own iCloud account with Pro. FREE TO START Create as many recipes as you like and enable one at a time for free. REDIRECT ENGINE PRO Unlock Pro with a one-time in-app purchase to get: • Unlimited enabled recipes • iCloud sync across Mac, iPhone, and iPad • Platform-aware sync for all devices, iPhone and iPad, Mac, or an individual device • AI Describe Recipe, which drafts a recipe from a plain-language request for you to review Open Redirect Engine, enable its extension in Safari, add a recipe, and turn it on. When a URL matches, Safari opens the destination you chose. Redirect Engine works with Safari on iPhone and iPad. Some features require Redirect Engine Pro.

Screenshots

Soro4 screens
Redirect Engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Redirect Engine at Free against Soro's $7.99. Redirect Engine also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Soro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (114 vs 1). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Redirect Engine is free to download; Soro costs $7.99 up front. Redirect Engine sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Soro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Redirect Engine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Soro has 114 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Soro ships an update every 10 days, Redirect Engine every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Soro versus Redirect Engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoroRedirect Engine
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (114 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings114 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaszlo Gergelyarheh. Pty Ltd

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

Redirect Engine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Soro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Redirect Engine

One-time5
  • Small Thanks$0.99
  • Kind Support$2.99
  • Pro$4.99
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  • Generous Support$4.99
  • App Superfan$9.99

Questions

Is Soro free?
Soro costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Redirect Engine free?
Redirect Engine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Soro or Redirect Engine?
Redirect Engine is rated higher. Soro averages 4.1 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while Redirect Engine averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Soro or Redirect Engine have ads?
Neither Soro nor Redirect Engine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Soro or Redirect Engine?
Soro ships an update every 10 days, and Redirect Engine every 2 days. Most recently, Soro was updated on October 27, 2026 and Redirect Engine on October 25, 2026.

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