Sonos S1 Controller vs Lithe Audio
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sonos S1 Controller
Manage your older Sonos systems with ease. This app allows you to control volume, group rooms, set alarms, and stream from your favorite services. Enjoy thousands of free stations with Sonos Radio.
- Control older Sonos products
- Adjust volume
- Group rooms
- Save favorites
- Set alarms
- Stream from services
- Listen to Sonos Radio
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This app controls systems that include the earliest Sonos products: Zone Players, Play:5 (Gen 1), Bridge, Connect (Gen 1) and Connect:Amp (Gen 1) Easily control your system. Adjust volume levels, group rooms, save favorites, set alarms, and more. Stream from popular services. Connect your streaming services and browse all your music, podcasts, radio, and audiobooks in a single app. Listen to Sonos Radio. Enjoy thousands of stations free on your system, including live radio from around the world, genre stations, artist-curated stations, and original programming from Sonos. If you are a California resident, for more information about our privacy practices, please see: California Privacy Notice: https://www.sonos.com/legal/privacy#legal-privacy-addendum-container
Lithe Audio
Easily set up and manage wireless multi-room speakers. Stream music seamlessly throughout your home, playing different songs in separate rooms or the same song simultaneously. Supports multiple users and music services.
- Easy speaker setup and connection
- Configure and rename speakers
- Create multi-room music groups
- Stream music to all rooms
- Play different or same songs simultaneously
- Supports multiple music services
- Stream local, network, or AUX audio
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Lithe Audio Multi room app brings your Lithe Audio Wireless Speakers to life, easily setup your speakers via Apple Airplay, manage and play your music seamlessly, throughout your home. SIMPLY SET-UP, USE Use the app to setup and connect your Lithe Audio Wireless Multi room Speakers to your home wireless network Add or remove devices, configure rename your speakers to specific rooms, create multi-room music groups. CONTROL ALL YOUR SPEAKERS WITH ONE APP Use your iPhone, iPad to stream music to every corner of your house, play different songs in separate rooms or even same song in different rooms simultaneously in party mode. FREELY ENJOY YOUR MUSIC Listen to music through your speakers freely, whether you are cooking, reading or relaxing in the bath. Make your home a dynamic audio space. Supports multi users and multiple music service accounts. STREAM ONLINE MUSIC SERVICES, LOCAL, NETWORK OR AUX Wirelessly stream music stored on your apple devices, using our intuitive app. Access the music you love via Spotify, Deezer, Tidal. Easily listen to thousands of tracks, radio stations or from your own music library on your device or NAS drive. Connect Via Aux for hard wired connections… Learn more at www.litheaudio.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sonos S1 Controller at 4.7 against Lithe Audio's 2.8. Sonos S1 Controller also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 13%) and ratings volume (821K vs 4). Lithe Audio's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sonos S1 Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonos S1 Controller has 821K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Sonos S1 Controller's written reviews are positive against 13% of Lithe Audio's.
Sonos S1 Controller ships an update every 2 months, Lithe Audio monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonos S1 Controller | Lithe Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (821K ratings) — better | 2.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 13.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 821K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #163 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonos, Inc. | Lithe Audio Ltd |
Customer experience
Sonos S1 Controller
Lithe Audio
Bugs and requests
Sonos S1 Controller
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to recognize speakers
- Music playback randomly cuts out
- Inability to control volume from lock screen
Requested features
4 requests- Restore previous app interface
- Improve search and playlist management
- Add Bluetooth connectivity
- Better integration with personal music libraries
Lithe Audio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sonos S1 Controller
No in-app purchases
Lithe Audio
No in-app purchases
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