Comparison

Sonos S1 Controller vs WiiM Home

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Sonos S1 Controller4 screens
WiiM Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sonos S1 Controller at 4.7 against WiiM Home's 3.9. Sonos S1 Controller also leads on ratings volume (821K vs 1.9K). WiiM Home's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sonos S1 Controller holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonos S1 Controller has 821K ratings behind it against 1.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 52% of Sonos S1 Controller's written reviews are positive against 69% of WiiM Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonos S1 Controller ships an update every 2 months, WiiM Home weekly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sonos S1 Controller versus WiiM Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonos S1 ControllerWiiM Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (821K ratings) — better3.9 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews52.1% of reviews68.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings821K — better1.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB328 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSonos, Inc.Linkplay Tech Inc.

Customer experience

Sonos S1 Controller

All ratings820,654 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews1,747 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative39.6%

WiiM Home

All ratings1,872 ratings
Positive69.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews1,506 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.7%

User reviews

Sonos S1 Controller

From 821K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great sound quality
  • 🔍 Versatile and easy to use
  • 💡 Whole-home audio experience
  • 🎨 Sleek and modern design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues
  • 🔀 Confusing and unintuitive app updates
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate and control
  • ⚠️ Planned obsolescence of older products

WiiM Home

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Responsive app
  • 🎨 Intuitive interface
  • 🔊 Great sound quality
  • 💡 Useful features like EQ and room correction

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues, device disconnections
  • 🔍 Limited search and playlist functionality
  • 📚 Incomplete integration with some music services
  • 🔀 Shuffle/random playback limitations
  • 🖼️ Album art display issues

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

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

None

Sonos S1 Controller

No in-app purchases

None

WiiM Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonos S1 Controller free?
Sonos S1 Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WiiM Home free?
WiiM Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonos S1 Controller or WiiM Home?
Sonos S1 Controller is rated higher. Sonos S1 Controller averages 4.7 out of 5 from 821K ratings, while WiiM Home averages 3.9 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Sonos S1 Controller or WiiM Home have ads?
Neither Sonos S1 Controller nor WiiM Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonos S1 Controller or WiiM Home?
Sonos S1 Controller ships an update every 2 months, and WiiM Home weekly. Most recently, Sonos S1 Controller was updated on September 24, 2026 and WiiM Home on September 24, 2026.

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