Sonos S1 Controller vs Radiolé
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
Radiolé
Experience the joy of Spanish music with this application. Stream your favorite Spanish tunes and brighten your day. It's designed to bring you the best of Spanish musical content.
- Spanish music streaming
- Joyful music experience
- Easy to download
- Dedicated Spanish music content
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La alegría de la música española. Alégrate. Ya puedes descargarte la app de Radiolé
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sonos S1 Controller at none against Radiolé's shown. Sonos S1 Controller also leads on ratings volume (821K vs 124) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Radiolé's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 52%) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Sonos S1 Controller against 4.8 for Radiolé. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonos S1 Controller has 821K ratings behind it against 124, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Sonos S1 Controller's written reviews are positive against 87% of Radiolé's.
Sonos S1 Controller ships an update every 2 months, Radiolé every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonos S1 Controller | Radiolé |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (821K ratings) | 4.8 (124 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | 86.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 821K — better | 124 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #206 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sonos, Inc. | Union Radio |
Customer experience
Sonos S1 Controller
Radiolé
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
Radiolé
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sonos S1 Controller
No in-app purchases
Radiolé
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sonos S1 Controller free?
Is Radiolé free?
Which has better reviews, Sonos S1 Controller or Radiolé?
Do Sonos S1 Controller or Radiolé have ads?
Which is updated more often, Sonos S1 Controller or Radiolé?
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