Sonos S1 Controller vs Aoe
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
Aoe
This application bridges the gap between songwriters and music producers, streamlining the music creation process. It facilitates collaboration and production for aspiring artists.
- Songwriting collaboration
- Music production
- Producer-producer connection
- Songwriter-producer connection
- Album production
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Aoe enhances the experience of creating music by eliminating the bridges between the song writer and the producer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aoe at 100% against Sonos S1 Controller's 52%. Aoe also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Sonos S1 Controller's advantage is ratings volume (821K vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
Aoe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonos S1 Controller has 821K ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Aoe's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonos S1 Controller | Aoe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (821K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 821K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonos, Inc. | Joseph Adeyanju |
Customer experience
Sonos S1 Controller
Aoe
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
Aoe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sonos S1 Controller
No in-app purchases
Aoe
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Sonos S1 Controller free?
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