Sonos S1 Controller vs LoopBook
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
LoopBook
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Slow down a tricky passage, loop it, and get it right. LoopBook is a music practice tool for musicians who want to work on difficult sections of songs, solos, lessons, and recordings. Import your own audio or video and create precise A/B practice loops. Set the start and end points, slow down the music without changing pitch, shift the pitch when you need to, and repeat a section for as long as it takes to nail it. Each track can contain multiple named loops, so you can keep all the sections you're working on together — a tricky bridge, solo, chord change, bass line, or anything else you want to practise. Jump straight back to any saved section whenever you practise. KEEP YOUR PRACTICE ORGANISED LoopBook is more than an audio looper. Build a library of the music you're working on, with your loops, notes and practice materials all kept together. Add notes to remind yourself what to focus on and attach a chart, sheet music, lyric sheet or other reference material. SHARE WITH TEACHERS AND BANDMATES Share a complete LoopBook track — including the audio, practice loops, notes and attachments — as one file. It's ideal for music teachers sending exercises or tricky passages to students, or musicians sharing practice material with bandmates. FEATURES • A/B repeat and precise practice loops • Slow down music without changing pitch • Pitch shifting • Multiple named loops per track • Audio and video • Practice notes • Attach charts, sheet music and PDFs • Share complete practice tracks • Organise your practice library Free for up to 4 tracks, with unlimited loops on each one. LoopBook Pro removes that limit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sonos S1 Controller at none against LoopBook's 1. Sonos S1 Controller also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). LoopBook's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. LoopBook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sonos S1 Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sonos S1 Controller ships an update every 2 months, LoopBook every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonos S1 Controller | LoopBook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (821K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 821K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonos, Inc. | Joe Gass |
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
LoopBook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sonos S1 Controller
No in-app purchases
LoopBook
- LoopBook Pro$7.99
Questions
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