Sonos S1 Controller vs UE ROLL
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
UE ROLL
Control your wireless speaker remotely, manage party settings, and unlock new features. Set musical alarms, customize sound with a 5-band EQ, and wirelessly connect multiple speakers for an enhanced audio experience.
- Remote speaker control
- Musical alarm
- Customizable 5-band EQ
- Double Up with other speakers
- Wireless updates
- Personalize speaker name
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You'd never walk all the way to your TV to turn it on and you shouldn't have to with your wireless speaker either. Use the UE ROLL app to control the party from afar and to unlock an expanding set of awesome features like our musical alarm, customizable 5-band EQ and more! - Continuous Updates – Wirelessly update your UE ROLL to get all the latest ear-blowing features. UE ROLL app's cool features include: - Double Up – Wirelessly Double Up with a second UE ROLL, UE BOOM 2, UE BOOM or UE MEGABOOM and take your party to 11. - Remote Control – Use the app as a remote control to power your UE ROLL on or off from afar. - Alarm - Start last night's party all over again. UE ROLL wakes you up with your favorite songs, Spotify playlists, Pandora stations and more. Because the party never actually stops–you just pass out. - Other cool features – Personalize your UE ROLL’s name, EQ settings, language, and more through the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sonos S1 Controller at 4.7 against UE ROLL's 2.8. Sonos S1 Controller also leads on review sentiment (52% vs 21%) and ratings volume (821K vs 253). UE ROLL's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). 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.
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 253, 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 21% of UE ROLL's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sonos S1 Controller | UE ROLL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (821K ratings) — better | 2.8 (253 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better | 21.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 821K — better | 253 |
| 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, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonos, Inc. | Logitech Inc. |
Customer experience
Sonos S1 Controller
UE ROLL
User reviews
Sonos S1 Controller
From 821K App Store ratingsWhat 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
UE ROLL
From 253 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Good quality sound
- 🚀 Durable and waterproof
- 👍 Convenient size and portability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with the app
- 🐛 App crashes and doesn't work properly
- 🔋 Battery life issues
- 👎 Lack of app updates and support
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
UE ROLL
Reported bugs
4 issues- App doesn't recognize connected speaker
- Alarm feature doesn't work
- Bluetooth smart functionality not working
- App crashes on launch
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to control speaker functions from app
- Improve pairing and connectivity with app
- Add support for newer devices and iOS versions
- Bring back remote power on/off feature
In-app purchases
Sonos S1 Controller
No in-app purchases
UE ROLL
No in-app purchases
Questions
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