Hot Press vs Ask for Sonos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hot Press
Access Ireland's iconic music, pop culture, and politics magazine with enhanced digital editions. Explore the latest issues and an extensive archive, enriched with exclusive audio and video content for a more immersive experience.
- Latest magazine issues
- Extensive archive access
- Enhanced audio and video content
- Digital subscriptions
- Single issue purchases
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Hot Press is Ireland's legendary and highly controversial Music, Pop Culture, Entertainment, Politics & Opinion Magazine. The Hot Press iPad app allows you to view the latest issues plus and an extensive archive, all upgraded with additional pictorial, audio & video content to enhance your viewing pleasure. --- We offer digital subscriptions for Hot Press: 1-month subscriptions for € 5.49; 3-month subscriptions for € 14.99 and 1-year subscriptions for € 54.99 - auto-renewed until cancelled. Single issues can be purchased without an active subscription for € 3.99. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The renewal price is the same as the subscription price. You may manage or remove subscriptions within Account Settings after purchase, though no cancellation of any current subscriptions will be allowed during the active subscription period. --- Visit our website at: http://www.hotpress.com/ Read about our privacy policy and terms of use at: http://www.hotpress.com/1278227.html
Ask for Sonos
Discover commands and create custom phrases for your Sonos devices. This app allows direct voice interaction and offers a fun way to explore responses, making your smart speaker experience more engaging. It's designed to help you unlock the full potential of your Sonos system.
- Learn Sonos commands
- Create custom phrases
- Direct voice interaction
- Explore Sonos responses
- Share custom phrases
- Party game feature
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No.1 Sonos guide! Ask for Sonos, is a revolutionary must have for music in your home. Learn many, many commands for your Sonos. Unlock your investment in your Sonos powered device with our fun new Sonos App for the Sonos device! Use our Ask for Sonos App for the Sonos device, to create your own sayings for your Sonos device, and then share them with your friends! You can also use our Ask for Sonos App for the Sonos device, to talk directly to your Sonos device, without you saying a word! Download our Ask for Sonons App for the Sonos device, for many, many different questions that you can ask Sonos. You'll be rolling in the aisles with some of the answers! Invite our Ask for Sonos App for the Sonos device to a party, and get your friends to guess Sonos' response to your questions! Works with Sonos devices. ** NOTE: This App is NOT sponsored, authorised or affiliated with Sonos ** RTA Apps Ltd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ask for Sonos at 100% against Hot Press's 20%. Hot Press's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hot Press sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Ask for Sonos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hot Press ships an update every 16 months, Ask for Sonos every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hot Press | Ask for Sonos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Citygrove ltd | RTA Apps Ltd |
Customer experience
Hot Press
Ask for Sonos
In-app purchases
Hot Press
- Hot Press Best Of Ireland 2018$2.99
- Hot Press 4218 U2$2.99
- Hot Press 3820 U2$3.99
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- Hot Press 40.05 Kodaline$3.99
- Hot Press 40.10 Euro 2016$3.99
- Hot Press 4104 U2 Joshua Tree Special$3.99
- Hot Press 3708 Josh Ritter$4.99
- Hot Press 3814$4.99
- Edition$4.99
- Hot Press Annual 2018$5.99
Ask for Sonos
- Remove Adverts$0.99
