Comparison

Artic Audio vs Sonarc (Sonic Arc)

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Artic Audio

Features
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Artic Audio - Audiophile Music Player Experience music exactly as the artist intended. Artic Audio is the premium iOS music player engineered specifically for discerning audiophiles who demand uncompromising audio quality. Perfect Sound, Zero Compromise • Bit-perfect playback preserves every detail of your music • True gapless playback for seamless album experiences • Zero audio processing - pure, unaltered sound • Optimized for external DACs and high-end audio equipment Stream Your Personal Library • Connect to your Jellyfin media server for bit-perfect streaming • Full Plex integration brings your entire music collection to iOS • Stream high-resolution audio from your home server anywhere • No subscription required - your music, your server, your way Built for Music Lovers • Clean, intuitive interface that never gets in the way • Support for high-resolution audio formats • Designed by audiophiles, for audiophiles • Lightning-fast library browsing and playback Whether streaming from your personal media server or playing local files, Artic Audio delivers the pristine sound quality that serious music lovers demand.

About

Sonarc (Sonic Arc)

Features
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Sornac is a high-performance audio player designed to allow you to enjoy music stored on local devices and network storage in its original quality and manage it efficiently. Going beyond the limitations of streaming services, it provides perfect indexing and a bit-perfect high-quality playback environment for large-scale personal music libraries. [Key Features] • High-Quality Lossless Audio Playback Supports various lossless audio formats such as FLAC and WAV, reproducing the original sound of the source clearly without loss. • Cloud and Network Library Integration Supports Google Drive and SMB network drives, allowing you to easily scan and stream music from remote storage without worrying about device capacity. • Ultra-Fast Indexing of Large Libraries Utilizing background multi-threaded pipeline technology, it rapidly indexes large libraries of over 10,000 songs without frame drops. • Minimalist and Intuitive UI/UX It provides an elegant and intuitive interface that eliminates unnecessary elements, allowing you to focus on the pure joy of listening to audio. • Background Playback and Queue Control Ensures seamless audio playback even when the screen is off, and allows you to listen to music in your desired order using a custom queue.

Screenshots

Artic Audio3 screens
Sonarc (Sonic Arc)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sonarc (Sonic Arc) at every 4 days against Artic Audio's fortnightly. Sonarc (Sonic Arc) also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artic Audio ships an update fortnightly, Sonarc (Sonic Arc) every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Artic Audio versus Sonarc (Sonic Arc): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtic AudioSonarc (Sonic Arc)
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeremy BlanchardJinYoung Choi

In-app purchases

None

Artic Audio

No in-app purchases

None

Sonarc (Sonic Arc)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artic Audio free?
Artic Audio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonarc (Sonic Arc) free?
Sonarc (Sonic Arc) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Artic Audio or Sonarc (Sonic Arc) have ads?
Neither Artic Audio nor Sonarc (Sonic Arc) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artic Audio or Sonarc (Sonic Arc)?
Artic Audio ships an update fortnightly, and Sonarc (Sonic Arc) every 4 days. Most recently, Artic Audio was updated on October 28, 2026 and Sonarc (Sonic Arc) on October 24, 2026.

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