Comparison

Sonaur vs Horaly

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

Head to head
About

Sonaur

This app transforms real-time data, like weather or biometrics, into evolving ambient music. It offers unique, artist-composed soundscapes that adapt to your environment and personal rhythms, perfect for focus, relaxation, or sleep. Enjoy an uninterrupted, personalized listening experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time weather-driven music
  • Artist-composed sonic palettes
  • Biometric sound shaping (Apple Watch)
  • Binaural beats for focus/sleep
  • Sleep timer
  • Lock screen playback
Features
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Let the world become your soundtrack. Most focus music repeats. Your brain notices. Sonaur responds — transforming real-time data into evolving ambient music composed and recorded by musicians, not AI. No repetitive loops. Just responsive soundscapes designed for immersive, extended listening. WEATHER MODE (FREE) Temperature, wind, clouds, light, and rain shape how and when sounds unfold. A foggy morning feels different than a bright afternoon. The same city never sounds the same twice. • Real-time weather shapes the music • Curated, artist-composed sonic palettes • Optional binaural beats for sleep, focus, meditation, or mental clarity • Sleep timer • Lock screen playback controls • No ads. No interruptions HEALTH MODE (Apple Watch Required) — $19.99 One-Time Unlock Let your body's rhythms shape the sound. With Apple Watch, your heart rate, HRV, activity, and movement shape the music in real time. Calm moments create space. Increased activity builds layers. Adaptive binaural beats gently shift within your selected range based on your biometrics. • Real-time biometric sound shaping • Apple Watch companion app • Health data processed locally — nothing stored or transmitted • Works in Airplane Mode • One-time purchase. No subscription PERFECT FOR Focused work, concentration, and writing. Meditation and mindfulness. Creative flow sessions. Relaxation, evening wind-down, or sleep. Anyone who appreciates ambient music and wants a soundtrack that feels unique, personal, and alive. Inspired by a quote from Brian Eno: "You know, a wind chime is basically a simple piece of generative music." Press play. Your personal ambient soundtrack — created by the world.

About

Horaly

This app provides traditional astrology timing based on planetary hours, day rulers, and moon phases, calculated live for your location. It offers features like live hora countdowns, meeting planners, and customizable alerts to help you stay in sync with celestial cycles. Available on iPhone and Apple Watch with various widgets and complications.

Highlights
  • Live planetary hour tracking
  • Day ruler and moon phase information
  • Meeting planner with shared windows
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Customizable alerts and notifications
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Horaly is a daily companion for traditional astrology timing - planetary hours, day ruler, and moon phase, calculated live for your location. Each layer works together: planetary hours shift by season and sunrise, the day ruler sets the overall tone, and the moon adds phase and zodiac context. Horaly keeps all three in sync so you always know where you stand in the day. PLANETARY HOURS Follow the current hora with a live countdown and progress indicator. Browse the full day schedule across day and night flows. Get notified when the hora changes so you never miss a shift. On Apple Watch, the Wheel view shows the full 24-hour cycle at a glance. The List view gives a quick hora-by-hora breakdown with a NOW indicator. Best/Avoid tells you what the current hora is best - and worst - used for. DAY RULER & MOON See today's ruling planet and the week's rulers at a glance. Explore moon phase, illumination, zodiac sign, degree, lunar day, and age - updated live. LUNAR MANSIONS Follow the Moon through the 28 Arabic lunar mansions (manazil al-qamar), used alongside planetary hours since the Picatrix. See the current mansion with its meaning and Arabic name, when the Moon enters the next one, and what tradition says each mansion favors or hinders. MEETING PLANNER Compare planetary hour quality across two cities to find stronger shared windows. Four views - Week Heatmap, Best Slots, Timeline, and Compare Now - help you decide before you schedule. Add selected windows directly to Calendar. APPLE WATCH A full companion app lives on your wrist: Dashboard, Wheel, List, Day Ruler, Moon detail, Best/Avoid guidance, and Watch face complications showing the current hora and countdown. WIDGETS Current Hora, Now + Next, Upcoming Horas List, Today Timeline Strip, Moon Snapshot, Moon Phase Calendar with lunar day view, and Best Window Today - across Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Apple Watch complications. ALERTS & NOTIFICATIONS Stay in rhythm without having to check the app. Horaly can notify you at the start of each new hora so you never miss a shift. Fine-tune your alert schedule with lead time, and set quiet hours so notifications pause during the night - or any window you choose. Filter by daytime and nighttime alerts, or toggle individual planets on and off to receive only the horas that matter to you: Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, or Saturn. A live preview shows your upcoming alert schedule before you commit to any changes. Built natively for iPhone and Apple Watch. Some features, such as the Meeting Planner, the Moon almanac and most widgets, require Horaly Pro. --- Horaly provides traditional timing guidance for personal planning and reflection. It is not medical, legal, or financial advice. LEGAL Privacy Policy: https://rainbow-heather-30a.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-e7c2add29c024f1e81ec228b4d3f12fa Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sonaur4 screens
Horaly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sonaur at 5.0 against Horaly's 1.0. Sonaur also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonaur sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Horaly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sonaur holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonaur has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonaur ships an update every 9 days, Horaly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sonaur versus Horaly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonaurHoraly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperScott KiekbuschHuy Nguyen

Customer experience

Sonaur

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Horaly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sonaur

One-time1
  • Sonaur Health Mode$19.99
3 purchases

Horaly

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Plan$1.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Horaly Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Sonaur free?
Sonaur is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Horaly free?
Horaly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sonaur or Horaly?
Sonaur is rated higher. Sonaur averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Horaly averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sonaur or Horaly have ads?
Neither Sonaur nor Horaly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sonaur or Horaly?
Sonaur ships an update every 9 days, and Horaly every 3 weeks. Most recently, Sonaur was updated on October 24, 2026 and Horaly on October 24, 2026.

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