SonikTrax vs Sonevia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SonikTrax
Access your personal music library from any location. This app connects to your self-hosted music server, providing access to your entire collection on Apple devices. Enjoy background playback, queue management, and various browsing options.
- Stream music library
- Background audio playback
- Queue management
- Browse by artists, albums, genres
- Radio mixes and smart stations
- CarPlay integration
- Apple TV support
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SonikTrax Stream your personal music library from anywhere. SonikTrax connects to your self-hosted music server, giving you access to your entire collection on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Perfect for music enthusiasts who have built their own digital library from CDs, vinyl rips, and purchased downloads. Features: - Stream your music library over Wi-Fi or cellular - Background audio playback - Queue management with shuffle and repeat - Browse by artists, albums, genres, and playlists - Radio mixes and smart stations - Dark mode support - CarPlay integration - Apple TV support Your music. Your server. Your way.
Sonevia
This app is a lossless music player that plays your owned music files with high fidelity. It supports a wide range of audio formats, offers advanced playback features, and syncs your library across devices. An optional Pro subscription unlocks further customization and advanced audio processing.
- Lossless audio playback (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, etc.)
- Gapless playback and crossfade
- Graphic and parametric equalizer
- Syncs library across devices via iCloud
- CarPlay and AirPlay support
- Offline downloads from media servers
- Headphone correction profiles
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Sonevia plays the music you own, the way it was recorded. On iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch, and in your car with CarPlay. FREE • FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF, MP3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, WMA and DSD, with gapless playback and crossfade • The format, bit depth and sample rate of every song on show • Your files and folders, from this device, iCloud Drive or any Files location • Albums, artists, playlists, liked songs, Recently Added and search • Synced lyrics from your files • A graphic equalizer with 26 presets • Star ratings, smart lists, full-screen lyrics and ListenBrainz scrobbling • Likes, playlists, ratings and listening history kept in step across your devices with iCloud • Sleep timer, Sound Check, CarPlay, AirPlay, Lock Screen controls and a widget • In English, Japanese, German, French and Spanish SONEVIA PRO: monthly, yearly or once for good, on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a free 7-day trial • Parametric EQ, a profile for each output, and corrections for thousands of headphones • Effects: reverb, echo, crossfeed and a chain of your own • AutoMix: crossfades that line up the beats of songs with a similar tempo • Audio Lab: every step from the file to your ears • DSD over USB: DSF and DSDIFF songs reach a DoP DAC as DSD, on iPhone and iPad • Navidrome, Jellyfin, Emby and Plex Media Server, with offline downloads • Play on Sonos, Google Cast and DLNA speakers, or a Navidrome Jukebox • Apple Music in Sonevia (needs your own Apple Music subscription) • Mixes, listening history, stats and recaps • Immersive Now Playing, animated artwork, themes, Edit Info and Edit Tags The trial is free and renews into nothing: when it ends, Pro features lock and your music and settings stay. Monthly and Yearly are subscriptions that renew automatically until you cancel them in your Apple Account settings, at least 24 hours before the period ends. Lifetime is one payment. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ No account, no ads and no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SonikTrax at 5.0 against Sonevia's 4.0. SonikTrax also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Sonevia's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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. Sonevia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SonikTrax asks for nothing beyond the download.
SonikTrax holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
SonikTrax ships an update monthly, Sonevia every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SonikTrax | Sonevia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Gomon | Manasvin Yadav |
Customer experience
SonikTrax
Sonevia
In-app purchases
SonikTrax
No in-app purchases
Sonevia
- Sonevia Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Sonevia Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
- 7-day TrialFree
- Sonevia Pro Lifetime$14.99





