Comparison

SonikTrax vs Sonevia

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Stream music library
  • Background audio playback
  • Queue management
  • Browse by artists, albums, genres
  • Radio mixes and smart stations
  • CarPlay integration
  • Apple TV support
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

SonikTrax4 screens
Sonevia4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonevia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SonikTrax asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SonikTrax ships an update monthly, Sonevia every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SonikTrax versus Sonevia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonikTraxSonevia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike GomonManasvin Yadav

Customer experience

SonikTrax

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sonevia

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SonikTrax

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sonevia

Subscriptions2
  • Sonevia Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Sonevia Pro Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Sonevia Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is SonikTrax free?
SonikTrax is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonevia free?
Sonevia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SonikTrax or Sonevia?
SonikTrax is rated higher. SonikTrax averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sonevia averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do SonikTrax or Sonevia have ads?
Neither SonikTrax nor Sonevia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SonikTrax or Sonevia?
SonikTrax ships an update monthly, and Sonevia every 5 days. Most recently, SonikTrax was updated on November 9, 2026 and Sonevia on November 12, 2026.

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