Sonique vs Speaker Positioning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Sonique
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Sonique is a fast, beautiful controller for your multi-room speakers. It talks to your speakers directly over your Wi-Fi, so play, pause, volume and grouping respond instantly. MADE FOR iPHONE DUO Unfold, and Sonique unfolds with you: the album cover becomes a stage with a glow in its own colors, the controls sit beside it, and the player stays in its own column while you browse. Fold, and everything is back under your thumb. The switch is seamless ā you never lose your place. EVERY ROOM AT A GLANCE The home screen shows what is playing where, with a volume slider on every room. On large screens it becomes a mixing desk for the whole house. BEAUTIFUL DESIGN A dark interface, glass panels and colors drawn from the album cover that is playing. A light theme is included. FULL CONTROL ⢠Play, pause, next, previous, seek ⢠Shuffle, repeat, crossfade ⢠Volume per room and per group ⢠Bass, treble, loudness, night mode ⢠Group and ungroup rooms ⢠Start favorites and playlists directly ⢠View and reorder the queue ⢠Scenes: rooms, volumes and music with one tap AT HOME ON EVERY SCREEN iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad, portrait and landscape ā Sonique uses the space it is given. REQUIREMENTS Compatible multi-room speakers on the same Wi-Fi network as your device.
Speaker Positioning
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Find a more useful speaker position by testing one change at a time. Speaker Positioning combines a measured 3D room view with acoustic measurements and a before-and-after comparison. SEE YOUR SETUP Mark both speakers and your listening position with the camera. View the room in 3D, rotate it, zoom in and switch to a top view. Read listening distances, wall clearances and proposed test moves directly in the scene. On a compatible LiDAR iPhone, scan walls, openings and simplified furniture. An optional second pass captures coloured surfaces. Switch between the clean measurement view and room colours. Without LiDAR, define the room footprint manually. TEST A CHANGE Connect your stereo system, measure at the listening position, then try one change. Measure again with the same volume, microphone position and signal path. Compare the left/right arrival-time difference, both bass-response shapes and changes in position. The app explains when two measurements cannot safely be compared. KEEP THE RESULT Save measurements and their room views locally. Revisit the comparison before deciding whether to keep the change. Speaker-model and subwoofer guidance help you plan further tests. FREE FEATURES ⢠Guided sound, camera and combined workflows ⢠3D room view with useful dimensions and test positions ⢠LiDAR room and colour capture on supported iPhones ⢠Acoustic measurement, saved results and before-and-after comparison PRO ā ONE-TIME PURCHASE ⢠External measurement microphone with calibration-file import ⢠Wired line output and loopback latency calibration ⢠Impulse-response WAV and frequency-response export for REW IMPORTANT Camera dimensions and test positions are approximate. Coloured surfaces are not a photorealistic digital twin; hidden areas, glass and mirrors can leave gaps. Acoustic arrival times can include channel-processing delays. A smaller left/right difference alone does not guarantee better sound. Use repeat measurements and your listening impression to decide. Absolute acoustic distances require a valid latency calibration. An iPhone and a connected stereo system are needed for acoustic assessment. The iPhone-only playback option is a function test. Start at a moderate volume. No account, advertising or tracking. Measurement and room data are processed and saved on your device; you choose whether to share exports.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sonique at none against Speaker Positioning's 1. Sonique also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Speaker Positioning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sonique asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sonique ships an update every 2 days, Speaker Positioning every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Sonique | Speaker Positioning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days ā better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOCHEN MAURER | Marcel Knop |
In-app purchases
Sonique
No in-app purchases
Speaker Positioning
- Pro$8.99
Questions
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