Comparison

Sonivo vs Toneflow

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

Head to head
About

Sonivo

This audio player focuses on simplicity, offering core playback for common local audio files. Enjoy background and lock screen playback without any extra features or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Local audio playback
  • Supports MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A
  • Easy file import
  • Background playback
  • Lock screen controls
  • Steady audio playing
Features
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Super simple audio player with zero extra functions. No subscription. Core Features: Local audio playback: Support MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A common audio formats. File import: Import local audio files easily for playback. Background & lock screen playback, steady audio playing.

About

Toneflow

Create immersive soundscapes for focus, work, or meditation. Explore nature, music, and ambient sounds, manage focus timers, and import your own audio. Personalize your auditory space for enhanced productivity and relaxation.

Highlights
  • Immersive soundscene creation
  • Nature, music, and ambient sound categories
  • Synchronized focus timer
  • Focus session logging
  • Import local audio files
  • Built-in high-fidelity recording
  • Personalized auditory space
Features
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Toneflow creates an immersive, focused soundscene experience, with the first page displaying six major soundscene categories vertically, covering rich audio resources such as nature, music, animals, environment, instrumentals, electronics, and more. Click to access the detailed list, quickly preview audio without skipping, see the duration of focus, and operate efficiently and conveniently. The playback page synchronizes the music cover with the focus timer, triggers the timer countdown with a click, synchronizes the playback process with the timer process, and seamlessly integrates sound field and time management to help you focus efficiently. All completed focus recordings remain as bar logs on the home page, visually displaying the length of focus and time nodes, and fully duplicating each time spent. Sound sources support free expansion, allowing you to import both local audio files, or with built-in high-fidelity recording features, live record ambient sound effects, ASMR material, and ambient background noise, and archive to personal playlists with a click. Don‘t restrict yourself to built-in audio sources, creating your own personalized auditory space suitable for multiple focus scenarios such as learning, work, meditation, and more.

Screenshots

Sonivo4 screens
Toneflow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Toneflow at none against Sonivo's shown. Toneflow also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sonivo's advantage is ratings volume (308 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Sonivo against 5.0 for Toneflow. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonivo has 308 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sonivo ships an update every 8 days, Toneflow every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sonivo versus Toneflow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonivoToneflow
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (308 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings308 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer华兰 李VILA GRAD DOO

In-app purchases

None

Sonivo

No in-app purchases

None

Toneflow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sonivo free?
Sonivo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toneflow free?
Toneflow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sonivo or Toneflow?
Toneflow is rated higher. Sonivo averages 4.9 out of 5 from 308 ratings, while Toneflow averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sonivo or Toneflow have ads?
Sonivo shows ads; Toneflow does not.
Which is updated more often, Sonivo or Toneflow?
Sonivo ships an update every 8 days, and Toneflow every 3 days. Most recently, Sonivo was updated on November 5, 2026 and Toneflow on October 31, 2026.

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