Comparison

Hathor Player vs Sonevia

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

Head to head
About

Hathor Player

This app elevates your Plex music library with a beautiful and fast interface. Enjoy synced lyrics, offline downloads, CarPlay support, and explore new releases and discoveries. It also offers engaging music-based games and detailed listening statistics.

Highlights
  • Plex music library playback
  • Synced lyrics and crossfade
  • Offline listening downloads
  • CarPlay and podcast support
  • Music discovery games
  • Detailed listening stats
Features
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Hathor is a music player built for your Plex library: your albums, playlists and podcasts, in a beautiful, fast app made to last. YOUR MUSIC, BIG • Play from your Plex server, at home or away, FLAC included • Synced lyrics, waveform, crossfade, play queue • Downloads for offline listening • CarPlay, podcasts and radio stations from around the world • A lively Home: your artists, genres and decades on stage EXPLORE • New releases from your artists, as soon as they're out • The albums missing from your discography, and a Wishlist so you never forget one • Top podcasts and radio stations in your country COLLECTIONS • Billboard, Grammy, Oscars: every album in your library becomes a card • A Hall of Fame for your three favorite cards, card styles and finishes to unlock • Grading: send a card for inspection and get its grade out of 10, sealed in its slab • Binders to arrange your cards your way DISCOVERIES • A new album every 30 minutes, drawn at random from the 100,000 most-played albums • Each ticket is revealed with its rarity, and becomes a card once the album joins your library BLIND TEST • Intro, Mashup, Cover, Lyrics, Your library, Feat finder and By ear • Solo, or with friends on the same Wi-Fi: multiple choice or buzzer, from their own phones STATS & HISTORY • Your top artists, tracks, albums and genres, and how they move • Your listening profile, streaks and full history Everything about your Plex server stays free, forever: library, playlists, downloads, CarPlay, podcasts, radio, lyrics. No ads, no tracking. HATHOR+ AND HATHOR PASS Hathor+ (one-time purchase) unlocks for life 8 charts, all 7 Blind Test games, full stats and history, colors, app icons and library health. Hathor Pass (monthly or 6-month subscription) includes all of Hathor+, plus a ticket every 10 minutes (up to 30 in reserve), Chrome, Showcase and Pop card styles, 3 gradings at once, custom binders and the chart of the month, yours for life. After your 6th paid month, Hathor+ is yours for good. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Hathor requires a Plex Media Server with music. No server yet? "Try without a server" lets you explore everything with a demo library. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy: https://bastiencah.github.io/hathor-app/privacy.html Hathor is not affiliated with Plex Inc.

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 • 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

Hathor Player4 screens
Sonevia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hathor Player at 4.5 against Sonevia's 4.0. Sonevia's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Hathor Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Sonevia sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hathor Player holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Hathor Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sonevia's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hathor Player ships an update every 3 days, Sonevia every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hathor Player versus Sonevia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHathor PlayerSonevia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBastien CahanManasvin Yadav

Customer experience

Hathor Player

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Sonevia

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hathor Player

Subscriptions2
  • Hathor Pass monthly$3.991 Month
  • Hathor Pass 6 months$17.996 Months
One-time1
  • Hathor+$8.99
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 Hathor Player free?
Hathor Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sonevia free?
Sonevia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hathor Player or Sonevia?
Hathor Player is rated higher. Hathor Player averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sonevia averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Hathor Player or Sonevia have ads?
Neither Hathor Player nor Sonevia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hathor Player or Sonevia?
Hathor Player ships an update every 3 days, and Sonevia every 5 days. Most recently, Hathor Player was updated on November 13, 2026 and Sonevia on November 13, 2026.

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