ILRemote vs SonoBus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ILRemote
This app provides a wireless MIDI controller for FL Studio on desktop and laptop computers. It allows users to control various functions and plugins, and even create custom controllers using a phone or tablet over Wi-Fi.
- Wi-Fi MIDI control for FL Studio
- Control transport, plugins, and mixer
- Create custom MIDI controllers
- Support for multiple devices simultaneously
- Pre-built controller tabs
- Customizable controls (pads, faders, knobs)
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Image-Line Remote ( IL Remote ) is a free Wi-Fi MIDI controller for FL STUDIO on desktop and laptop computers. It works on Tablets or Phones. Just open FL Studio on your computer plus IL Remote on your iDevice and the connection is automatically made over your Wi-Fi network. Control FL Studio instantly or link your favorite instrument and effect plugins just as you can with any MIDI controller. Use a phone, tablet or any combination with up to 15 devices simultaneously. Use the included controller tabs covering functions including; Transport Controls, MIDI Keyboard, FPC control, Harmonizer Keyboard, Performance Mode (Clip Launcher), Gross Beat FX, Mixer and more. If the control you want isn’t available then you can create your own. IL Remote allows you to add custom tabs and add controls including Pads, Faders, Knobs, Jog Wheels, Mixer, Clip Launcher, X/Y Controls, Piano Keyboard, Harmonic Grid and Containers. There is a complete range of customization options for each control so that you can create virtually any virtual MIDI controller to suit your needs. For more details check the online manual here: http://support.image-line.com/redirect/ILRemoteManual See the video tutorial series here: http://support.image-line.com/redirect/ILRemote_Videos
SonoBus
Stream high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio with multiple users over the internet or a local network. Connect for music creation, remote sessions, or podcasts, with options for recording and playback. Supports standalone use or as a plugin with compatible hosts.
- Low-latency peer-to-peer audio streaming
- Connect multiple users
- Record and playback audio
- Standalone app and plugin support
- Adjustable audio quality
- Public and private groups
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SonoBus is an easy to use application for streaming high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio between devices over the internet or a local network. Simply choose a unique group name (with optional password), and instantly connect multiple people together to make music, remote sessions, podcasts, etc. Easily record the audio from everyone, as well as playback any audio content to the whole group. Public groups are also available, for those interested in connecting to new people. Connects multiple users together across the internet to send and receive audio among all in a group, with fine-grained control over latency, quality and overall mix. Use it on your desktop or in your DAW, or on your mobile device. You can also use it locally on your own LAN to send audio among your devices with low latency. Works as a standalone application. as an AudioUnit v3 plugin with a compatible host app, or via Interapp-Audio. You can connect to others using SonoBus on any of the other platforms it runs on. Easy to setup and use, yet still providing all the details that audio nerds want to see. Audio quality can be instantly adjusted from full uncompressed PCM down through various compressed bitrates using the low-latency Opus codec. SonoBus does NOT use any echo cancellation, or automatic noise reduction in order to maintain the highest audio quality. As a result, if you have a live microphone signal you will need to also use headphones to prevent echos and/or feedback. SonoBus does NOT currently use any encryption for the data communication, so while it is very unlikely that it will be intercepted, please keep that in mind. All audio is sent directly between users peer-to-peer, the connection server is only used so that the users in a group can find each other. For best results, and to achieve the lowest latencies, connect your device with wired ethernet to your router. Little known fact, you can use USB ethernet interfaces with your iOS device using the proper adapter (USB camera connection kit, or natively with USB-C apple devices). It *will* work using WiFi, but the added network jitter and packet loss will require you to use a bigger safety buffer to maintain a quality audio signal, which results in higher latencies, which may or may not be acceptable for your use case.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SonoBus at 4.5 against ILRemote's 3.5. ILRemote's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SonoBus holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 46 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of ILRemote's written reviews are positive against 67% of SonoBus's.
ILRemote ships an update every 2 months, SonoBus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ILRemote | SonoBus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (83 ratings) | 4.5 (46 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 83 — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Image Line Software | Sonosaurus LLC |
Customer experience
ILRemote
SonoBus
Bugs and requests
ILRemote
Reported bugs
27 issues- Piano doesn't work
- App keeps crashing
- Disconnects and won't reconnect
- App hasn't been updated in years
- Doesn't connect anymore
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- Looks atrocious
- Delay caused by Bluetooth
- Crashing when building custom layouts
- Objects in layout editor don't work
- Container object too big
- Saving layout causes crash
- iOS version won't connect
- Screen doesn't fit aspect ratio
- Layout needs refreshing
- Fader controls wrong EQ
- Mesh nodes won't connect
- Crashes when deleting more than one tab
- Loses saved presets
- Synchronization is off
- Buttons and faders don't do what they're supposed to
- Only registers up to two key presses
- Crashes when saving custom layouts
- Mix section doesn't work
- Default layouts mostly work, custom ones crash
- No sound
- Downloaded app won't open
- App doesn't work
Requested features
20 requests- Support for FL Studio Mobile
- Longer distance connectivity
- USB connection option
- Update for FL Studio 20
- Velocity levels on FPC pads
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- Dark mode
- iCloud storage for layouts
- Undo button
- Line editor window
- LFO tools
- Mesh node connectivity
- Parametric EQ2 controls
- Control over EQ on mixer
- Show one plugin at a time in mixer
- Scrollable mixer with more than 10 slots
- Native Mac version of FL Studio
- Sync with project for mixer levels
- Fix graphical bugs
- Improve editor for layouts
- Add performance mode control
SonoBus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ILRemote
No in-app purchases
SonoBus
No in-app purchases








