Play vs Smart Sonix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Play
Wirelessly stream high-fidelity audio throughout your home using Wi-Fi. Control music from various sources, including streaming services, radio, and your device's library. Easily set up and manage multiple speakers for a whole-home listening experience.
- Whole-home wireless audio
- Wi-Fi streaming
- Multiple music sources
- Speaker group management
- Volume control
- DLNA server support
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Breakthrough DTS Play-Fi(R) technology powers simple, great-sounding whole-home wireless audio systems for smartphones and tablets. You can stream your favorite tunes over Wi-Fi right from the Play-Fi app to speakers from DTS Play-Fi product partners. It's a huge step up from Bluetooth - the audio quality and reliability are outstanding, and you can enjoy music from your phone in one room, or all your rooms. The "Hi-Fi over Wi-Fi" listening experience is just a touch away, thanks to this handy app. Choose a speaker, choose a song, and your favorite tunes are streaming all through the house. The app offers built-in streaming options: stream from worldwide music services; use AM/FM and Internet radio, connect to DLNA servers, or play anything from your device's music library, including your iTunes playlists. The app automatically organizes and indexes the music for you. The app also handles set-up for your speakers, and gives you full control of volume and speaker selection. Choose one, set up speaker groups, or stream to all of them at once. Manage speaker groups for Spotify Connect, too. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have a Play-Fi product from Polk Audio, Definitive Technology or Phorus, please search for and download the custom Play-Fi app for your audio brand. Please also note that the Play-Fi app is companion software to audio products enabled with Play-Fi technology. It is not intended as a stand-alone audio player.
Smart Sonix
Transform your smartphone or tablet into a multi-room music remote. Stream high-quality audio throughout your home, creating custom atmospheres in different rooms or playing the same music everywhere simultaneously.
- Smartphone/tablet remote control
- High-quality HiFi sound
- Multi-room music system
- Play different songs in separate rooms
- Play same songs in multiple rooms
- Add/remove devices easily
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The Smartsonix App turns your smart phone or tablet into a remote control to enjoy your music everywhere in your home. FREELY ENJOY HIGH QUALITY MUSIC Enjoy music in every room of your home in HiFi sound - no matter when you are cooking, reading or bathing. Make your home a dynamic and awesome world. ROCK YOUR HOME WITH ONE APP Create the desired atmosphere in different rooms by simple steps. Play different songs in separate rooms or even same songs in multiple rooms simultaneously. EXPAND TO A HOME SYSTEM Simply settings to create a multi-room music system - easily to add or remove devices. Control your home audio system from the powerful app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Play at 4.5 against Smart Sonix's 2.7. Play also leads on ratings volume (3.5K vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Smart Sonix's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (42% vs 25%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Play holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Play has 3.5K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Play's written reviews are positive against 42% of Smart Sonix's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Play ships an update every 2 months, Smart Sonix every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Play | Smart Sonix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3.5K ratings) — better | 2.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.5% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.5K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 285 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DTS, Inc. | Lumi Legend Corporation |
Customer experience
Play
Smart Sonix
Bugs and requests
Play
Reported bugs
5 issues- Drops connections frequently
- Fails to recognize devices
- Resets music playback unexpectedly
- Issues with volume control and balancing
- Incompatible with recent firmware/software updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for Apple Music
- Improve Spotify integration
- Implement gapless playback
- Provide better interface and navigation
- Add search functionality for local music libraries
Smart Sonix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Play
No in-app purchases
Smart Sonix
No in-app purchases
