Comparison

SonoPhone for Sonos vs Sonique

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

Head to head
About

SonoPhone for Sonos

This app offers a streamlined and faster way to control your Sonos system, featuring a cleaner interface and backward compatibility with S1 firmware. It simplifies common tasks, allowing for quicker navigation and management of zones and music sources.

Highlights
  • Faster common task completion
  • Cleaner, stable, and fast interface
  • Supports Sonos S1 firmware
  • Manage zones and music sources
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop zone grouping
  • Volume and progress popups
  • Touch To Play functionality
Features
Currently charting
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Yes. There's a better way to control your Sonos system. - Speeds up most common tasks (less taps) - Cleaner, more stable and fast interface. - Backward compatibility is king (we support Sonos S1 firmware and also iOS15 devices) - Manage zones and music sources. You control your Sonos. Not the other way around. See the features in action on YouTube (https://youtu.be/aMEuaZPUH58) or read more below. This application is a third party app and not endorsed by or associated with Sonos, Inc. (which is why it is not free) ◆◆◆ A new, intuitive and concise user interface ◆◆◆ SonoPhone is designed to leverage the latest iOS design principles: - Tap or drag the player on the top and you'll find the players view to select a new player and with volume controls for all players. From here you can also enter Zone Management, where you can group and ungroup players with drag and drop. - Tap or drag the Track infos on the bottom and you'll be at the big covers screen - Drag the main menu from any place to the left or right to have instant access to playlist or shortcuts - volume + progress popups: when changing volume or progress of a song, you get popups telling you the actual values. Stop guessing your desired values today! ◆◆◆ less taps for common tasks ◆◆◆ SonoPad tries to optimize most often used tasks to have the least taps needed. In the end you are able to navigate and control your players much more fluently. - Touch To Play: are you sick of always beeing asked what to do when you tap a track or album? SonoPhone defaults to just starting an album or song. A long press still gives you access to all options - you can also change the tap default in the settings menu. Want to build a playlist fast? Just set the default to 'always add to end' and off you go ... - tap an album cover image and the whole album starts to play immediately - aggregated search: search results are collapsed into one view, so you see immediately in what category you have the best results, without switching back and forth - shortcuts to most used functions: drag the main menu to the right to get shortcut buttons for artist, albums, radio and musicservices. - you can control the volume of every player directly from the player selection screen. No need to switch players anymore. ◆◆◆ S1 and S2 devices in one app ◆◆◆◆ - If you still have old S1 devices, the time of always having to change apps is over. We simply display all existing players in the network in one list. Grouping is unfortunately not possible, this is prevented by Sonos. ◆◆◆ Limitations ◆◆◆ - all music services except YouTube Music are supported - no support for administrative features (adding/removing players, music service, ...). You need the official Apps for initial setup of your system, SonoPad will pick up all changes automatically. - no options to set alarms or sleep settings - no playing of music stored on iPhone - no support for discontinued WD100 dock ◆◆◆ Other stuff ◆◆◆ - Sonos is registered trademark of Sonos, Inc.

About

Sonique

Features
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Sonique – Smart Speaker Controller

Screenshots

SonoPhone for Sonos4 screens
Sonique4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sonique at Free against SonoPhone for Sonos's $3.99. Sonique also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). SonoPhone for Sonos's advantage is chart position (#125 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Sonique is free to download; SonoPhone for Sonos costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SonoPhone for Sonos ships an update every 3 weeks, Sonique daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SonoPhone for Sonos versus Sonique: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSonoPhone for SonosSonique
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (235 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings235 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#125 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperStefan Hansel Solutions UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)JOCHEN MAURER

Bugs and requests

SonoPhone for Sonos

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional connectivity issues
  • Playback problems with large music libraries

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sleep timer
  • Graphic equalizer
  • Ability to customize main menu
  • Support for Sonos S2 devices

Sonique

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SonoPhone for Sonos

No in-app purchases

None

Sonique

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SonoPhone for Sonos free?
SonoPhone for Sonos costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonique free?
Sonique is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SonoPhone for Sonos or Sonique have ads?
Neither SonoPhone for Sonos nor Sonique shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SonoPhone for Sonos or Sonique?
SonoPhone for Sonos ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sonique daily. Most recently, SonoPhone for Sonos was updated on October 18, 2026 and Sonique on October 3, 2026.

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