AV Setup Guide vs SonARC for Subwoofers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AV Setup Guide
This app simplifies the setup of your audio-visual receiver and source devices. It provides visual guides for cable connections and assists with various settings, including automatic network setup for compatible receivers. Access owner's manuals and understand complex configurations with ease.
- Cable connection guidance
- AV receiver setup assistance
- Automatic network setup
- System illustrations
- Owner's manual access
- Speaker connection guide
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AV Setup Guide is an application that assists you with cable connections between AV receiver and source devices as well as AV receiver setup. This app guides you through the various settings such as speaker connections, TV and source device connections and assigning the power amp. System illustrations and actual AV receiver images help you understand easily how to make the connections between devices. If your receiver is network capable, setting parameters on this app will automatically be copied to your AV receiver for simple setup. Support language: English, Français, Deutsch, Español, Italiano, Svenska, Suomi, Norsk Bokmål, Pусский, 日本語, 简体中文, 한국어, Bahasa Indonesia Functions 1) Connections support guide - Speaker connections - TV/source devices connections 2) Setup support guide - Automatic setup via network (HDMI, Power amp assign, etc) - Various setup assistance with illustrations - YPAO setting guidance 3) View owner’s manual Requirements - OS: iOS 15.0 or higher - A wireless Local Area Network (LAN) and a compatible Yamaha Network product(s)* residing within the same LAN. - Internet connection. Please refer to the following site for compatible models. https://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio_visual/apps/av_setup_guide/index.html This application performs following functions for purposes described below. - Making a connection under Wi-Fi enabled environment The application uses Wi-Fi function on your mobile terminal for the purpose of operating network-enabled devices.
SonARC for Subwoofers
This application provides wireless control for SonARC-enabled Sonance subwoofers. It allows users to set up, configure, and tune their subwoofers to specific room acoustics using advanced room correction technology to maximize performance.
- Wireless subwoofer control
- Room-specific tuning
- Advanced Room Correction
- DSP engine optimization
- Subwoofer setup and configuration
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The SonARC for Subwoofers app gives owners of SonARC enabled Sonance subwoofers wireless control over setup and configuration of their subwoofer. SonARC for Subwoofers unlocks the ability to use Sonance Advanced Room Correction to tune each subwoofer to the specifc room it has been installed in. SonARC will maximize the subwoofers performance and use its powerful DSP engine to fine tune the performance of the subwoofer. SonARC for Subwoofers is compatible with the following Sonance products: • i12 Impact Subwoofer • i10 Impact Subwoofer • i8 Impact Subwoofer • D8 Subwoofer The SonARC for Subwoofers app is compatible with iPhone 6S or newer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: AV Setup Guide at 747 against SonARC for Subwoofers's 7. SonARC for Subwoofers's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for AV Setup Guide against 4.4 for SonARC for Subwoofers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AV Setup Guide has 747 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AV Setup Guide ships an update every 7 months, SonARC for Subwoofers every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AV Setup Guide | SonARC for Subwoofers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (747 ratings) | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 747 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamaha Corporation of America | Dana Innovations |
Customer experience
AV Setup Guide
SonARC for Subwoofers
In-app purchases
AV Setup Guide
No in-app purchases
SonARC for Subwoofers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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