SONOCA Player vs 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SONOCA Player
This music player allows you to play audio downloaded from a special music media card, as well as music already stored on your smartphone. It offers features like video content playback, iCloud backup, and PC transfer via iTunes. Customize your experience with three theme color options.
- Play music from SONOCA cards
- Play local smartphone music
- Download and play video content
- iCloud backup for downloaded files
- Transfer files to PC via iTunes
- Choose from 3 theme colors
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Simpler and easier SONOCA Player SONOCA Player is a music player for the music download card “SONOCA.” You can play music downloaded from SONOCA, and also the music already in your smartphone. -Download/Play video contents -Save downloaded files on iCloud as backup -Transfer downloaded files to your PC (using iTunes) -You can choose from 3 theme colors *About SONOCA SONOCA is a music media card which can download music onto smartphone. It is a new solution for the creators, a crossover of a sense of ownership as an object and convenience by downloading service.
5
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Arrange albums and audio files as five discs and listen with the feel of a retro disc changer. Switch discs, choose tracks and return to your saved playback position. • Load albums or playlists from your iPhone's music library, including songs you've added on Apple Music. • Load audio files or folders selected in Files. • Switch between five discs and browse their track lists. • Use disc selection, track lists and Now Playing in CarPlay. • Save and recall five-disc configurations as magazines. Playback with five active disc slots is free, as is saving and switching between two magazines. Optional non-consumable in-app purchases add reusable saved magazine slots, up to ten in total including the two free slots. Replacing or deleting a saved configuration does not remove purchased capacity. Restore Purchases is available. Purchases add storage for this app's own saved configurations. They do not include music, provide Apple Music access or unlock playback features. You can play music without purchasing additional capacity. This app does not provide or sell a music catalog. Music-library access requires permission. Files playback can be used without granting music-library permission. Playing songs on Apple Music requires your own Apple Music subscription and depends on the availability of the music. In-app purchases are unrelated to Apple Music. Audio files are referenced in the location you selected. Moving or deleting them, or changing access permissions, may prevent playback. Saved configurations contain disc references; the app does not copy your audio or sync saved configurations between devices. Load discs on the iPhone before using them in CarPlay. Apple Music and CarPlay are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SONOCA Player at none against 5's 9. SONOCA Player also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). 5's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. 5 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. SONOCA Player asks for nothing beyond the download.
SONOCA Player ships an update every 3 weeks, 5 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SONOCA Player | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crypton Future Media, Inc. Apps | keidai matsuda |
In-app purchases
SONOCA Player
No in-app purchases
5
- Extra Magazine 1$3.00
- Extra Magazine 4$3.00
- Extra Magazine 3$3.00
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- Extra Magazine 8$3.00
- Extra Magazine 5$3.00
- Extra Magazine 2$3.00
- Extra Magazine 6$3.00
- Extra Magazine 7$3.00
- Unlock All Magazines$20.00









