Comparison

Earworm vs Ask for Sonos

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

Head to head
About

Earworm

This app enables a magic trick where you can seemingly predict a song or video a friend is thinking of. It works with borrowed phones and can be performed in person or remotely, with no accomplices or memory work required.

Highlights
  • Song prediction effect
  • Performable in person or remotely
  • Works with borrowed phones
  • No accomplice needed
  • Any song can be named
  • Works with multiple services
  • Supports notifications
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Earworm is a music prediction effect for professional performers. Here's what happens: - You ask a friend to take out their phone, mute the volume and open YouTube. - You then take your friend's phone and play a song, giving the phone back with its screen facing downwards. - Now you apparently mentally transmit the thought-of song to your friend. - Your friend names *any* song, turns the volume up on their phone and looks at the screen to hear and see that your prediction was correct... that exact song is playing on their phone! The entire effect happens on their phone. Earworm is built for real-world performance. It gives you multiple advanced input methods, flexible reveal options, and powerful integrations so you can adapt the routine to your style, language, and audience. Everything can be inspected afterwards, with nothing suspicious to find. Features include: - Predict songs, music videos, trailers, or almost any searchable video - Multiple input methods, including voice and covert browser input - Performable in multiple languages - No accomplice required - No memory work - Integrations with many third-party magic apps - Notification support for additional confirmation And with Earworm Pro: - Supports Bluetooth peek devices, including the PeekSmith and Lumen Duo as part of Earworm Pro - Never touch their phone with Earworm Remote - Enhanced input methods Earworm Pro is an optional purchase that brings even more advanced performance tools, including: Enhanced Voice input - Automatically detect songs mentioned in conversation. - Uses your own funded AI account and API key for best-in-class recognition. - Black mode offers a covert input with vibration cues. Earworm Remote v2 - Perform Earworm without touching the spectator's phone. - A new, even more natural way to share your video link. - Auto Redirect and WikiTest integration for pairing and redirecting. Send To Earworm - Allow supported third-party apps to submit to Earworm, letting you reveal a freely chosen song via their input methods. Peek Device Support - New support for compatible peek devices. - Live Peek support for the Notes input (to make it seem that you really did predict the chosen song!) - Native PeekSmith and Lumen Duo support is built into Earworm Pro Earworm is designed for performers who want a practical, modern, impossible-looking prediction effect. Video and audio broadcasting of any description (including TV, radio and Internet) of this effect is prohibited without the written consent of its creator.

About

Ask for Sonos

Discover commands and create custom phrases for your Sonos devices. This app allows direct voice interaction and offers a fun way to explore responses, making your smart speaker experience more engaging. It's designed to help you unlock the full potential of your Sonos system.

Highlights
  • Learn Sonos commands
  • Create custom phrases
  • Direct voice interaction
  • Explore Sonos responses
  • Share custom phrases
  • Party game feature
Features
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No.1 Sonos guide! Ask for Sonos, is a revolutionary must have for music in your home. Learn many, many commands for your Sonos. Unlock your investment in your Sonos powered device with our fun new Sonos App for the Sonos device! Use our Ask for Sonos App for the Sonos device, to create your own sayings for your Sonos device, and then share them with your friends! You can also use our Ask for Sonos App for the Sonos device, to talk directly to your Sonos device, without you saying a word! Download our Ask for Sonons App for the Sonos device, for many, many different questions that you can ask Sonos. You'll be rolling in the aisles with some of the answers! Invite our Ask for Sonos App for the Sonos device to a party, and get your friends to guess Sonos' response to your questions! Works with Sonos devices. ** NOTE: This App is NOT sponsored, authorised or affiliated with Sonos ** RTA Apps Ltd

Screenshots

Earworm4 screens
Ask for Sonos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ask for Sonos at Free against Earworm's $64.99. Ask for Sonos also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). Earworm's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Ask for Sonos is free to download; Earworm costs $64.99 up front. Earworm sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Ask for Sonos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Earworm against 5.0 for Ask for Sonos. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earworm has 130 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Earworm's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ask for Sonos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earworm ships an update every 6 weeks, Ask for Sonos every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Earworm versus Ask for Sonos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarwormAsk for Sonos
Price$64.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (130 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings130 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMarc KersteinRTA Apps Ltd

Customer experience

Earworm

All ratings130 ratings
Positive99.2%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.1%

Ask for Sonos

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Earworm

One-time2
  • Earworm Pro$49.99
  • Earworm Remote$49.99
1 purchases

Ask for Sonos

One-time1
  • Remove Adverts$0.99

Questions

Is Earworm free?
Earworm costs $64.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Ask for Sonos free?
Ask for Sonos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Earworm or Ask for Sonos?
Earworm and Ask for Sonos are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 130 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Earworm or Ask for Sonos have ads?
Ask for Sonos shows ads; Earworm does not.
Which is updated more often, Earworm or Ask for Sonos?
Earworm ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ask for Sonos every 9 months. Most recently, Earworm was updated on October 19, 2026 and Ask for Sonos on October 5, 2026.

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