Comparison

RA Guide vs Sonos

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

Head to head
About

RA Guide

Discover the world's best dancefloors and electronic music events, personalized to your tastes and location. Find your favorite artists, buy tickets instantly, and never miss a gig.

Highlights
  • Personalized event discovery
  • Find DJs and electronic music events
  • Buy tickets instantly
  • Listings in 120+ countries
  • Follow favorite artists and clubs
  • Add artists from music library
Features
Currently charting
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The world has thousands of good dancefloors. RA Guide helps you discover the great ones. Entirely personalised to your tastes and location, the RA Guide helps you find the world's best parties. The app ensures you never miss a show from your favourite artist and allows you to buy tickets in seconds with Apple Pay. RA Guide: The ultimate guide to DJs, clubs and events. - Personalised events discovery based on your favourite artists - Find the best DJs and electronic music events near you - Buy tickets to 1000s of selected events and download to Apple Wallet - Pay with Apple Pay, PayPal or debit/credit card - Listings in 120+ countries - Log in with your Apple Account or your RA account - Add your favourite DJs and artists from your iTunes and Apple Music library - Follow your favourite DJs, artists and clubs to get custom listings - Never miss a gig from your favourite artists

About

Sonos

This app centralizes your music and audio content for seamless control of your home sound system. Easily manage playback across multiple rooms, discover new music, and personalize your listening experience with saved favorites and custom settings.

Highlights
  • Unified content and control
  • Multi-room audio playback
  • Streaming service integration
  • Personalized music library
  • Easy product setup
  • Voice control integration
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The Sonos app brings all your content and settings together in one place for effortless control of your Sonos products and listening experience. ONE TAP TO ALL YOUR FAVORITE SOUNDS The Home screen puts all your content and controls right at your fingertips. Quickly jump back into your recent favorites, discover new music, and fill your home with Sonos sound. STREAMING STREAMLINED Browse, search, and play content from all your services with a single app, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Pandora, TIDAL, Audible, Deezer, iHeartRadio, and SiriusXM. WHOLE-HOME CONTROL Play something different in every part of your home or the same thing everywhere. The Sonos app gives you complete control of your Sonos products and listening experience from any room. PERSONALIZED LISTENING Create your ultimate music library by saving go-to artists, albums, playlists, and stations to Sonos Favorites. Fine-tune products for your space with Trueplay™. And adjust settings for your needs and preferences. EASY SETUP The app automatically detects your Sonos products, then it’s only a few taps to incredible sound. Easily set up a stereo pair, create a cinematic surround sound system, and add speakers to more rooms. GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SONOS EXPERIENCE Enable Sonos Voice Control to play music and control your system with hands-free ease and unheard-of privacy.* Explore helpful tips and recommendations in your Message Center. *Requires a voice-enabled Sonos product. Sonos Voice Control not available in all languages and countries.

Screenshots

RA Guide4 screens
Sonos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RA Guide at none against Sonos's 1. RA Guide also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (52% vs 20%). Sonos's advantage is ratings volume (942K vs 8.2K) and chart position (#28 vs #88). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sonos sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. RA Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RA Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sonos has 942K ratings behind it against 8.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of RA Guide's written reviews are positive against 20% of Sonos's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RA Guide ships an update every 11 days, Sonos fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
RA Guide versus Sonos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRA GuideSonos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (8.2K ratings) — better4.6 (942K ratings)
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews — better19.5% of reviews
Number of ratings8.2K942K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#88#28 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB189 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperResident AdvisorSonos, Inc.

Customer experience

RA Guide

All ratings8,177 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.1%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews539 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative39.9%

Sonos

All ratings935,846 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews7,814 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral8.9%
Negative71.6%

User reviews

RA Guide

From 8.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Always Great
  • 🌟 Awesome App
  • 🌍 Great for Travel
  • 🎉 Excellent for Events
  • 🤖 Helpful App

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy
  • 🔒 Unable to Unsubscribe
  • 🤯 Complicated
  • 💸 Price Manipulation
  • 🤖 Terrible Customer Service

Sonos

From 942K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Seamless upgrade process
  • 🔒 Robust connectivity
  • 👍 Great sound quality

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connectivity issues
  • 🔍 Confusing and buggy app
  • ⏱️ Slow and unresponsive app
  • 🔄 Speakers randomly disappearing
  • 🤯 Frustrating app updates

Bugs and requests

RA Guide

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App Crashes
  • Ticket Resale Issues
  • Payment Integration Problems
  • Verification Failures
  • Inconsistent Functionality

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add Genre and Event Type Filters
  • Save Recent Searches
  • Allow Typing in Locations
  • Integrate with Apple Wallet
  • Add Artist Links and Sounds
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  • Include News and Articles

Sonos

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App unable to connect to speakers
  • Speakers not recognized after updates
  • Inconsistent volume and playback controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improved app stability and responsiveness
  • Restore legacy features (alarms, queues, etc.)
  • Customizable app interface

In-app purchases

None

RA Guide

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sonos

Subscriptions1
  • Sonos Radio HD Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month

Questions

Is RA Guide free?
RA Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sonos free?
Sonos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RA Guide or Sonos?
RA Guide is rated higher. RA Guide averages 4.9 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Sonos averages 4.6 from 942K ratings.
Do RA Guide or Sonos have ads?
Sonos shows ads; RA Guide does not.
Which is updated more often, RA Guide or Sonos?
RA Guide ships an update every 11 days, and Sonos fortnightly. Most recently, RA Guide was updated on November 3, 2026 and Sonos on November 3, 2026.
Which is more popular, RA Guide or Sonos?
RA Guide currently peaks at #88 in the App Store charts, and Sonos at #28. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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