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.
It’s mind boggling that an independent app writer can do what a multibillion dollar company cannot and make an app that actually works and is responsive. This app is far superior in pretty much every way to Sonos’ official app, down to little niceties such as the icons representing speakers in your system looking like they *actually* do in the real world (as of this writing, the official app has the exact same generic icon for every speaker in your system). The only issue I have is the absence of a few features such as a sleep timer or alarms. If you don’t use those features then this is 100% a 5-star app, and a steal at only $3.
WOW! THANK YOU
Been Scarred
I have had sonos since 2006. For xmas, I upgraded my system and bought 10 speakers , sub , bar, etc. This is the FIRST TIME ALL OF MY PRODUCTS WORK TOGETHER! I used to rave about Sonos. Now all my friends see is me cussing them out because there is NO MUSIC at a party! Then I miss part of the party because I’m determined and fail each time. All of my friends have the same issue. Its gotten so bad that we give each other Sonos Life Hacks. I’ve spent a few grand, and wish someone filed a class action lawsuit. Their developers should be fired. How does my Sonos work perfectly with a NONSONOS app??!! Explain that Sonos. I went from being obsessed and addicted to Sonos to never playing music. Because it either doesn’t work or drops a random speaker. Then takes you thru what feels like 50M ways to reconnect your 1 speaker. After it failing 20 times, and hardwiring with an eth . but then drops a different product. I feel like it’s a practical joke. I’ve literally never gone from loving a brand and being a salesperson to hating them, and I don’t hate anyone or anything. I can truly say I hate Sonos. Stay away if you are considering buying a system. Big thank you to this developer for giving us a solution that Sonos, the company itself, couldnt give us. Sonos gave us a controller where there is so much information all over the place and the organization makes no sense. It’s confusing and useless. How about you give us a controller that works all of your products seamlessly.!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
kaylie1010
You did what the entire Sonos Corporation had me thinking was IMPOSSIBLE! You gave me a way to control my Sonos System without having an aneurism every 5 minutes! Thank you! I sometimes compare this app to controlling my music on the Sonos app and I laugh so hard. While the Sonos app is still displaying a song that played 20 minutes ago and is basically useless, SonoPhone is effortlessly displaying the correct song, is loaded to the correct part of the song that is playing, and allows me to change the song if I want. If you told me 10 years ago that these basic features are things I would one day pray for, I’d be flabbergasted but here we are. I can’t thank you enough for giving me the ability to still use my Sonos system in my house that I’ve had for 15+ years. I do not exaggerate when I say - I thought I was going to have to sell/ donate my system. It’s been almost 5 months and the Sonos app still hardly functions. Thank you a million times over!! Best $2.99 I have ever spent in my entire life.
Feature request and great personal music library search
macinspire
The thing I love the most about this Sonos controller is its powerful music library search. I do a keyword search and it gives me almost instantly the albums and tracks that have that contain that word. I have my cd library on a network attached storage (NAS) device. Otherwise, the app is functionally a largely a complete replacement of the Sonos provided controller. I have a feature request. The Pandora app allows you to swipe back and replay previously played songs. The Sonos app does not offer that, so I would like to request that in SonoPhone. Also, it would be great to have an option to see only the album art and music controls without the menus for the app. I would argue music lovers also have aesthetic sensitivity (care how things look, too). Because of the less attractive appearance of the app, for now, I will stick with the glacially, marginally improving Sonos maker’s controller. Thanks for a great app!
- fixes a crash on iOS 26.1
As always: If anything is not working as you expect don't hesitate to contact support@sonophone.net
Version 1.8.12
The developer, Stefan Hansel Solutions UG (haftungsbeschraenkt), indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Stefan Hansel Solutions UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)
Size
13.8 MB
Category
Music
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
