I used to use the iOS Music app for my local files ripped from CDs. After receiving a free Apple Music subscription trial, I realized the included automatic iTunes Match feature had ‘eaten’ those files and overwritten the tracks and cover art with Apple’s cloud versions. It was super frustrating as someone who enjoys curating a library of owned physical media, so Sonora has been my fix for this problem until the subscription expires. It works very well for its intended purpose as a stripped-back, offline music player with full user control over metadata. I do have some suggestions for a few QOL improvements, such as: -Option to add album genre and release year metadata-Support for multi-disc albums as one listing rather than two separate albums-Showing track number toggle in album UI-Add a star/favorite/pin feature for albums and individual songs-Add an ‘all songs’ tab to go with the shuffle all button that can be sorted by favorites/artist/year/etc. and includes loose tracks-Add support for M4A files if possible-Easier or more streamlined way to import via computer transfer. The current instructions using iTunes include an old version that is much harder for me to access currently. My process for adding files so far has been converting M4As to MP3 when needed, uploading the album to Google Drive, and then opening each track one at a time in Sonora, so it takes a while. Any delay in doing this at a steady pace often also freezes syncing and requires adding the rest of the files directly into the album’s Sonora file folder and then re-syncing in the app. Not sure if this could be solved via a direct USB folder transfer or something else?Very glad that this app exists. Hope to see more updates in the future!

I think this app would be even better if you could assign a year to albums and then sort by release year.Also: i wish it had the Album Name show up on music players, because right now it only shows the artist and the song name, and it makes it look weird.

I’m really grateful for this app, the only issue I’m having is the way the loose tracks are organized, there are options to arrange them by “first added” and alphabetically, but what I really want is the option to arrange them by “last added” so that I don’t have to scroll all the way down. I title my tracks very specifically for my own purposes, so with the collection of more and more tracks I can see the scrolling getting tedious. If an option for “last added” in loose tracks arrangement can be added easily for the next update I would appreciate it, thanks so much.

This app is perfect for those who choose to own their music rather than subscribe to a service. Importing your library is very easy and the app itself runs very smoothly. It was previously a pain to listen to MP3 files on iPhones, but not anymore!