SonoPad for Sonos App Reviews

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Finally love my Sonos again. This app is well worth the investment. I have an old iPad glued to the wall to use with Sonos. This became completely unusable with the Sonos app. Now my system works reliable and quick again and doesn’t Drop all the time. I finally can use my system again. If I hadn’t spent so much money on Sonos speakers I would hav ether own them out but now they work perfectly again.

Excellent. This app is tailor made for folk who want to escape from the forced-upgrade system at Sonos. It just works with all your components, new and old. I froze our firmware so our existing hardware would not get intentionally-bricked by Sonos and have been happy with both the iPad and the iPhone based versions. Yes, the UI is different from that of Sonos, etc. but for day-to-day use, this App is pretty awesome. High quality album art can really shine on the iPad.

Very seamless and good alternative to Sonos app. Always nice to download an app that works as described ! I prefer the interface to the actual Sonos app. If it let me access my account, add devices, and use my iPad playlist I’d add a sixth star.

Great start. This App is a great start, definitely easier and faster than the Sonos App. The graphics could be better, perhaps more like the MOG app. Keep the upgrades coming.

New life for iOS 5.1 devices!. Love, LOVE this app -- as a long time Sonos and iOS device owner, it is awesome to be able to run my system using my original iPad 1 as a dedicated controller. The continuing support (and enhancements!) for older versions of iOS is much appreciated. If you have Sonos and want to re-purpose an ancient iPad as a dedicated controller, this is the way to go.

Works exactly like its supposed to. I was looking for a way to use my original iPad with my new Sonos speaker. This app was easy to set up and works as described. When I did have a couple questions Stefen was very responsive and helpful.

Finally!. I'm a high end AV professional and huge Sonos advocate. I use it every day. This update is the one that finally will replace the factory app for me and my clients. Outstanding work to the developer. This is a massive undertaking and you nailed it!

IPad1 Hero. I was pretty disappointed when Sonos decided that they were going to stop supporting the original iPad and iOS 5. I use my iPad to read email, to surf the web, and to control my sonos. I don't need a new tablet (and I don't want to spend the money for a new tablet). This $4.99 app is the PERFECTsolution to the problem, it gives me control of my Sonos again, and the interface is far better than the latest sonos interface, it is more intuitive, buttons are where they should be. 5 stars for this $5 iPad saver.

Great Replacement for Horrible New Sonos App. Worth every penny. This third party app is even better than the original Sonos controller--- much faster, for one! I haven't been listening to music for the last month or so because the new Sonos app is so non-functional and counter intuitive. I was furious whenever I used it (just like everyone else) so I just stopped listening until I came across this app. It's weird to watch a company like Sonos crash and burn with no clue what its customers want......maybe this app developer will take over the company when the current owners have run it into the ground.

Dustin sonos. So happy with this. Way quicker and works with my iPad 2

This is your answer !. Sonospad is the answer to all the questions you may have.... Older generations Sonos equipment? Yes works great. Use premium streaming services? Yes works great! Need an app to run your Sonos system permanently on an iPad on the wall? Yes this is your solution!! It works so well it can and will replace your Sonos app !

Easier to Use. I really like the app. It is more intuitive and I find it much easier to use than the Sonos. Great job and keep up the good work.

Brilliant, Beautifully Executed App.. The absolute solution for properly controlling Sonos. I was able to revitalize my older Gen 1 & 2 Sonos incompatible iPads using this fantastic app from Stefan Hansel Solutions. After a brief session I converted all my iPads to this easier to use and far more informative app. Well done and highly recommended, its a bargain!

Saved My System. Sonos obsoleted all the hardware I use. They just stopped supporting it without warning. I would have to have replaced four devices. Also, every time the force their dysfunctional updates it crashes my system, and I have to reconfigure it from scratch. With this app, all my hardware works again, and I am free of the clutches of Sonos! It is also a much cleaner and faster app than the Sonos controller, and works great!

Finally a way to play Sonos on outdated iPads. So grateful to have come across this app that now let's us use an "old" iPad that Sonos was not compatible with. This will be our Sonos command system now. Thanks to the developer. Wish they would develop an app that would combine Sonos, lighting from Philips hue and nest products. All items the manufacturers won't allow to work together

Does the job. Solved my problem of running Sonos from an old IPad and IOS 9. Worked instantly.

High hopes-but a no go. Was exited to find an app that would work (the app from Sonos is a joke). But, this app is not a good as it sounds. It’s not intuitive. It doesn’t find playlists like it should. When it does and loads them, it doesn’t play anything even though you click the play button. It’s weird the way it does load playlists, then has to load them again in the play list-play side. The really stupid thing is, when I open the native Sonos App and got it to play (finally), THEN this app turned right around and was playing the same play lists. If I turned playlist off in this app, it auctioned on the native app. Just kluge. And while the developer is nice, there is simply ZERO help files out there. So now, I have paid for an app that isn’t working and difficult to use and a native Sonos App that is a joke and doesn’t work correctly at all. Which means, my Sonos system is now all junk to store in the garage. This is infuriating. I would not buy this again.

Perfect. My 2013 ipad mini is my remote, but the 'real' Sonos app no longer supports older devices. Sonopad isn't just a replacement, it is a significant improvement. Definitely worth a few bucks.

Best of the batch. for sonos. App needs improvement but it’s my favorite:) Please keep up the good work. Sonos is a nightmare, wish I never invested but feel stuck now after thousands of dollars… Blessings Jorge

Works with old iPads (and new). Slick interface and works well with any iPad, not just the new ones. It also is updated regularly to keep up with Sonos!

Great job. Sonos is excellent but this app gives it even better control. Thanks and please keep improving it. You have a customer for life. I will tell my friends as well.

Great app. Better than Sonos standard app. Clean, fast, easy to use. Love the way this app reduces the number of clicks needed to do common tasks. Sonos just updated their app to provide faster access to favorites and their app is still much worse than this one, when he gets single touch favorite buttons on the home page it will be perfect :). Really like the look of it too.

Sonos. Excellent app. I had a few problems at first but after it started working I've not had any problems with my sonos system; even the sonos app works without any problems!

App needs updating badly. Finding your Apple Music is difficult and the interface to do this needs updating. Albums will load into playlists in disorder and not in order of album. Search mechanism needs work. All in all I would not buy again.

Nice alternative. So many excellent tweaks compared to the sonos app. Fewer clicks and better use of screen real estate. Love the integrated browser for info and lyrics. App Not 100% functional, though. Not every music source available. No alarm control.

Fixed! -- SonoPad for Sonos solved my problem. I've used Sonos speakers for approx 6 years with my music library on my iPad. I used the Sonos app on my iPad 2 (iOS 9.3.5) as the controller until Sonos dropped support. For a year I was stuck then I found the SonoPad app. It works and solved my problem. I can again use my iPad 2 to control my Sonos sound system. I did have to copy my music library to a USB drive and connect it to my router. I used the Sonos S1 Controller program on my desktop computer to add my music library connected to the router. Now I play my music from the USB drive using the SonoPad (iPad 2) app. Thanks!

New life for old iPad. Like many, was annoyed that the latest Sonos controller would not run on the original iPad and the older version would not connect at all. Loaded Sonopad, took a long time to load all 15 zones, contacted Stefan, got a prompt reply, manually entered the IP address of one zone as he suggested, bingo, loads in a second! We only use online sources, so can't vouch for other features, but works great for us. Well worth the price and glad developers like Stefan can save us when Sonos makes a mistake.

Best app I've ever downloaded!. This app has it all. I have had it now about 30 minutes. Works seamlessly and very intuitive. Set up is automatic. Found my system faster than the real sonos app on my iPhone. I have an older iPad so I needed this app. Well worth the $4. Highly recommended.

Awesome app! Best one available!. Best app available for Sonos systems! Great customer service. Design is simple and intuitive and also works on older devices! All the 1-star reviews are due to ignorant people not reading the limitations before making their purchase. This app does not have all the same features as the official Sonos app. As for people experiencing crashes, well, I have never had a problem with it crashing..? This app is fantastic!

Great App; GREATER customer support!!!. NOTE: I wrote this the day before he updated the app. Since it doesn't show up under "current version" reviews, I have reposted. I am very pleased with this app. I find the interface more visually pleasing than the Sonos app. The quick access to Artist info is very nice. The GUI for Zone Managment is very nice, as is volume control. However, by far the greaest part of my experience has been with support. I had an issue that caused the app to freeze frequently. I wrote the developer, who responded in about 12 hours. I sent him the requested logs, he found the problem, and had an update issued--all of which happened in less than 48 hours from my first email. This is superior service!!!

Works on my old IPad. Works on my old IPad 👍 Still a few minor bugs but other than that, works :)

Focus is on the music. The official sonos app for iPhone is okay but the one for the ipad feels like it gets in the way of the main thing I ant to do, which is find and listen to music. This app solves that and includes very cool stuff like links to meta data which are very nice.

Very COOL. I was having problems with my Sonos CR200 not finding any on-line music after another upgrade so while looking for an upgrade or fix I ran across SonoPad and gave it a go. I can now access my on-line Music and even have access to my saved favorite stations and my Sonos controller is still not working. I have a ZP-90 connected to some nice AMPs & Tower Speakers as part of my system and SonoPad makes the listening experience more fun as I no longer need my reading glasses to browse Music. For a fist shot this app is very cool and I'd like to see the ability to make changes to the Sonos Equalization and possibly a few more tweaks, but please don't let it get so complicated it becomes another menu intense app.

Wow!. Like others, I was extremely annoyed that I could no longer use my older iPad to run my Sonos system. I did some research and heard about this app. WOW... is what I said when I first opened it. This app loaded with no issues and has my 13 zones running perfectly. But the design and ease of use is what really makes me say WOW. Definitely a step above the standard Sonos app. Job well done and thank you!

If you have a Sonos system buy this app.. I have a 8 Sonos speakers and this is much better than the official Sonos app. A little confusing at first, but the more you use it the easier it gets. The clincher is less finger tapping to play selected music. Works great with Pandora, SiriusXM and Calm Radio but compatible with almost all other music services. Tech-support answered my email within 48 hours. Well worth the $$$.

Totally Worth It. 1. works seamlessly and easily. 2. worth it alone for in-app access to lyrics via www 3. ... or in-app access to Wikipedia info on artists 4 ... or finely granular volume control which massively beats native Sonos volume control. On top of all this, the programmer takes suggestions and is adding new features - great app, great attitude. I use it in tandem with Sonos app and am 100% glad I bought it. had Sonos since 2006 and wish I'd had this app all along.

Very cool. I use this on several wall mounted iPads which are also used for home automation. Very impressive app I would give it 6 stars if possible.

Doesn’t Work. Simply does not work. Won’t find, recognize or play music from Sonos or iPad

Great app for those fed up with the native Sonos app. I’ve always wanted to upgrade the default Sonos app. I stumbled across SonoPad during a search and gave it a try. I love the app. It is so much user friendly than the Sonos app. I did have some issues initially and reached out to support. Stefan was able to narrow it down to an issue with my music library and thoroughly helped me solve the issue. Can’t wait for the warm weather and normal life to return so SonosPad can lead the music during out get togethers. Thank you Stefan.

Sonos is working again. Thank You very much. This works much better than the original Sonos. I really thought that my Sonos system was destined for a shelf in the basement

Similar Music Library Problem. I bought this hoping it would solve the inability of my Sonos app to populate the music library with songs I just downloaded. Not only did this app not find the new music, it appears to believe I have no music. So right now I've paid $5 for a pretty new app icon!

Even if you don’t need this spp it’ll make you happy. I tried this out because I was curious and and after a week I only have good things to say about it. It’s got a very intuitive interface. and I love that I can fid out more about a track or an artist without leaving the app. Also, when I had a question they got back t me right away, Good job.

Labor of Love...Amazing...until now. Was great (see review below). Newest update crashes on launch. Useless. Beautiful app that compliments the Sonos experience much better than the stock app. The developer has paid so much attention to detail that you can feel it. You paid hundreds or thousands of dollars for your Sonos hardware, you'd be a fool not to spend a few bucks on this app.

Finally!. Until I found this app I had stopped buying any more Sonos speakers. There are too many simple functions missing from the Sonos app, like the ability to sort by song title or band. There have been requests on the web for years asking for that simple function, but Sonos doesn't listen. The maker of this app did listen, and he nailed it. There is also a function that lets you see the Wikipedia page for the artist - Brilliant! This app is making music fun again.

Better than Sonos App!. This app is so much better than the Sonos app. I just bought it and I already love it. I can play my own music and lyrics are just a click away.

Much better than new sonos app. This is the answer to Sonos' terrible new app for the iPad. This one has a great layout and logical navigation. You can see everything you need at once. It's just missing a sleep timer, but that is supposed to be coming. I also wish the up and down arrows in pandora worked more like the sonos app. Otherwise I'm very pleased.

Amazing. The factory app is already satisfying but this one is even better! Easy navigation, finer controls, full screen album cover... And so far no bugs! Kudos! Worth the price!

Sonos remote on steroids. IMHO the original Sonos remote iPad software is all over the map and not intuitive to use. Fortunately I can't say the same about SonoPad. SonoPad is so much easier to understand and use. Zone management is a pleasure. There's so much less tapping needed to play a tune.

Works on old iPads with S2. My old iPad works with Sonos 2. The web access is great for music nerds. Good support.

So much better. Much better than the factory app. Well worth the money. It's actually a joy to use. Thank you for writing this!

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BAM. iPad 1 has purpose once again. All i wanted was to be able to run it as a dedicated device for downstairs music control. Can't creating playlists but who cares, I can do that on the computer which frankly is the best place for creating play lists. This is a great Job and app.

Waste of money .... Very poor functionality. Will find my music via the network on my PC based media server, but cannot play it. Does not indicate in any way what the problem might be. Will find and play my iPad based radio stations, however if I look at any other music source via the Sonopad app while a radio station is playing, there is then no way to revert the view to the playing radio stationother than to try and manually locate it again.

Very happy. Now I can use my old iPad again. The design is actually good too, I like the interface, better than the Sonos app. Easy to use, added functionality, like searching for info about artist. I didn't even have to set it up, it worked straight away.

Great app. Great app, thanks for the update.

THANK YOU!. The last SONOS update stopped my daughter's iPad mini from controlling SONOS. Was causing uproar in our house. Best $6 I've spent this week.

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Works great!. I lost the ability to use my Sonos no thanks to Bell’s upgrade to fibre which requires a certain router that does not, for some reason, allow the Sonos controller to be installed. Fortunately, I discovered SonoPad. I gave it a try and it works perfectly. Thank you for creating this app!

Thank you Sonos for stopping iPad1 support. Searched for an alternative so that iPad1 could continue to be used as Sonos controller and found Sonopad. Not only does it work on iPad1 -- it is better than the Sonos controller. Way better. Would pay double. Don't hesitate to download. Thank you Sonopad!!!

Worked immediately no issue. I have an older sonos amp based system and play 3’s that’s s1 . An old iPad 2 from a drawer that’s iOS 9.3.2 does not work with sonos s1 I turned into a controller in a few minutes with this SonoPad app. Works great. App is intuitive and simple. Even displays more information than the sonos S1. Only thing I can’t seem to find is a search functionality. Five stars overall however. Regarding the search , I just got a response directly from the developer ( thank you Stefan ) …Search is there, it’s part of each menu item, just not global. Great product overall I’m using it on a very old iPad, and latest iOS 15.2 on newer ipad and my iPhone. Definitely recommend.

Never got started. No action just loading says nothing but just loading players.

Great App !. I am really happy it works with my old iPad 1. I can now use it as a dedicated Sonos Controller and I love it !

Works great on my crappy old iPad. Well, wouldn't you know it? I have this perfectly good original iPad and the Sonos app doesn't work on anything older than iOS 10. A good friend of mine recommended this app for me and I tried it. Absolutely perfect! In fact, there are features and capabilities in this app that I wish Sonos had in their's. Definitely worth the cash for the purchase – try it out for yourself!

Doesn’t Work at All. Just bought it...I want my money back.

Can't access iPad music. Interface is much better than Sonos, but I cannot access music on my iPad.

Better In Some Ways. Much better UI than Sonos controller, particularly the positioning of touch controls. Also doesn't waste screen real estate like Sonos does with the huge white space on the left. Nice to have volume control on the "album art" screen. However, it struggles a bit with interface to the Sonos data, as there are noticeable delays. And the Sonos search function functionality is far superior. I use both controllers, Sonos for setting up a playlist and Sonopad for playing.

Great app. Love this app been using it for years it's very well updated. Now it's the only way to se my old iPad to control my Sonos system as its updated to S2. This app is easy to use and has features not available in the Sonos app that make it well worth having especially now that one of my iPads is useless for Sonos without it. Thanks for years of enjoyment.

Love this app, so much better than Sonos S1. I was a very early Sonos fan, and I continue to use their hardware. The original Sonos app started off well, but over versions (and let's not even get into S1/S2 mess), the app UI became cluttered and non intuitive . Since I do not use everyday, I found I was struggling to navigate in the Sonos app. The SonoPad app is laid out extremely well, and I use it only now for music. Plus it runs on older iOS so I use an iPad mini 1st gen as a controller. This is a fantastic app that is so much better from a user perspective than Sonos S1.

Loving this app!. Far better than the official Sonos app. Great interface. I especially appreciate the ability to easily look up artist info. A great feature for those of us who use Sonos and streaming services to explore new music. Keep up the great work! Worth every penny, and far more.

Great for people that don't have the latest IPad. Great for people that don't have the latest IPad!! Find it more friendly almost then the real Sonos app. Thank you to the developer!

Better than the OEM. Fantastic App. More reliable and feature rich than the OEM app. Worth every penny.

There's no mute. Seriously? That's the main thing I was looking for. Is it hidden somewhere?

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Outstanding!. Stefan should work for Sonos. This App is simply AMAZING. Enough said.

No good- lacks instructions. What a ripoff. This app does not work. Music on the iPad is not accessible. There are no instructions. Save your money, stick with the original FREE sonos controller app.

Pretty good. This app lets me use a perfectly good older ipad. The Sonos app wont work on older ioses. No alarms or clock setting.

Excellent App. Better than the official app

Needs portrait mode. Functional, but without portrait mode, this app is of no use to me.

Sonopad. No no no ...

Help please!. How does this app access my music? I feel like I am missing something. When I bRing up artists or albums, etc. it is not showing my music on my iPad.

C.r.a.p.. Don't buy this ap... It doesn't work for sheeznat. Trust me. Stick to the sonos ap you get with the speaker system There is a reason it works better.

No too bad, but.... Ok the interface is slick, but the app does not let view or set alarms... really ! We wake every morning to Sonos via set alarms, and I was hoping this app would be easier to use... Not Available ! Can’t save Spotify songs to Sonos playlist. Sonos playlist take long time to load. Don’t waste your money on a slick interface with useless bells and whistles (internet search) Wish I could leave zero stars...

Has potential but……….. Nice effort but it doesn’t connect to Spotify. Will probably seek a refund. Would also like have been able to use in portrait mode.

Does not recognize Amazon Music or YouTube Music. App does not recognize Amazon Music or YouTube Music as a service.

DOA. Dead on arrival for me. Not able to operate it on my iPad mini with new os. Support is an email. So it is dead dead dead, right now just a waste of money.

Awesome. Better than the native app.. Great for music lovers. The searches a fantastic for music exploration.

Awesome app!. I find it to be better than the Sonos original app. Works like a charm on the old iPad1.

Crashes. Great layout and has potential but it won't stay open for more then 30seconds and keeps crashing