Bose vs Sonos

Bose

Bose Corporation
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 26.1M installs
VS

Sonos

Sonos, Inc.
App Store
$5.16M/mo
~$61.92M/yr · 134.7M installs
Revenue winner Sonos wins +515979700% vs other
Installs winner Sonos wins +416% vs other
MAU winner Sonos wins +89% vs other
Rating winner Bose wins +6% vs other

Why Sonos is winning

Top 3 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Sonos earns roughly 5159797× more per month than Bose - $5.16M vs $0.
  2. Subscription model. Sonos runs a $9.99/mo subscription that compounds; Bose relies on one-shot IAP or ads.
  3. Bigger install base. Sonos has ~134.7M lifetime installs vs Bose's ~26.1M - 5.2× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

Bars scale to whichever app is bigger on that row. Green = winner.

Bose
vs
Sonos
Monthly revenue (est.)?
$0
$5.16M
Annual revenue (est.)
$0
$61.92M
Lifetime installs (est.)
26.1M
134.7M
Monthly active users (est.)?
8.5M
16.0M
App Store rating
4.85★
4.57★
Total ratings
174K
898K
US grossing rank
-
=
-
Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
$9.99
IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
1 tiers

Bose

Bose Corporation
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Sep 22, 2018
Last updated
Jun 1, 2026
File size
961.0 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
13.0.7
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French +18 more
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Sonos

Sonos, Inc.
App Store
Category
Music
Price
Free
Released
Jun 8, 2020
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
230.5 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
86.1.5
Languages
Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French +14 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Bose or Sonos? v
Sonos earns about $5.16M per month, while Bose earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap (~$5.16M more per month for Sonos). Annual revenue: Bose ≈ $0/year, Sonos ≈ $61.92M/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Bose or Sonos? v
Sonos leads with about 134.7M estimated downloads vs 26.1M for Bose - a 5.2× gap. Bose's App Store downloads are estimated from 174K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Sonos's App Store downloads are estimated from 898K ratings.
Are Bose and Sonos in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Music category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
What in-app purchases and subscription pricing do Bose and Sonos offer? v
Bose: no IAP detected on the public listing. Sonos: IAP range 1 tiers detected. Bose runs a "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)" monetization model; Sonos runs "Subscription (~$9.99/mo)". Scraped tier prices and detected subscription pricing drive the bulk of the per-app revenue estimate above.
Which has better ratings, Bose or Sonos? v
Bose edges ahead with ★ 4.8 vs ★ 4.6 (gap of 0.3 stars). Rating volume: Bose 174K ratings, Sonos 898K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Bose vs Sonos revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Bose and $5.16M for Sonos are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Music) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Bose or Sonos to a different App Store app? v
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