Sotto - AV Receiver Remote
Georgios Giannoutsos Barkas Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Sotto - AV Receiver Remote is a free Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by Georgios Giannoutsos Barkas. Rated 5.0/5 from 9 ratings. Requires iOS 18.0.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 9 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 11 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 21
- 2026 · v1.0.13
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About Sotto - AV Receiver Remote
Control your Denon® or Marantz® AV receiver from your iPhone. Sotto is calm and instant: every tap responds the moment you touch it, and the app is built around scenes instead of receiver menus. WORKS WITH Network Denon and Marantz receivers that accept the manufacturers' IP control protocol, roughly 2013 and newer: Denon AVR-X, AVR-S, AVC and DRA models; Marantz SR, NR, CINEMA and AV models. 32 models are Verified from a snapshot of that exact receiver, so zones, volume ceiling and room correction come from the hardware rather than a generic default: Denon AVR-E400, AVR-A1H, AVR-X6800H, AVR-X6500H, AVR-X4800H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X3800H, AVC-X3700H, AVR-X3600H, AVR-X2800H, AVR-X1800H, AVR-X1600H, AVR-X1000, AVR-S760H, AVR-S750H, AVR-S650H, AVC-S660H, AVR-S700W, AVR-2113, AVR-1613, DRA-800H; Marantz CINEMA 50, AV8805A, SR8015, SR7015, SR6011, SR6010, SR5015, SR5013, SR5009, NR1711, NR1504 (AVR and AVC versions share a profile). Other network models run in experimental mode; available controls depend on the receiver. CEOL and M-CR network CD receivers remain experimental, with model-dependent power, source control and volume ranges; the dB display is AV-specific. Not sure? Try the built-in demo receiver first; no hardware needed. EVERY DAY • Power, volume and mute at a glance, with a half-step precise dial or fader • Inputs, shown with the names you set on the receiver itself • Sound modes grouped the way you think: Movie, Music, Game, Pure, Auto • Scenes: one tap sets input, volume and sound mode, and can switch Zone 2 on or off, from the app or a Home Screen widget • Zone 2 and Zone 3 power, input and volume • HEOS now playing with album art and play, pause and skip, on HEOS models • Sleep timer with a Lock Screen countdown SOUND • The Audyssey playback chain: MultEQ, Dynamic EQ, Dynamic Volume, LFC and channel trims • Dirac Live slot switching on models that have it • Tone EQ, sound favorites, and a command console for power users EVERYWHERE ON iOS • Siri and Shortcuts: "Mute Sotto", "Turn off Sotto", "Set the volume with Sotto", plus Shortcuts actions for power, mute, exact volume, input by name, scenes and the sleep timer • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a scene grid • Control Center, Lock Screen and Action Button controls • A volume ceiling and an optional Night Mode, applied to the app's controls, scenes, Siri and widgets SETUP Same Wi-Fi as the receiver, Network Control on. Sotto finds receivers on your network, or takes an IP address by hand, and tests the connection before you finish. If discovery fails, allow Local Network access for Sotto in iOS Settings. FREE, ALL OF IT Every feature, every receiver. No subscription, no ads, no account, no tracking. Your settings stay on your device, and Sotto controls the receiver over your local network only. The one thing that can leave it is album art, which HEOS serves from the streaming service when that is what is playing. If Sotto makes your evenings calmer, there is an optional tip jar in Settings. That is the whole business model. Sotto controls the receiver. It does not set up HEOS speakers or browse HEOS music sources; keep the HEOS app for those. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Denon, Marantz, or Sound United. "Denon" and "Marantz" are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here only to describe compatibility.
Ratings & reviews
5.0
9 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.0.13 · Updated October 21, 2026
Six more receiver profiles built from real diagnostics: Denon AVR-X1800H, AVR-2113 and AVR-1613, and Marantz SR5013, SR6010 and NR1711. Sotto now recognises these models and uses their model-specific capabilities instead of generic defaults. Older Denon receivers whose model name is only a number, such as the AVR-2113 and AVR-1613, are now recognised, and choosing their tuner sends the correct command. The Now Playing card and widget now appear only while the receiver is on its network input, so a track played earlier no longer stays on screen after you switch to another input. Thank you to everyone who shared a diagnostic snapshot.
App privacy
The developer, Georgios Giannoutsos Barkas, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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