Sotto
A calm, instant iOS remote for Denon & Marantz
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Sotto - A calm, instant iOS remote for Denon & Marantz

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Sotto is a native iOS remote for Denon and Marantz A/V receivers - calm, instant and built for the couch, not the settings tree. Its signature volume dial moves in half-steps, jumps the moment you touch it, and settles when the receiver confirms - it never flickers back to a stale value. Scenes run power, input, volume, sound mode and Zone 2 in one tap. Works with Siri, Shortcuts, widgets and Control Center. Private by design - it only talks to your receiver on your own network. Free open beta.

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Hey Product Hunt 👋 I'm Georgios, the solo developer behind Sotto. I built it because controlling my Denon from the couch drove me up the wall. The official HEOS app is slow, it mirrors the receiver's on-screen menus, and every tap lags behind the hardware. I wanted something calm and instant - organized around what I actually do (volume, inputs, scenes), not the settings tree. So Sotto has: - A volume dial with half-step precision and a huge readout - the number snaps the instant your thumb lands and eases to the real value once the receiver answers (optimistic UI, never jumps back to a stale reading). - Scenes - one tap runs power → input → volume → sound mode → Zone 2, with a calm activation overlay. - Every Apple surface - Siri, Shortcuts, widgets, Control Center / Lock Screen. - Private by design - it only ever talks to your receiver on your local network. No account, no analytics, no tracking. - A dark "audiophile instrument" look made for one-handed, late-night use. It's a free open beta right now (the whole app, everything unlocked). The one thing I really need: the Denon/Marantz control protocol varies in small, annoying ways between models, and I can only test a couple of units. If you own any Denon or Marantz receiver, please try it and tell me what breaks - the app can optionally share an anonymized model/firmware/zones snapshot (never your network, serial, or what you're playing) so I can add proper support for your exact model. 👉 · built native in SwiftUI. Feedback very welcome 🙏