# foobar2000 — user reviews > 576 indexed App Store user reviews of foobar2000 by Resolute, rated 4.40/5 from 166 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foobar2000/id1072807669/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/foobar2000/id1072807669.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 119 · 4★ 21 · 3★ 13 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of foobar2000? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Good for offline use - 🚀 Fast and responsive - 💡 Customizable with skins - 👍 Plays a variety of audio formats - 👍 Convenient FTP transfer - 👍 Simple and clean interface - 👍 Gapless playback - 👍 Powerful features for audiophiles **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and bugs - 🔍 Lacking search functionality - 🔍 Difficult to manage playlists and delete songs - 🔍 Inconsistent UI and navigation - 🔍 Missing CarPlay support - 🔍 No queue or repeat single track feature - 🔍 Album art display issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on startup for some users - Playback issues with certain audio formats - Network detection failures - SMB/DLNA server connectivity problems - Album art not displaying correctly **Most requested features** - Add queue and repeat single track features - Improve playlist management and song deletion - Implement CarPlay support - Add more UI customization options - Improve search functionality - Implement Last.fm scrobbling - Add tag editing capabilities - Provide sort options by artist, genre, etc. ## Newest reviews (17 of 576) ### 4/5 — No repeat 1? *2026-08-05, version 2.25.8* This player is practically perfect in every respect, except, unless Im missing something embarrassingly obvious, there's no repeat 1 functionality? ### 4/5 — Slow indexing/rescanning *2026-07-30* Love the app but am facing one larger problem: I have a larger database of ~1k audio files (mostly 1-2h long) that I sync via iCloud. After exceeding 500 files, the indexing started to become rather slow and rescanning sometimes missed new files or took very long as well. Yesterday I’ve had to start a completely new index run to capture some rogue files/misread tags and since then it’s been only going at 2-5 files per hour (not sure if this was the last update). Would greatly appreciate if this could be fixed/sped up as I otherwise really like the app and use it daily (have to resort to other ones for now until I have the full library back for which the screen needs to stay on+app open, sadly). ### 4/5 — Great app for music lovers *2026-07-26* Backend is great overall, but some issues are disappointing: - inconvenient streaming to local network streamers via settings menu - app icon is good looking in App Store, but the size of the mascot after install is too big, looks strange - default skin is something…) ### 4/5 — The only music app that isn’t rotten subscription slop *2026-07-26* I love this app! My only issue is that managing and using playlists are horrifying. You can add multiple songs to a playlist without warning, the ordering is all manual (you cannot sort a playlist by artist, album, etc) This could be easily remedied by allowing us to import a playlist from desktop onto the app. Maybe I just haven’t figured it out and you can- but still. ### 4/5 — Almost *2026-07-20* Some qualms: The app is missing a song queue system, which is desperately needed. There does not appear to be an option to backup/export or save a playlist, unlike the Desktop version. A feature like this is really important, yet it’s missing from the mobile app. Song images/album covers often don’t load. Rearranging song order in playlists is quite slow (and occasionally crashes the app…) Sometimes when skipping through a shuffled playlist, a song will play repeatedly, requiring you to skip several times to move to the next song. This is not a big hindrance, but a minor inconvenience.. — On the bright side: There is no ads, which is really great. The UI is easy to understand and navigate. The ReplayGain feature is a life saver, making audio volume consistent (regardless of original file’s volume). Support for a wide variety of audio formats, such as Opus and Wav, is very convenient. ### 4/5 — Great but needs some more features *2026-07-16, version 2.25.7* This is the best local file music player I could find, but it definitely could use some more features. Firstly, it needs a queue. Being able to add songs to a queue would be SO nice. Secondly, a loop-one-song feature. Self-explanatory; Spotify and Youtube music has it too. Thirdly, extra sorting options. For example, albums, tracks, and artists could be sorted by most played or have a self-set organizable list instead of always being sorted alphabetically. Also, being able to organize the front page would be really nice. Basically the only tabs I use are Artists, Albums, and Playlists, but Playlists are all the way at the bottom of the list, and its position is unadjustable. Being able to just jack it to the top of the list would be really nice. ### 5/5 — “You will own nothing and be happy.” NOT WITH FOOBAR *2026-07-15* This has single handedly changed how I organize and listen to my music. Taking back ownership in my music, and my listening experience has never been better. I officially feel like I have regained access to my iPod nano. Thank you foobar2000. ### 5/5 — mobile 版播放器好用，但美中不足 *2026-07-13* pc版一直在用，功能很完美。mobile版没发布就一直在等了，特别喜欢mobile版的添加目录功能，可以浏览目录选择播放的歌曲，这个功能让管理变得很方便。但美中不足是，mobile版没有歌曲显示，单曲循环播放也不方便，不知开发团队有没有相应的开发计划呢 ### 4/5 — latest update no sound on iphone se *2026-07-08, version 2.25.7* latest update no sound on iphone se ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2026-07-03* This app has everything someone could need out of a music player and more, and it’s perfect to go with the pc app, but *please*, refresh the UI! While it’s not debilitating, most of the time it feels kind of unpolished and clunky compared to the pc version. Still an amazing app! ### 3/5 — Almost *2026-06-30, version 2.25.7* The app is missing a song queue system, which is desperately needed. Song images often don’t load. Rearranging song order in (large) playlists is extremely slow, and often crashes the app. On the bright side, there is no ads. Which is great. ### 5/5 — 超神 *2026-06-30* 超经典的音乐播放器。音质好，手机端添加音乐文件夹非常方便，这么小的安装包，还支持那么多音乐格式，还能听收音乐，不愧是神器！ ### 5/5 — Excellent and underrated music player *2026-06-24* Was looking for a simple no-ads music player and this pretty much checks all of the boxes. There isn’t really extensive documentation on it but it also lets you create customizable skins pretty easily, which makes the app feel one-of-a-kind for your device. ### 5/5 — Mostly works. *2026-06-23, version 2.25.7* Quirky menus, but I like the functionality. Wish the NEXT / PREVIOUS buttons worked in the Radio section, currently they just restart the current stream. Anywho, still a great player, esp. for FLACs. ### 5/5 — Классное приложение для прослушивания музыки 👍 *2026-06-22* Спасибо за возможность слушать музыку на телефоне во времена, когда фирменные Apple-сервисы вне закона ### 5/5 — Best free music player for iPhone, plays your own music. *2026-06-18, version 2.25.7* Just brilliant, and FREE! .. way WAY better than every paid music player I’ve tried for the iPhone. Even better than the crippled iPhone version of VLC. Play your own music from your files on your phone, plays entire folders, with gapless !! ### 4/5 — Nearly Perfect *2026-06-18, version 2.25.7* Plays musics. What more could you want? Personally I think it would be great if the search worked and if there was a multi-song selection for creating playlist. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Outdated and obsolete *2026-08-05, version 2.25.8* This app lacks the shuffle feature anywhere but the Home Screen. Please dont get tricked into payed any money for this app or its windows app, its a full waste of money in 2026 ### 1/5 — Отстой *2026-08-04* Одно из самых бездарных приложений аудио плееров ### 1/5 — Nicht brauchbar für Apple-Apps *2026-07-04* Man kann ja nicht einmal von Foobar2000 generierte Playlists (m3u) importieren - schlechter geht es nicht ### 1/5 — Not working while using map *2026-06-04, version 2.25.6* This player is not working if I open map. ### 1/5 — First thoughts? *2026-04-18* Checking it out moving on from other apps. A feature to choose/hide the display the album art on the lock screen would be amazing. Or even to hide the artist name there. (Edit: I think an operation on the playlist screen or when viewing the track list of an album that would let you replay without opening the track view would be great. Maybe a swipe back or double tap.**) EDIT: changed to 1 star so it could be seen: it’s not opening: how should I submit a crashing report? ### 1/5 — Needs Query Syntax from Desktop *2026-03-26, version 2.25.6* Desktop lets you search w query syntax: %genre% HAS rock %artist% IS "Daft Punk.” Many tags are hard coded into search or drop down options, but this would allow users to search or make a quick mix with any tag theme. Seems easy to implement to? Shame it hasn’t been added among the many updates. ### 1/5 — Can’t search internet radio *2026-03-03, version 2.25.6* Downloaded app expecting some great results but didn’t work out that way. Played my music stored on my phone fine, nothing spectacular. I searched for internet radio and found some very good choices , some even FLAC quality, and saved them to my playlist. But now, the search no longer works. Why would I want this app if it quits on me ? ### 1/5 — Deleted files permanently *2026-01-17, version 2.25.6* Yo - that can't be right... your file scanner shouldn't be able to delete files off my phone?! I just wanted the files found to not be displayed in foobar- zips for documents - not deleted forever! Honestly - FUBAR alright ### 1/5 — Trash *2026-01-10, version 2.25.6* Unable to get the foobar2000 folder to appear so I could import my music. Looks like I will be sticking with VLC player. ### 1/5 — The options button is too small to reliably click *2025-12-20, version 2.25.6* Please make the “…” button on the bottom right bigger, makes navigation a chore and completely not worth it while listening to music. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — i love you foobar *2026-08-15* the best part of downloading my own music and not having to rely on streaming is that i can have whatever songs i please and putting them on shuffle is ridiculous. i love you foobar you just Work exactly like i want. you can adjust the volume in-app which is perf because my headphones are finicky (i miss my audio jack tails. i miss her a lot.) its perfect. i love foobar2000!!!! foobar campeo del mundoopo ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2026-08-14, version 2.25.8* Love the App! The sound boost, equaliser and the sync with the Music app are great! Being able to play my music offline without having to upload them (which is pretty much is amazing. ### 5/5 — 为什么还不支持中文呀！！！！ *2026-07-30* 为什么还不支持中文啊！！！！ ### 5/5 — Super *2026-07-29* Läuft einfach und tut was er soll. Mp3 im lokalen Speicher vom Linux PC übertragen und einfach abspielen. So einfach und Apple baut es nicht ein.. Toller Zusatz: online Radio!! ### 5/5 — 非常好，只缺歌词显示和汉化 *2026-07-24* 赞 ### 5/5 — great, but caveat *2026-07-20, version 2.25.7* the three dots on the bottom right are quite difficult to hit, i suggest making them bigger or moving them up. Great app otherwise, everything else works perfectly! ### 5/5 — Ура *2026-07-18* Здесь есть фубар!!! ### 5/5 — 挺好的但是为什么不能循环单曲播放呢 *2026-07-18, version 2.25.7* 如题，唯一不足感觉就是没有这个功能T T ### 5/5 — Natively support CarPlay *2026-07-17* Good apps, wish natively support CarPlay. ### 5/5 — Great music player🫠 *2026-07-16, version 2.25.7* I tried looking for apps to play my audio for free and this is the best one. Simple ui, easy to share, great playback quality. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*