HiByMusic vs HIFIMAN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiByMusic
A free, high-fidelity audio player for audiophiles and music lovers. It supports a wide range of lossless and lossy formats, offering high-precision decoding and advanced audio features for a premium listening experience.
- Wide lossless/lossy audio format support
- CUE sheets and ISO image support
- High precision decoding (32-bit output, 64-bit float)
- External USB DAC support
- Gapless playback
- 10 band graphic EQ
- MSEB support
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HiByMusic Free lossless HiFi audio player. Easy to use, clean and clear. HiByMusic Player is a free lossless HiFi audio player designed for audiophiles and music fans, giving you a first-class music experience wherever you go. Features: 1. Wide lossless/lossy audio format support, including DSD(DSF,DFF), ISO(DSF,DFF,DST), WAV, FLAC, APE, AIFF, M4A, AAC, WMA, MP3, Ogg Vorbis; 2. CUE sheets and ISO images are also directly supported; 3. High precision decoding with 32 bits output, 64 bits floating point decoding and 128 bits internal precision, all for the best quality audio; 4. External USB DAC is supported, Output Native DSD with DoP, Direct output DxD and 384kHz@32bits audio streams easily; 5. Gapless playback; 6. 10 band graphic EQ; 7. MSEB support; Stay tuned, more professional function will be added continually! email: service@hiby.com website: www.hiby.com
HIFIMAN
Control your HIFIMAN portable music player from your mobile device. View device information, manage your music library, and control playback. Create custom playlists and easily search for your favorite tracks.
- Remote playback control
- View device information
- Manage music library
- Create personalized playlists
- Track metadata sorting
- Simple track search
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HIFIMAN-Remote is an application used to control HIFIMAN high-fidelity portable players such as HIFIMAN HM1000, via mobile handsets or tablets. The app includes the following features. Connect the player to a mobile device to view important information, including the version of Bluetooth, device firmware, volume, battery capacity, and more. Complete metadata for tracks stored on the TF card, sorted by folders, artists, albums, track names, etc. The app serves as a remote control for managing play/pause, track skip/reverse, volume, etc. Create personalized playlists Simple search function for quick and easy access to desired tracks
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HiByMusic at 3.4 against HIFIMAN's 1.3. HiByMusic also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 0%) and ratings volume (140 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HiByMusic holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HiByMusic has 140 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of HiByMusic's written reviews are positive against 0% of HIFIMAN's.
HiByMusic ships an update every 3 months, HIFIMAN every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiByMusic | HIFIMAN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (140 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 140 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dongguan Hiby Music Technology Co., Ltd. | HiFiman |
Customer experience
HiByMusic
HIFIMAN
Bugs and requests
HiByMusic
Reported bugs
21 issues- App crashes during music library scanning (around 3,000 files)
- HibyLink connection drops repeatedly
- Music playback stops when app is backgrounded
- Rewind button behavior inconsistent (goes to previous song instead of replaying)
- Album shuffle mixing with existing playlist songs
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- SMBv3 compatibility issues
- DLNA functionality crashes
- EQ and DSP effects not working on iOS
- DSD DoP not functioning on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- MQA track playback crashes
- Search function keyboard disappears after each letter
- Album art cropping and stretching issues
- Lyric loading failures
- Some MP3 and M4A files fail to play
- Bluetooth pairing inconsistency with Hiby devices
- Firmware update required every startup (2-3 minutes)
- Music file scanning not detecting all formats
- Volume control glitches when pressing quickly
- Plugin deactivation after app closure
- Folder sorting in reverse alphabetical order
- Track order randomization in folder view
Requested features
20 requests- Manual playlist reordering
- ID3 tag editing capability
- Folder-based music library scanning
- Album artist sorting (not just track artist)
- Album favorites/bookmarking
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- Gapless playback
- Crossfade between tracks
- Folder icon display in browser
- Font size adjustment
- Language settings
- Dark mode and theme customization
- Background playback support
- Search by filename
- HTTP/NAS access support
- Lyrics matching and custom lyric sources
- Portrait mode support for iPad
- Online lyrics and cover art fetching improvements
- Ascending/descending sort order options
- Playlist organization and song management
- VoiceOver accessibility improvements for iOS
HIFIMAN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HiByMusic
No in-app purchases
HIFIMAN
No in-app purchases
