Comparison

foobar2000 vs BTHDPlayer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

foobar2000

An advanced audio player for mobile devices supporting a wide range of formats. Enjoy gapless playback, automatic volume adjustment, and customization options. Stream music from UPnP servers.

Highlights
  • Wide audio format support (MP3, FLAC, AAC, etc.)
  • Gapless playback
  • ReplayGain volume adjustment
  • UPnP media server streaming
  • Customizable appearance with skins
Features
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foobar2000 mobile is an advanced audio player for mobile devices. Main features: * Supported audio formats: MP3, MP4, AAC, Vorbis, Opus, FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, Musepack. * Gapless playback. * ReplayGain support - automatic playback volume adjustment. * Supports playback and downloading music from UPnP media servers. * Appearance can be customized with skin files (basic black and white themes inlcuded with the app).

About

BTHDPlayer

Experience high-resolution audio wirelessly on your mobile device. This app supports various lossless formats and enables high-quality audio transmission with compatible Bluetooth headphones and speakers.

Highlights
  • Hi-Res audio transmission with LHDC BT devices
  • Lossless audio format playback
  • Up to 24bit/192KHz playback on mobile
  • Up to 24bit/96KHz playback on LHDC BT devices
  • Wireless Hi-Res music enjoyment
Features
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Here is my description for your reference : -------------------- Now you can enjoy the Hi-Res Audio on your mobile device by Hi-Res BT Player . Hi-Res BT Player support up to 24bit/192KHz FLAC / DSD / WAV / MP3 popular audio formats playback on your mobile phone . Besides , connecting with LHDC Bluetooth Headphone / Speaker device , it can enable up to 24bit/96KHz Hi-Quality audio transmission . You can enjoy the Hi-Res music more easy and wirelessly . Hi-Res BT Player features : - Transmit Hi-Res audio with LHDC BT Device - Support lossless audio format playback - Support up to 24bit/192KHz audio playback on mobile device - Support up to 24bit/96KHz audio playback on LHDC BT device ---------------------------

Screenshots

foobar20003 screens
BTHDPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: foobar2000 at 79% against BTHDPlayer's 0%. foobar2000 also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (223 vs 2). BTHDPlayer's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

foobar2000 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: foobar2000 has 223 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of foobar2000's written reviews are positive against 0% of BTHDPlayer's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
foobar2000 versus BTHDPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfoobar2000BTHDPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (223 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings223 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.69.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperResoluteSavitech Corp.

Customer experience

foobar2000

All ratings223 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews897 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative11.8%

BTHDPlayer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

foobar2000

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • 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

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add queue and repeat single track features
  • Improve playlist management and song deletion
  • Implement CarPlay support
  • Add more UI customization options
  • Improve search functionality
Show 3 more
  • Implement Last.fm scrobbling
  • Add tag editing capabilities
  • Provide sort options by artist, genre, etc.

BTHDPlayer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

foobar2000

No in-app purchases

None

BTHDPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is foobar2000 free?
foobar2000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BTHDPlayer free?
BTHDPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, foobar2000 or BTHDPlayer?
foobar2000 is rated higher. foobar2000 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 223 ratings, while BTHDPlayer averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do foobar2000 or BTHDPlayer have ads?
Neither foobar2000 nor BTHDPlayer shows ads.

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