foobar2000 vs Decoupled
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Wide audio format support (MP3, FLAC, AAC, etc.)
- Gapless playback
- ReplayGain volume adjustment
- UPnP media server streaming
- Customizable appearance with skins
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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).
Decoupled
This app is for serious music lovers who own their music collection. It supports a wide range of high-fidelity audio formats and offers advanced playback features like gapless playback and an equalizer. Sync your music library easily via USB, FTP, or WebDAV.
- Plays FLAC, Opus, Ogg, ALAC, MP3, AAC, WAV
- Gapless playback
- 10-band equalizer
- USB, iTunes File Sharing sync
- FTP, WebDAV, Web browser sync
- Hardware codec utilization
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- Do you like music streaming services? - Do you enjoy companies telling you what you should listen to each week? - Did you stop buying music years ago? If you answer with "yes" to any of these questions, Decoupled wasn't made for you. Sorry. However, if you... - Still buy and own records - Have a developed taste and/or a vast music collection - Listen to music in formats like FLAC, Opus, or Vorbis (Ogg) then you should definitely give it a shot! Some of its features: - Playback of a wide range of formats: FLAC, Vorbis (Ogg), Opus, Apple Lossless, MP3, AAC, WAV. - Gapless playback - 10-band equalizer - Music sync through USB, via iTunes File Sharing - Music sync without iTunes via FTP, WebDAV, or a simple Web browser! - Hardware codec utilization for longer battery life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: foobar2000 at free against Decoupled's paid. Decoupled's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (88% vs 79%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for foobar2000 against 4.4 for Decoupled. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 228 and 123 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of foobar2000's written reviews are positive against 88% of Decoupled's.
foobar2000 ships an update monthly, Decoupled every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | foobar2000 | Decoupled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (228 ratings) — better | 4.4 (123 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews | 87.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 228 — better | 123 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resolute | Tamas Zahola |
Customer experience
foobar2000
Decoupled
User reviews
foobar2000
From 228 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good for offline use
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 💡 Customizable with skins
- 👍 Plays a variety of audio formats
- 👍 Convenient FTP transfer
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Lacking search functionality
- 🔍 Difficult to manage playlists and delete songs
- 🔍 Inconsistent UI and navigation
- 🔍 Missing CarPlay support
Decoupled
From 123 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎵 Excellent FLAC and lossless audio support
- 👍 Simple, minimalist, intuitive interface
- 🆓 Completely free with no ads or in-app purchases
- 🔒 Privacy-focused, no tracking or data collection
- 🚀 Fast and lightweight performance
Room to improve
- ❌ No shuffle feature
- ❌ No playlist creation capability
- ❌ No repeat/loop functionality
- ❌ Limited library browsing options
- 🐛 Metadata tag sensitivity causes album splitting
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
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- Implement Last.fm scrobbling
- Add tag editing capabilities
- Provide sort options by artist, genre, etc.
Decoupled
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when transferring files via web interface
- App crashes permanently with .nfo files in album folders
- Pause button doesn't update, audio continues playing
- Album art not displaying for M4A files
- WAV files not appearing in library after adding
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- New uploaded files not showing in app
- Compilation albums incorrectly split into multiple entries
- Albums split by bitrate differences
- Songs with umlauts in metadata not displaying
- Cover flow view limited to ~100 albums
- Scrolling issues in album list view after swiping
- EQ toggle causing audio to disappear
- Genre metadata not reading correctly
- ALAC files not playing despite listed support
- Inconsistent metadata handling causing library organization issues
- File library not working properly, requiring manual file browsing
Requested features
27 requests- Shuffle and shuffle all songs functionality
- Playlist creation and management
- Repeat/loop single song or album
- Play all songs feature with sorting options
- CarPlay integration
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- iPad-optimized interface
- In-app metadata editor
- Folder-based playback
- Album artist sorting option
- Display sampling rate (kHz) in metadata
- Lyrics metadata display
- Rating system or heart/favorite button
- Last.fm scrobbling support
- M3U/M3A playlist support
- DSD file support
- M4B audiobook support with chapters
- Cloud storage provider integration (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
- Persistent playback control bar while browsing
- Custom EQ presets
- AB loop functionality
- File reference system instead of copying files
- Embedded artwork support for M4A files
- Automatic folder import from cloud services
- External USB drive playback support
- Song list view with all tracks
- Queue management and reordering
- Track reordering within albums
In-app purchases
foobar2000
No in-app purchases
Decoupled
No in-app purchases
