Comparison

foobar2000 vs Plexamp

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

Plexamp

A dedicated music player for your Plex library, offering audiophile-grade playback features, stunning visuals, and personalized radio stations. Enjoy your music collection with advanced customization and offline listening options.

Highlights
  • Audiophile-grade playback (gapless, EQ, loudness leveling)
  • Hypnotic visualizers and UltraBlur backgrounds
  • Personalized radio stations and Mix Builder
  • Offline listening for playlists and stations
  • Powerful search and playback history
  • Customizable themes and artist exploration
Features
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** You'll need a Plex Media Server and a Plex account to use this app ** Plexamp is the answer to the question "what would happen if you gave a handful of Plex music and pixel nerds a few cocktails and free rein to create the app of their dreams?" Plexamp is a beautiful, dedicated Plex music player with tons of goodies for audiophile purists, music curators, and music fans of all ages looking for their next aural fix. SUPER AUDIO PLAYER Loudness leveling, true gapless playback, Sweet Fades™, soft transitions, a configurable preamp, a 7-band EQ, and more. Perfection for golden ears, buttery smooth touches for the rest of us. Custom pre-caching so your music keeps playing, because sometimes life brings you through tunnels. MUSIC TO YOUR EYES Experience your music collection like you’ve never seen it before, with our UltraBlur backgrounds, over a dozen hypnotic visualizers, and four visual themes to satisfy every taste. FIND YOUR FIX Radios built from your library and your cooler friends' collections. Travel through time, pick a style or mood, or listen album-by-album like the purist you are. Use the Mix Builder to explore and craft your perfect blend. Explore your personal charts and see what you were into last Fall or your top albums from the 60s. OFFLINE BLISS Grab a few hours of your favorite playlist or stations with just a few taps. Download a custom mix or artist radio for the plane. Simple but powerful offline support for when you’re in the woods or run out of cellular data. IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS Powerful search. Playback activity history. Swipe-up play queue peeking. Fun artist explorations. As many settings and tweaks as our resident UXpert let us add. ENTERPRISE CLASS CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Just kidding. It's a music player. Follow us on Twitter @plexamp or Mastodon https://mstdn.social/@plexamp See the terms of service at https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/plex-terms-of-service/

Screenshots

foobar20003 screens
Plexamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: foobar2000 at none against Plexamp's 3. Plexamp's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 187) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Plexamp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. foobar2000 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Plexamp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plexamp has 10K ratings behind it against 187, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of foobar2000's written reviews are positive against 76% of Plexamp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

foobar2000 ships an update monthly, Plexamp every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
foobar2000 versus Plexamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfoobar2000Plexamp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (187 ratings)4.7 (10K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better75.6% of reviews
Number of ratings18710K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperResolutePlex Inc.

Customer experience

foobar2000

All ratings187 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews603 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral9.0%
Negative11.6%

Plexamp

All ratings9,958 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews1,585 reviews
Positive75.6%
Neutral6.4%
Negative18.0%

User reviews

foobar2000

From 187 App Store ratings

What 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

Plexamp

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best player ever
  • 👍 Gorgeous cover flow
  • 👍 Flexible, fun, and friendly
  • 👍 Beautiful app that functions well
  • 👍 Exceptional user interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 List by folder is an insult
  • 🐛 Offline music experience not great
  • 🐛 Hopeless tagging
  • 🐛 Can't download full playlists
  • 🐛 Slow downloads

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.

Plexamp

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when offline
  • Search function broken
  • Slow library loading
  • Unreliable downloads
  • Incompatibility with certain car systems

Requested features

6 requests
  • Repeat functionality
  • Ability to edit metadata
  • Better offline management and browsing
  • Apple Watch app
  • Airplay and casting support
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  • Customizable home screen and layout

In-app purchases

None

foobar2000

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Plexamp

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plex Pass$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Plex Pass$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plex Pass$979.00

Questions

Is foobar2000 free?
foobar2000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plexamp free?
Plexamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, foobar2000 or Plexamp?
Plexamp is rated higher. foobar2000 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 187 ratings, while Plexamp averages 4.7 from 10K ratings.
Do foobar2000 or Plexamp have ads?
Neither foobar2000 nor Plexamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, foobar2000 or Plexamp?
foobar2000 ships an update monthly, and Plexamp every 2 weeks. Most recently, foobar2000 was updated on September 24, 2026 and Plexamp on September 24, 2026.

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