foobar2000 vs VBAN Talkie
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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).
VBAN Talkie
Transform your mobile device into a high-quality wireless microphone or headset. Send your audio input to VBAN receivers and listen to VBAN streams simultaneously, enabling local network intercom functions. Ideal for use with virtual audio mixers.
- Wireless microphone/headset functionality
- VBAN audio streaming
- Compressor with auto make-up
- Noise gate
- 3-band equalizer
- Adjustable gain and samplerate
- Push-to-talk function
Read full descriptionHide full description
VB-AUDIO Software / VBAN-Talkie allows to send your voice (Audio Input) to any VBAN Receptor and in the mean time, listen to a VBAN Streams, turning your mobile device in High Quality Wireless Microphone or Headset. Typically connected to Voicemeeter, the VBAN Talkie will offer outstanding local network intercom functions... VBAN protocol is made to transport audio in native PCM format (16 kHz to 48 kHz - 8 to 24 Bits) on any local network (LAN or WLAN). VBAN Stream can be managed and mixed by Voicemeeter Application, the Virtual Audio Device Mixer (www.voicemeeter.com) HELP: How to send VBAN Stream to Mobile Devices: https://forum.vb-audio.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=443 Additional Features: - ON / OFF Button. - Mute / PTT button (Push To Talk). - Compressor (with Auto make up). - Gate Knob (for noisy environments). - 3 Bands Equalizer (Bass, Medium, Treble). - General Gain (for input device only). - VBAN Stream Name and Target IP-Address field. - VBAN Output Stream Samplerate Selector (16 kHz to 48 kHz). - VBAN Output Stream Format Selector (mono or stereo, 8, 12, 16 or 24 bits). Other functions in menu: - Display mobile device IP-Address. - Setup VBAN Protocol UDP port. - Setup Network Quality (to optimize latency). - Setup VBAN incoming stream (optional). - Delay (0 - 500ms) to synchronize several devices.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: foobar2000 at 80% against VBAN Talkie's 28%. foobar2000 also leads on price (Free vs $8.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.7). VBAN Talkie's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
foobar2000 is free to download; VBAN Talkie costs $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
foobar2000 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: foobar2000 has 212 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of foobar2000's written reviews are positive against 28% of VBAN Talkie's.
foobar2000 ships an update monthly, VBAN Talkie every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | foobar2000 | VBAN Talkie |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (212 ratings) — better | 3.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better | 27.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 212 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resolute | Vincent Burel |
Customer experience
foobar2000
VBAN Talkie
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 moreShow fewer
- Implement Last.fm scrobbling
- Add tag editing capabilities
- Provide sort options by artist, genre, etc.
VBAN Talkie
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
foobar2000
No in-app purchases
VBAN Talkie
No in-app purchases
