foobar2000 vs Winamp
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).
Winamp
This app unifies your local music, podcasts, and radio stations into a single, customizable player. Enjoy all your audio content in one convenient location, tailored to your preferences.
- Unified audio playback
- Local music library
- Podcast support
- Radio station streaming
- Customizable listening experience
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The new Winamp Player brings the best of audio together in one powerful experience. Seamlessly access your local music library, exclusive Fanzone tracks, podcasts, and thousands of radio stations, all from a single player. Discover, organize, and enjoy everything you love in one place, then make it your own with the legendary customization features that made Winamp an icon. Your music, your content, your way.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: foobar2000 at 79% against Winamp's 20%. foobar2000 also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
foobar2000 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 187 and 92 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of foobar2000's written reviews are positive against 20% of Winamp's.
foobar2000 ships an update monthly, Winamp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | foobar2000 | Winamp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (187 ratings) — better | 3.1 (92 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 19.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 187 — better | 92 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resolute | Winamp SA |
Customer experience
foobar2000
Winamp
User reviews
foobar2000
From 187 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
Winamp
From 92 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Great music player
- 🔊 Amazing sound quality
- 🕰️ Nostalgic Winamp experience
- 📚 Plays own media library
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Unable to find/load local music
- 🔌 Doesn't work when device is locked
- 🤖 Lacks Winamp's classic features
- 🔍 Struggles with large music libraries
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.
Winamp
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on startup
- Library sync/import issues
- Playback controls not working
- Bluetooth connectivity problems
Requested features
5 requests- Add classic Winamp visualizer
- Support for external cloud storage
- Ability to create and manage playlists
- Customizable equalizer settings
- Seamless background playback
In-app purchases
foobar2000
No in-app purchases
Winamp
No in-app purchases
