foobar2000 vs Auxio
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).
Auxio
Create shared listening sessions for friends to request songs or enjoy music independently. This app enhances your Apple Music experience by enabling collaborative playlists and solo listening.
- Host shared listening sessions
- Friends can request music
- Solo listening mode
- Integrates with Apple Music
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Host a session so your friends can request music, or just listen to your music solo! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Auxio at 5.0 against foobar2000's 4.5. Auxio also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). foobar2000's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (196 vs 3). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Auxio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. foobar2000 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Auxio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: foobar2000 has 196 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
foobar2000 ships an update monthly, Auxio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | foobar2000 | Auxio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (196 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 196 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resolute | Benjamin Barnett |
Customer experience
foobar2000
Auxio
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.
Auxio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
foobar2000
No in-app purchases
Auxio
- Unlock Auxio3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Unlock All Guests$9.991 Month
