Comparison

foobar2000 vs LHDC X

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

foobar2000

Free

🎵 Music

★ 4.5196 ratingsView app →

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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

LHDC X

Features

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LHDC-X APP is a tool to capture and generate your own spatial ID with super AI engine. It needs to work with product that support LHDC-X spatial audio engine which allows the sound to exist in any direction within the space, immersing oneself in it and creating a cinematic sense of immersion.

Screenshots

foobar20003 screens

LHDC X4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: foobar2000 at monthly against LHDC X's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

foobar2000 ships an update monthly, LHDC X every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level

foobar2000 versus LHDC X: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	foobar2000	LHDC X
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.5 (196 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	79.7% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	196 — better	—
Update frequency	Monthly — better	Every 3 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	12 MB	81 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Resolute	Savitech Corp.

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 more

Implement Last.fm scrobbling
Add tag editing capabilities
Provide sort options by artist, genre, etc.

LHDC X

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

foobar2000

No in-app purchases

None

LHDC X

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is foobar2000 free?

foobar2000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is LHDC X free?

LHDC X is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do foobar2000 or LHDC X have ads?

Neither foobar2000 nor LHDC X shows ads.

Which is updated more often, foobar2000 or LHDC X?

foobar2000 ships an update monthly, and LHDC X every 3 months. Most recently, foobar2000 was updated on October 13, 2026 and LHDC X on September 17, 2026.