Comparison

foobar2000 vs Rum Tum

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

Rum Tum

Features
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Upload any type of audio file and listen to them and organize them into playlists.

Screenshots

foobar20003 screens
Rum Tum3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: foobar2000 at 13.0 against Rum Tum's 15.1. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
foobar2000 versus Rum Tum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfoobar2000Rum Tum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (196 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings196 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperResoluteAdam Blackman

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.

Rum Tum

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

foobar2000

No in-app purchases

None

Rum Tum

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is foobar2000 free?
foobar2000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rum Tum free?
Rum Tum is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do foobar2000 or Rum Tum have ads?
Neither foobar2000 nor Rum Tum shows ads.

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