foobar2000 vs HRA Streaming
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).
HRA Streaming
Experience music in its original studio quality with lossless FLAC streaming up to 24 Bit / 384 kHz. Explore over 200,000 curated albums across various genres, with features like digital booklets and gapless playback.
- Lossless FLAC streaming up to 24 Bit / 384 kHz
- Over 200,000 curated high-resolution albums
- Digital booklets and exclusive album content
- Gapless playback for uninterrupted listening
- Artist discographies and composer views
- Personalized playlist creation and management
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HRA Streaming brings the entire HighResAudio catalogue to your iPhone and iPad — in true studio quality, hand-picked for listeners who care about how their music actually sounds. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT - Hi-Res audio in original quality, up to 24-bit / 192 kHz, delivered without lossy compression. - A catalogue curated by the HighResAudio editorial team, with a strong focus on classical, jazz, and audiophile recordings. - Editorial playlists, themed selections, and new releases updated every week. - Detailed album booklets, liner notes, and background information — the kind of context that's usually missing on mainstream services. YOUR SOUND, YOUR SYSTEM - Seamless playback to UPnP/DLNA-compatible streamers, network speakers, and hi-fi components. - Full AirPlay support for AirPlay receivers and AVRs. - Background playback, lock-screen controls, and CarPlay-friendly playback for your daily listening. ACCOUNT AND SUBSCRIPTION HRA Streaming is for existing HighResAudio customers. To use the streaming features, you'll need an active HighResAudio streaming subscription, which can be obtained on the HighResAudio website. Once you're signed in, the app gives you full access to your subscription and the recordings in your personal vault. PRIVACY AND CONTROL - Account deletion is available directly inside the app. - No third-party tracking, no advertising. Your listening stays between you and HighResAudio. - Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Imprint are accessible at any time from the Settings screen. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy curating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: foobar2000 at 79% against HRA Streaming's 0%. foobar2000 also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription). HRA Streaming's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
foobar2000 ships an update monthly, HRA Streaming every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | foobar2000 | HRA Streaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (223 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 223 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Resolute | Lothar Kerestedjian |
Customer experience
foobar2000
HRA Streaming
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.
HRA Streaming
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
foobar2000
No in-app purchases
HRA Streaming
No in-app purchases









