Comparison

foobar2000 vs Offline Music Player

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

Offline Music Player

This app allows you to play your own music and video files completely offline on your iPhone and iPad. Import files from various sources, organize them into playlists, and enjoy playback without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline playback of owned music and videos
  • Import from Files app, Photos, iCloud Drive
  • Transfer files over Wi-Fi from PC/Mac
  • Supports MP3, FLAC, MP4, MOV, and more
  • Customizable equalizer and playback settings
  • Picture in Picture and background audio
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Your music, podcasts, radio and videos in one player for iPhone and iPad. Files you own play fully offline, with no streaming account. Offly is a free media player for the music and films you already have. Import MP3, FLAC and MP4, link a folder, or send files from a computer over Wi-Fi. Once they are on the device, playback does not need the internet. When you are online, Offly also follows podcasts, plays live radio and streams from your own music server. YOUR LIBRARY • Import from the Files app, or pull videos from Photos • Link folders, including iCloud Drive, and play files in place without copying them onto the device • Transfer over Wi-Fi from a Mac or PC browser: drop files, build playlists or scan a QR code • Bring in songs already downloaded in Apple’s Music app (local files, not streaming) • Audio and video in one library: albums, films and lectures • Formats: MP3, FLAC, AAC, WAV, M4A, AIFF, CAF, OGG, MP4, MOV and M4V • Favorites, Recently Added, In Progress, Lectures and Lossless • Edit titles, artists and lyrics, including synced LRC SMART PLAYLISTS • Playlists built from rules, which update as your library changes • Offly listens to new songs on the device and tags their instruments, tempo and energy, so a rule can match an instrument, a BPM range or an energy level • Describe a Playlist: type a mood or a scene and Apple Intelligence writes the rules on your device (on devices that support Apple Intelligence) PODCASTS • Search for shows, paste a feed link, or import an OPML file • New episodes download by themselves, ready to play offline • Transcripts that follow along, 15 and 30 second skips, and new-episode notifications LIVE RADIO AND YOUR OWN SERVER • Search internet radio stations by name, genre or country • Add a station by pasting its web page, a stream link or a playlist file • Connect a Subsonic-compatible server (Navidrome, Gonic, Airsonic) or Jellyfin, then browse, stream, or download songs to keep offline PLAY ANYWHERE • CarPlay, with your library, podcasts and radio • Siri and Shortcuts: play a playlist, play the latest episode of a show, or set the equalizer • Home Screen widgets with large play and skip buttons, progress and one-tap playlists • Lock Screen widgets and Control Center playback controls • Background audio, Lock Screen Now Playing, headset controls and Picture in Picture SOUND • Parametric equalizer: set each band’s type, frequency, gain and width on a graph you can drag, import AutoEq profiles, and have profiles switch with your headphones • Ten-band equalizer with presets for quick changes • Crossfade from 1 to 10 seconds • Sleep timer, playback speed, shuffle, repeat and HiFi mode • Resume where you left off, with remembered volume YOUR LOOK • Twelve Looks restyle the app, the player and the widgets: Cassette Pop, Cryo Silver, Amber Cockpit, Brick Deck, Stud Wave, Orrery Pop, Helios Desk, Sunlit Meadow, Koi Pond, Glass Terrarium, Whale Song and Grand Tour • Swipe through the Looks and see the whole app change before you choose one • Make your own theme from an accent, a background and a corner style, and share it as a file • Looks never color the video OPTIONAL SUPPORT Every feature in Offly is free. Optional in-app purchases support development and do not unlock anything. Offly Support (auto-renewable subscription) • Monthly: US$0.49 per month • Yearly: US$5.99 per year Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Prices may vary by region. • Optional one-time support Privacy Policy: https://offly.karmafy.com.au/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://offly.karmafy.com.au/terms.html

Screenshots

foobar20003 screens
Offline Music Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Offline Music Player at 5.0 against foobar2000's 4.5. Offline Music Player also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). foobar2000's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (228 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Offline Music Player sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. foobar2000 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Offline Music Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: foobar2000 has 228 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of foobar2000's written reviews are positive against 100% of Offline Music Player's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

foobar2000 ships an update monthly, Offline Music Player every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
foobar2000 versus Offline Music Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterfoobar2000Offline Music Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (228 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings228 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.618.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperResoluteKarmjit Singh

Customer experience

foobar2000

All ratings223 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews897 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral8.7%
Negative11.8%

Offline Music Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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.

Offline Music Player

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

foobar2000

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Offline Music Player

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
One-time4
  • Kind$0.49
  • Generous$2.99
  • amazing$9.99
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  • Legendary$29.99

Questions

Is foobar2000 free?
foobar2000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Offline Music Player free?
Offline Music Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, foobar2000 or Offline Music Player?
Offline Music Player is rated higher. foobar2000 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 228 ratings, while Offline Music Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do foobar2000 or Offline Music Player have ads?
Neither foobar2000 nor Offline Music Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, foobar2000 or Offline Music Player?
foobar2000 ships an update monthly, and Offline Music Player every 2 days. Most recently, foobar2000 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Offline Music Player on October 31, 2026.

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