foobar2000 vs 5
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).
5
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Arrange albums and audio files as five discs and listen with the feel of a retro disc changer. Switch discs, choose tracks and return to your saved playback position. • Load albums or playlists from your iPhone's music library, including songs you've added on Apple Music. • Load audio files or folders selected in Files. • Switch between five discs and browse their track lists. • Use disc selection, track lists and Now Playing in CarPlay. • Save and recall five-disc configurations as magazines. Playback with five active disc slots is free, as is saving and switching between two magazines. Optional non-consumable in-app purchases add reusable saved magazine slots, up to ten in total including the two free slots. Replacing or deleting a saved configuration does not remove purchased capacity. Restore Purchases is available. Purchases add storage for this app's own saved configurations. They do not include music, provide Apple Music access or unlock playback features. You can play music without purchasing additional capacity. This app does not provide or sell a music catalog. Music-library access requires permission. Files playback can be used without granting music-library permission. Playing songs on Apple Music requires your own Apple Music subscription and depends on the availability of the music. In-app purchases are unrelated to Apple Music. Audio files are referenced in the location you selected. Moving or deleting them, or changing access permissions, may prevent playback. Saved configurations contain disc references; the app does not copy your audio or sync saved configurations between devices. Load discs on the iPhone before using them in CarPlay. Apple Music and CarPlay are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: foobar2000 at none against 5's 9. 5's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. 5 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. foobar2000 asks for nothing beyond the download.
foobar2000 ships an update monthly, 5 weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | foobar2000 | 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (228 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 228 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Resolute | keidai matsuda |
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.
5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
foobar2000
No in-app purchases
5
- Extra Magazine 1$3.00
- Extra Magazine 4$3.00
- Extra Magazine 3$3.00
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- Extra Magazine 8$3.00
- Extra Magazine 5$3.00
- Extra Magazine 2$3.00
- Extra Magazine 6$3.00
- Extra Magazine 7$3.00
- Unlock All Magazines$20.00









