FStream vs Amperfy Music
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FStream
This application serves as a lightweight web radio player. It supports a variety of popular audio formats including MP3, OGG, WMA, and AAC, along with common playlist formats like PLS, M3U, and ASX.
- Lightweight web radio player
- Supports MP3 audio
- Supports OGG/Vorbis audio
- Supports WMA over MMS
- Supports AAC/AAC+ audio
- Supports PLS playlists
- Supports M3U playlists
- Supports ASX playlists
Read full descriptionHide full description
FStream is as little webradio player. FStream recognize this audio formats : - MP3 - OGG / Vorbis - WMA over MMS - AAC / AAC+ And this playlist formats : - PLS - M3U - ASX
Amperfy Music
This app serves as a modern client for interacting with your personal Ampache or Subsonic music servers. It allows you to stream music, podcasts, and radio, with the ability to download content for offline playback. Enjoy features like CarPlay integration, gapless playback, and Siri commands for a seamless listening experience.
- Offline playback
- CarPlay support
- Siri integration
- Gapless playback
- Podcast and Radio support
- Equalizer
- Sleep timer
Read full descriptionHide full description
Amperfy allows you to play music or podcasts from an Ampache or Subsonic server. Experience a clean, simplistic and modern client for your music server interactions. Download the songs from your music server to play offline. Amperfy requires a private hosted Ampache or Subsonic server installation to function. Features: - Multi account - Offline mode - CarPlay - Gapless playback for appropriate media file formats - Music, Podcast and Radio support - Siri play media command, Siri Shortcuts and App Intents - Equalizer - Replay gain - Sleep timer - 5 star song rating - Favorite song - Sleep Timer - Scrobbling Amperfy is open source and licensed under GPLv3. It can be found at https://github.com/BLeeEZ/amperfy Please discuss this app and report all issues at https://github.com/BLeeEZ/amperfy/issues
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Amperfy Music at 4.6 against FStream's 3.7. Amperfy Music also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 76%). FStream's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Amperfy Music holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 281 and 135 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of FStream's written reviews are positive against 87% of Amperfy Music's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.
| Parameter | FStream | Amperfy Music |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (281 ratings) | 4.6 (135 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | 87.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 281 — better | 135 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Julien-Pierre Averous | Dirk Hildebrand |
Customer experience
FStream
Amperfy Music
User reviews
FStream
From 281 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Still works great after years of use
- 🔑 Supports password-protected streams
- 👍 Reliable and stable app
- 🎶 Plays a wide range of audio formats
- 🔍 Allows manual stream entry
Room to improve
- 🐛 Playback issues with latest iOS updates
- 🔀 Freezes when switching stations
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 📁 Lacks folder organization for stations
Amperfy Music
From 135 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth and responsive
- 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
- 🔒 Reliable connection to Navidrome/Subsonic servers
- 💡 Excellent offline playback experience
- 🚀 Fast library sync
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔇 Lack of gapless playback
- 🔇 Missing song volume leveling
- 🔇 Incomplete CarPlay functionality
Bugs and requests
FStream
Reported bugs
2 issues- Stop/Play/Pause buttons not working properly
- Disconnects from streams randomly
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to export/import station lists
- Integration with iTunes for recorded content
- Chromecast or AirPlay support
- Background playback while using other apps
Amperfy Music
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unknown artist display for manually tagged FLAC files
- Player unable to open certain files
- Inconsistent album art display
- Scrubbing issues causing song skipping
Requested features
9 requests- Lyrics support
- Album shuffle mode
- Customizable cache location
- Airplay support on macOS
- Apple Watch app
Show 4 moreShow fewer
- Chromecast support
- Recently played songs/albums view
- Playlist folders and sorting
- Dark mode
In-app purchases
FStream
No in-app purchases
Amperfy Music
No in-app purchases
