MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000 vs Schiit Forkbeard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000
Control your music playback on a PC from your iPhone or iPod touch. View song details, manage playlists, and control all essential playback functions over your WiFi network. Easy setup with a required PC plugin.
- Playback control
- Display song information
- Display cover art
- View and control playlist
- Easy setup
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MonkeyMote for foobar2000 gives you a full-fledged foobar2000 remote control for your iPhone or iPod touch. It connects to your PC via your WiFi network and allows you to view information about currently playing tracks and control every important playback feature. Key features: • Playback control • Display song information and cover art • View and control the current playlist • Easy to setup and use All you need to do to get it working is to download and install the plug-in from http://www.monkeymote.com MonkeyMote 4 foobar2000 Lite allows you to freely use some of the many features the ad-free full version of MonkeyMote has to offer. In case you run into problems when setting up the app and plug-in, please visit the support page at http://www.monkeymote.com first, as it is not possible to reply to questions or issues raised in app store reviews.
Schiit Forkbeard
Control multiple Schiit audio devices from a single app. Manage volume, input, output, and monitor system health without needing individual remotes. Enjoy unique features like Visual Volume for enhanced control.
- Unified remote control for multiple Schiit devices
- Volume, input, and output control
- System health reporting
- Visual Volume™ feature
- No pairing or account creation required
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Forkbeard replaces an entire rack of Schiit remotes with unified control on your iPhone or iPad. Multiple products and multiple systems are easily accommodated. There’s no pairing and no account creation—just add your Forkbeard-enabled products and you’re ready to go. Forkbeard Functionality: - Complete remote control, including volume, input select, output mode, mute, sample rate* - System health reporting, including output power, temperature, current, tube heater integrity* - Unique inter-product functions like Visual Volume™, instant headroom visualization *Functions vary by product Current Forkbeard-Enabled Products DAC - Yggdrasil - Mimir Balanced DAC and Digital Preamp - Gungnir 2 Multiform™ DAC - Mesh Card Preamps - Saga 2 Preamp - Kara F Nexus™ Preamp - Freya+ F Tube Preamp - Freya 2 Fusion™ Tube or Solid State Preamp Power Amps - Gjallarhorn F Compact Continuity™ S Speaker Amp - Vidar 2F Power Amp - Aegir 2F Continuity™+Halo™ Power Amp - Wotan Nexus™ Power Amp - Tyr F Nexus™ and Continuity™ choke-input monoblock amplifier - Kraken™ 5-Channel Power Amp Headphone Amps - Lyr 5 EQ - Loki Max F Phono Preamps - Skoll F Phono Preamp - Stjarna Phono Preamp Fun Stuff - Eitr 2 Forkbeard is patent-pending.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Schiit Forkbeard at monthly against MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000's every 3 months. MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000 against 4.3 for Schiit Forkbeard. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000's written reviews are positive against 71% of Schiit Forkbeard's.
MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000 ships an update every 3 months, Schiit Forkbeard monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000 | Schiit Forkbeard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (43 ratings) | 4.3 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Martin Tofall | Schiit Audio |
Customer experience
MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000
Schiit Forkbeard
In-app purchases
MonkeyMote Lite for foobar2000
No in-app purchases
Schiit Forkbeard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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