iBroadcast vs flo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBroadcast
Upload your personal music collection to a secure, cloud-based library. Access and play your entire music library from any device, anywhere, without fees or ads. Enjoy your music collection without limitations.
- Upload personal music collection
- Secure cloud storage
- Stream music from anywhere
- Access on any device
- No fees or ads
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Welcome to your Music! Upload your personal music collection to your iBroadcast library and play your music from anywhere - absolutely free. Once uploaded, your library is kept safe, secure and made readily available to you wherever you are on any device or computer you have. There are no fees to use iBroadcast and no ads. Free yourself and your music with iBroadcast. For more information and to create a free account, visit our website at www.iBroadcast.com. Terms of Use: https://ibroadcast.com/terms
flo
Stream your music library from a Navidrome server with this client. Enjoy offline playback, gapless audio, and support for various formats. Browse your collection, shuffle, repeat, and more, all while saving battery and bandwidth.
- Offline playback
- Gapless playback
- Supports multiple audio formats
- Browse music collection
- Shuffle and repeat
- Album cover art
- Lock-screen integration
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While it is still in early development, it provides all the essential features for streaming music from your Navidrome Music Server. It also supports offline playback to save battery and bandwidth especially if you travel a lot like me! WHY FLO FOR NAVIDROME CLIENT? • Plays most audio formats (FLAC, AAC, ALAC, MP3, MP4 and more) without transcoding • Gapless playback • Mini player • Track seeking • Streams over 3G/4G/5G/WiFi • Bluetooth Audio/AirPlay support • Remembers your playlist from the last session • Browse music collection • Shuffle and repeat • Album cover art • Lock-screen integration I will add more essential and 'nice-to-have' features as it progresses, as I use this app almost every day: every time I plug in AirPods! LOVE FLO? • Star us on GitHub: https://github.com/kepelet/flo • Follow us on GitHub: https://github.com/kepelet Requirements: • Note that for SSL support you must have a valid certificate. Invalid certificates will cause connection errors. • Important: flo is compatible with standalone Navidrome servers only. • Get Navidrome Music Server at: https://www.navidrome.org/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iBroadcast at 4.7 against flo's 3.7. iBroadcast also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (81% vs 65%). flo's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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. iBroadcast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and flo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iBroadcast holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iBroadcast has 345 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of iBroadcast's written reviews are positive against 65% of flo's.
iBroadcast ships an update every 10 days, flo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBroadcast | flo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (345 ratings) — better | 3.7 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better | 65.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 345 — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iBroadcast | Fariz Rizaldy |
Customer experience
iBroadcast
flo
Bugs and requests
iBroadcast
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when switching songs
- Login freezes and authentication failures
- Downloaded playlists fail to complete playback
- Tracks disappear from library without explanation
- Syncing doesn't update new uploads automatically
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- Playback stops after each song requiring app restart
- Shared account causes volume/song changes across users
- Persistent 'free up space' notifications despite stream-only mode
- App freezes with large music collections
- Search function completely fails above 80k songs
- Upload process hangs or fails intermittently
- MediaSync desktop uploader installation issues
- App stuck on 'installing' after update
- Facebook login not working on iPad
- Landscape mode queue reordering non-functional
- Repeated songs in shuffle with short intervals
Requested features
18 requests- Native Mac desktop app (currently browser-only)
- Apple TV remote control support for library navigation
- Volume control separate from system volume
- Album cover thumbnails in playlist view
- Pin/favorite playlists for quick access
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- Lyrics display and karaoke support
- Artist radio and genre station features
- Sonos integration and support
- Chromecast compatibility
- Advanced queue management (shuffle by album at queue end)
- Repeat single song functionality that persists
- Ability to upload music directly from iPhone
- Better music metadata editing interface
- Album artist vs. track artist distinction
- Multi-disc album grouping
- Lifetime premium option instead of subscription
- OneDrive support for uploads
- SVG icons for better display on high-res phones
flo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iBroadcast
- Monthly Premium Membership$3.991 Month
- Annual Premium Membership$44.991 Year
flo
- Coffee$1.99
- Lunch$4.99
- Dinner$9.99
