FLAC Player+ vs foobar2000
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FLAC Player+
Experience high-fidelity audio with this app, designed for listening to lossless music formats like FLAC. It offers advanced playback features, extensive file management, and multiple ways to import your music library.
- Supports FLAC, ALAC, and RAW audio codecs
- 10-band equalizer
- Playlist, album, artist, composer, genre management
- Background audio and Bluetooth headset support
- Multiple import options (iTunes, Wi-Fi, iCloud, Google Drive)
- Embedded cover art and lyrics
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Listen to lossless music on your iPhone & iPod touch. What is FLAC? FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is similar to how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get much better compression because it is designed specifically for audio, and you can play back compressed FLAC files with FLAC Player+ app just like you would an MP3 file. Codecs: • Supports FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec), ALAC & RAW. Features: • 10-bands Equalizer. • Supports 5 themes: white, dark, blue, green and purple. • Supports 24-bit, 32-bit audio output. • Manage your songs by playlist, album, artist, composer, genre. • Embedded cover art and lyrics. • Supports background audio. • Supports bluetooth headset. • Copy files to FLAC Player+ with: • iTunes File Sharing. • Wi-Fi Transfer. • iCloud. • Plays & imports songs from Google Drive. • Download Flac files from Internet.
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).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: foobar2000 at none against FLAC Player+'s 1. foobar2000 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). FLAC Player+'s advantage is ratings volume (740 vs 187). On price, review sentiment, 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. FLAC Player+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. foobar2000 asks for nothing beyond the download.
foobar2000 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 740 and 187 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of FLAC Player+'s written reviews are positive against 80% of foobar2000's.
FLAC Player+ ships an update every 5 months, foobar2000 monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FLAC Player+ | foobar2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (740 ratings) | 4.5 (187 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 740 — better | 187 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Khoa Tran Anh | Resolute |
Customer experience
FLAC Player+
foobar2000
User reviews
FLAC Player+
From 740 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy file transfer
- 🎧 Great sound quality
- 📚 Supports various audio formats
- 💰 Good value for free app
- 👍 Simple, intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Drains battery
- 💤 Playback issues (pausing, skipping)
- 📢 Intrusive ads
- 🔒 Inability to remove ads
foobar2000
From 187 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good for offline use
- 🚀 Fast and responsive
- 💡 Customizable with skins
- 👍 Plays a variety of audio formats
- 👍 Convenient FTP transfer
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Lacking search functionality
- 🔍 Difficult to manage playlists and delete songs
- 🔍 Inconsistent UI and navigation
- 🔍 Missing CarPlay support
Bugs and requests
FLAC Player+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes when adding songs
- Playback stops unexpectedly
- Shuffle mode not working properly
- Metadata not displayed correctly
- Compatibility issues with iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Equalizer
- Playlist management
- Artwork support
- Folder-based file organization
- CarPlay support
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.
In-app purchases
FLAC Player+
- Remove Ads$0.99
foobar2000
No in-app purchases
