FMA Player vs Röst
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FMA Player
Listen to music from the Free Music Archive with this player. Enjoy sequential or shuffled playback of your favorite tracks. Discover new artists and genres.
- WFMU Free Music Archive integration
- Sequential playback
- Shuffle mode
- Track playback
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Player for content from WFMU's Free Music Archive. Tracks may be played sequentially or in shuffle mode.
Röst
Stream and manage your self-hosted audiobooks and podcasts from your Audiobookshelf server. Enjoy a fast, native iOS experience with instant streaming and cross-device progress syncing. Stay updated with real-time server changes.
- Connect to Audiobookshelf server
- Stream audiobooks and podcasts
- Sync progress across devices
- Browse multiple library types
- Real-time server updates
- Native iOS experience
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Röst - Audiobookshelf media player Connect to your Audiobookshelf server and enjoy your self-hosted media in a fast, native experience for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Stream instantly, sync listening progress across devices, browse multiple library types, and stay up to date with real-time server changes. Highlights: • CarPlay support for browsing and playing books, podcasts, series, continued listening, and downloads • Offline listening with downloadable audiobooks and podcast episodes • Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight integration for finding, opening, and playing your media • Support for multiple Audiobookshelf servers and accounts • Native apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac Requires Audiobookshelf server version 2.26.0 or newer. Requires iOS 27 or later, iPadOS 27 or later, or macOS 27 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Röst at 4.0 against FMA Player's 3.0. FMA Player's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 27.1). 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.
Röst holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
FMA Player ships an update every 2 weeks, Röst every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FMA Player | Röst |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 27.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonathan Milenko | James Harquail |
Customer experience
FMA Player
Röst
In-app purchases
FMA Player
No in-app purchases
Röst
No in-app purchases
