Poweramp
Shares rank 23 of 30 music players by recommenders
Android music player that people call excellent and incredible; one recommender misses it most after moving from Android to iOS.
8 people recommended Poweramp in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026.
4 of the 8 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Using an old Android phone as a music player”.
Summary written by Claude from 9 comments.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- mixed feelings
- 1
- warn against or regret it
- 1
The record
Recommended in 4 of 12 months
In 5 different threads.
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 12 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
- Recommended in 5 threadsNeeds 5 or more, met.
- The biggest thread supplies 50% of its recommendersNeeds half or less, met.
The same rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. Mixed feelings count toward neither side. How the badge works
What people say about it
Reasons grouped from a sample of 9 of the 10 opinions about it, picked in proportion to how many people recommend it, have mixed feelings and criticize it. Each mark is one comment in the sample. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised as excellent, incredible Android player
“PowerAmp is an incredible app, used it and loved it before.”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Using an old Android phone as a music player” “PowerAmp and Symfonium for Android are excellent”
Comment from 22 Aug 2026 in “Using an old Android phone as a music player” “It’s still nowhere near as good as Poweramp”
Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “Using an old Android phone as a music player”
Other music players people recommend
The four most recommended other music players, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Mixed | Criticize | Approval | Months | Had for | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLC media player | 139 | 31 | 79 | 64% | 12 | — | — |
| mpv media player | 68 | 11 | 11 | 86% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Infuse video player | 61 | 14 | 9 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Winamp | 53 | 6 | 6 | 90% | 11 | — | Approved |
| PowerampThis page | 8 | 1 | 1 | 89% | 4 | — | — |
Also compared with Kodi, foobar2000, iTunes and Plexamp.
What people said
9 of the 10 opinions about it, picked in proportion to the three counts, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“PowerAmp and Symfonium for Android are excellent”
“It’s still nowhere near as good as Poweramp”
“Looks like they also allow you to buy with a credit card on their website…”
“PowerAmp is the app I miss most moving from Android to iOS. Nothing on iOS comes close”
“PowerAmp is an incredible app, used it and loved it before.”
“Android has a plethora of amazing music apps compared to iOS.”
“Poweramp using WebADB via WebUSB to make gaining certain permissions very easy for the layman”
“deteriorated from best to worst”
“They all get regular updates, are highly customizable and have every feature I want or can imagine wanting.”
Counts come from 1,791,911 Hacker News comments labeled by Claude, November 2025 to October 2026, with data through October 31, 2026. Counts updated 3 Nov 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.