Qobuz Downloads & RevenueQobuz: Music & Editorial · App Store & Google Play
Qobuz: Music & Editorial gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Qobuz: Music & Editorial by Qobuz is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
Qobuz: Music & Editorial update history & changes
Last change · 50 events since 5 Nov 2014Full timeline ↓🚀iOSNow shown next to Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, DI.FM - Electronic Music Radio, Bandcamp +5 more📈AndroidEntered the top 10✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: playlists📈iOSEntered the top 10⭐iOSRecent ratings dipped to 4.0★📈AndroidEntered the top 100 in 2 charts📈iOSEntered the top 100 in 4 charts✏️iOSAdded hidden keywords: identification📦iOSUpdated to version 10.2.0🎉iOSIn-app event: Know what you’re listening to.🆕iOSFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider📦iOSVersion 10.1.0🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 50 events
- 🚀Qobuz: Music & Editorial: now shown next to Deezer: Music Player, Podcast, DI.FM - Electronic Music Radio, Bandcamp +5 moreiOSthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 10AndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · CA
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial added hidden keywords: playlistsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 10iOSTop Free · Music · CA
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · CA · Top Free · Music & Audio · NL
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · AU
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100 in 4 chartsiOSTop Free · Music · AU · Top Free · Music · CA · Top Free · Music · GB · Top Free · Music · US
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial added hidden keywords: identificationiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial added hidden keywords: qualityiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Music & Audio · MX
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial charting in a new countryiOSPoland
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial added hidden keywords: tidal, playlistsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial added hidden keywords: streamiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 10) · US
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new iPad screenshotsiOS· JP
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 10) · JP
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new iPad screenshotsiOS· IT
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 10) · IT
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new iPad screenshotsiOS· FR
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 10) · FR
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new iPad screenshotsiOS· DE
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 10) · DE
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new iPad screenshotsiOS· BR
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 10) · BR
- 📦Qobuz: Music & Editorial updated to version 10.2.0iOSHere’s what we’ve improved for you:
• Sleep timer: Drift off to your favorite music. Set a timer from the track options in the player, and Qobuz will stop playback automatically.
• Everything about an album, in one place: Switch between credits, reviews, album details, and the digital booklet in a single view.
• Qobuz now speaks Polish! Enjoy the app in Polish.
• More control over your listening history: Access track options directly from your queue history.
• A smoother Library experience: Enjoy more fluid scrolling as you browse your music.
• More reliable offline listening: We’ve fixed issues preventing some downloaded and cached tracks from playing.
• Fine-tuned performance: Bug fixes and stability improvements to keep your music playing seamlessly.
Your feedback matters! Tell us what’s working (or not) here:
https://www.qobuz.com/store-router/help/contact/… more - 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · SE
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Music & Audio · SE
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Music & Audio · ES
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial charting in a new country in 4 chartsAndroidSpain · Mexico · Netherlands · Sweden
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Music & Audio · MX · Top Grossing · Music & Audio · NL
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · IT
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · DE
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Music · AU
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Music · GB
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial added hidden keywords: streamingiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial new best rank in the overall chart: #122AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · FR
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial new best rank in the overall chart: #134AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · FR
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 10 in 2 chartsiOSTop Grossing · Music · DE · Top Grossing · Music · IT
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 10AndroidTop Grossing · Music & Audio · GB
- ✏️Qobuz: Music & Editorial added hidden keywords: playlistsiOSwords in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial new best rank in the overall chart: #139AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · FR
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial entered the top 100AndroidTop Free · Music & Audio · GB
- 📈Qobuz: Music & Editorial new best rank in the overall chart: #141AndroidTop Grossing · All Apps · FR
- 🎉Qobuz: Music & Editorial in-app event: Know what you’re listening to.iOSMAJOR UPDATE · until 25 Oct
- 🆕Qobuz: Music & Editorial first spotted by AppInsideriOS#26 in Top Grossing · Music · United States
- 🆕Qobuz: Music & Editorial first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidFrance
- 📦Qobuz: Music & Editorial version 10.1.0iOS- Added compatibility with iOS 27
- Various bug fixes, stability and performances improvements across the app
The Qobuz team
Feedback? https://www.qobuz.com/store-router/help/contact/ - 🆕Qobuz: Music & Editorial released on the App StoreiOS
- 🆕Qobuz: Music & Editorial released on Google PlayAndroid
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.4 ★
106k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#7
App Store · 
Music Grossing
Music GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
478
▲ +12% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
Qobuz: Music & Editorial at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-05. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A high-resolution music streaming and download service targeting audiophiles who prioritize lossless audio quality and human-curated editorial content over algorithmic recommendations. The app demonstrates strong commercial traction in European markets, ranking #7 in France, #10 in Germany, and #12 in the UK on the Music Grossing charts, while also holding a top-5 free chart position in Canada.
Similar apps: Tidal, Apple Music, Spotify
App Store
App details
App ID
946429340
Publisher
qobuz
Publisher country
France
On the store since
Dec 2014
11 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.4+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
8
EN FR DE IT JA PL PT ES
Size
173 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.qobuz.music
Publisher
XANDRIE
Publisher country
France
Content rating
Teen
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v10.1.0.3, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
4
Permissions
28
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
Qobuz: Music & Editorial downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 1k+ | – |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 1M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where Qobuz: Music & Editorial's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How Qobuz: Music & Editorial makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 2 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 3 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 4 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 5 | PREMIUM subscription | |
| 6 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 7 | Hi-Fi | |
| 8 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 9 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 10 | Studio Solo subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #7 Music Grossing | 9 of 30 countries | #119 | #34 |
| Google Play | #8 Music & Audio Grossing | 13 of 23 countries | #118 | #16 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
159
▲ +31% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
5.8
US App Store
Recent ratings
4.0★
vs 4.6★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
3.4★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 95% of Music apps
Growing fastest in 
Canada ▲ +92% · 
United Kingdom ▲ +58% · 
Japan ▲ +53%
New ratings by country (9)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 48 | 30% | ▲ +32% |
| France | 41 | 26% | ▲ +36% |
 Germany | 17 | 11% | ▲ +12% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 10% | ▲ +58% |
| Japan | 10 | 6% | ▲ +53% |
| Canada | 9 | 6% | ▲ +92% |
 Italy | 9 | 6% | ▼ -10% |
 Brazil | 4.2 | 3% | ▼ -27% |
 Australia | 4 | 3% | ▼ -20% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
319
▲ +12% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
26
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.2★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
69/100
faster than 78% of Music and audio apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.6 ★ | 20k |
| Google Play | 4.4 ★ | 86k 4k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 106k |
What users say about Qobuz: Music & Editorial
From the 83 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the app's audio quality, ethical artist compensation, and clean interface compared to competitors like Spotify. However, significant complaints focus on technical instability, missing music in niche genres, and frustrating subscription or cancellation issues.
Mixed (52% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “So I canceled my subscription”
- Features & content: “Great app, only missing small features”
- Useful: “10/10 would and do recommend”
- Ease of use: “App is easy to use, importing playlists are easy”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I don’t want your free trial”
- Features & content: “Needs some updated features”
- Crashes & bugs: “I’ll have to freeze my debit card”
- Login & account: “Now I can’t login to my account from the app”
About Qobuz: Music & Editorial
Qobuz, a unique approach to online music.
With Qobuz, listen to unlimited music in the highest quality audio. Let our team of music experts guide you in your music discoveries with recommendations, human-curated playlists, and exclusive editorial content (articles, interviews, reviews).
Access an unparalleled wealth of content:
. Over 100 million tracks in lossless in high resolution & CD quality
. More than 500,000 original editorial articles written by experts
. Thousands of human-curated playlists in rock, classical, jazz, electronic, pop, funk, soul, R&B, metal, and more
QOBUZ is the only platform to offer both music streaming and downloads in Hi-Res.
Listen to your music where you want, when you want: Qobuz is available on all your devices, even without internet connection in offline mode.
▶ Discover and experience a high quality, authentic listening experience by trying Qobuz SOLO FREE and WITHOUT COMMITMENT for 30 days directly in the app.
• EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC SOUND
- Enjoy an exceptional listening experience with high quality music, straight from the studio
- Enjoy new releases and reissues in lossless, in CD (FLAC 16-Bit /44.1 kHz) and Hi-Res quality (24-Bit encoded sound up to 192 kHz)
• DISCOVER THE LATEST MUSIC
- Explore the new Discover page for a simpler and more rewarding experience
- Take advantage of a plethora of unique editorial content for free:
. News articles
. Panoramas: deep dives on an artist, album, genre, period or label
. Artist interviews
. A Hi-Fi section to enhance your listening with the best audio equipment
- Design and features directly accessible from the magazine:
. A clean interface and simplified navigation
. A search bar dedicated to the magazine to filter your searches and quickly access the content you crave
. Instant access to recent articles and your latest listening sessions from your home screen via Qobuz widgets
• ENRICH YOUR MUSIC EDUCATION
- New: Lyrics now available and the player, redesigned to match the music.
- Access to digital booklets with liner notes, and all of the details behind your favorite albums.
- (Re)discover new and iconic artists and albums. Discover the most promising new talents and listen to thousands of regularly updated playlists, thanks to our team of music experts.
• BENEFIT FROM HI-RES COMPATIBILITY
Qobuz is supported by the main wireless listening devices (Chromecast, Airplay, Roon, etc.) and is compatible with all types of audio equipment from the biggest and most prestigious Hi-Fi brands.
• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF QOBUZ CONNECT
Take full advantage of QOBUZ features on our Hi-Fi partners' equipment without any loss in quality.
Transfer and import all your playlists and favorites from another streaming platform onto the Qobuz app quickly and easily with Soundiiz.
Enjoying QOBUZ? Follow us:
- Facebook: @qobuz
- X: @qobuzUSA
- Instagram: @qobuz
Terms of Use: https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/legal/terms
With Qobuz, listen to unlimited music in the highest quality audio. Let our team of music experts guide you in your music discoveries with recommendations, human-curated playlists, and exclusive editorial content (articles, interviews, reviews).
Access an unparalleled wealth of content:
. Over 100 million tracks in lossless in high resolution & CD quality
. More than 500,000 original editorial articles written by experts
. Thousands of human-curated playlists in rock, classical, jazz, electronic, pop, funk, soul, R&B, metal, and more
QOBUZ is the only platform to offer both music streaming and downloads in Hi-Res.
Listen to your music where you want, when you want: Qobuz is available on all your devices, even without internet connection in offline mode.
▶ Discover and experience a high quality, authentic listening experience by trying Qobuz SOLO FREE and WITHOUT COMMITMENT for 30 days directly in the app.
• EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC SOUND
- Enjoy an exceptional listening experience with high quality music, straight from the studio
- Enjoy new releases and reissues in lossless, in CD (FLAC 16-Bit /44.1 kHz) and Hi-Res quality (24-Bit encoded sound up to 192 kHz)
• DISCOVER THE LATEST MUSIC
- Explore the new Discover page for a simpler and more rewarding experience
- Take advantage of a plethora of unique editorial content for free:
. News articles
. Panoramas: deep dives on an artist, album, genre, period or label
. Artist interviews
. A Hi-Fi section to enhance your listening with the best audio equipment
- Design and features directly accessible from the magazine:
. A clean interface and simplified navigation
. A search bar dedicated to the magazine to filter your searches and quickly access the content you crave
. Instant access to recent articles and your latest listening sessions from your home screen via Qobuz widgets
• ENRICH YOUR MUSIC EDUCATION
- New: Lyrics now available and the player, redesigned to match the music.
- Access to digital booklets with liner notes, and all of the details behind your favorite albums.
- (Re)discover new and iconic artists and albums. Discover the most promising new talents and listen to thousands of regularly updated playlists, thanks to our team of music experts.
• BENEFIT FROM HI-RES COMPATIBILITY
Qobuz is supported by the main wireless listening devices (Chromecast, Airplay, Roon, etc.) and is compatible with all types of audio equipment from the biggest and most prestigious Hi-Fi brands.
• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF QOBUZ CONNECT
Take full advantage of QOBUZ features on our Hi-Fi partners' equipment without any loss in quality.
Transfer and import all your playlists and favorites from another streaming platform onto the Qobuz app quickly and easily with Soundiiz.
Enjoying QOBUZ? Follow us:
- Facebook: @qobuz
- X: @qobuzUSA
- Instagram: @qobuz
Terms of Use: https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/legal/terms
Qobuz: Music & Editorial App Store
Qobuz: Music & Editorial gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Qobuz: Music & Editorial is #7 in Music Grossing in France and charting in 9 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperQobuz
CategoryMusic
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.6 (20k)
Version10.2.0
Age rating4+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Rating
4.6 ★
20k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#7
Music GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
159
▲ +31% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Qobuz: Music & Editorial at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-05. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A high-resolution music streaming and download service targeting audiophiles who prioritize lossless audio quality and human-curated editorial content over algorithmic recommendations. The app demonstrates strong commercial traction in European markets, ranking #7 in France, #10 in Germany, and #12 in the UK on the Music Grossing charts, while also holding a top-5 free chart position in Canada.
Similar apps: Tidal, Apple Music, Spotify
Qobuz: Music & Editorial on the App Store
App details
App ID
946429340
Publisher
qobuz
Publisher country
France
On the store since
Dec 2014
11 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 16.4+
iPhone 8 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
8
EN FR DE IT JA PL PT ES
Size
173 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Qobuz: Music & Editorial downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Qobuz: Music & Editorial's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Qobuz: Music & Editorial before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Top Grossing positions in every country we track, converted to dollars per store and country, sized by each market's published consumer spend and calibrated on revenue companies publish.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Qobuz: Music & Editorial makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 2 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 3 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 4 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 5 | PREMIUM subscription | |
| 6 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 7 | Hi-Fi | |
| 8 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 9 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 10 | Studio Solo subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| France | MusicGrossing | #7 |
| United States | MusicGrossing | #34 |
| United Kingdom | MusicGrossing | #14 |
| Germany | MusicGrossing | #15 |
| Japan | MusicGrossing | #42 |
| Italy | MusicGrossing | #12 |
| Australia | MusicGrossing | #17 |
| Canada | MusicGrossing | #20 |
| United States | MusicFree | #119 |
| Brazil | MusicGrossing | #28 |
| Germany | MusicFree | #57 |
| Canada | MusicFree | #43 |
| France | MusicFree | #55 |
| Italy | MusicFree | #101 |
Apps near Qobuz: Music & Editorial on the chart
Music Grossing, around #7.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
20k ratings
Measured
Ratings
20k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
159
▲ +31% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
5.8
US App Store
Recent ratings
4.0★
vs 4.6★ lifetime
Recent written reviews
3.4★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 95% of Music apps
Growing fastest in Canada ▲ +92% · United Kingdom ▲ +58% · Japan ▲ +53%
New ratings by country (9)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 48 | 30% | ▲ +32% |
| France | 41 | 26% | ▲ +36% |
| Germany | 17 | 11% | ▲ +12% |
| United Kingdom | 16 | 10% | ▲ +58% |
| Japan | 10 | 6% | ▲ +53% |
| Canada | 9 | 6% | ▲ +92% |
| Italy | 9 | 6% | ▼ -10% |
| Brazil | 4.2 | 3% | ▼ -27% |
| Australia | 4 | 3% | ▼ -20% |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Qobuz: Music & Editorial
From the 83 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly praise the app's audio quality, ethical artist compensation, and clean interface compared to competitors like Spotify. However, significant complaints focus on technical instability, missing music in niche genres, and frustrating subscription or cancellation issues.
Mixed (52% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and its features and content. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “So I canceled my subscription”
- Features & content: “Great app, only missing small features”
- Useful: “10/10 would and do recommend”
- Ease of use: “App is easy to use, importing playlists are easy”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “I don’t want your free trial”
- Features & content: “Needs some updated features”
- Crashes & bugs: “I’ll have to freeze my debit card”
- Login & account: “Now I can’t login to my account from the app”
About Qobuz: Music & Editorial
Qobuz, a unique approach to online music.
With Qobuz, listen to unlimited music in the highest quality audio. Let our team of music experts guide you in your music discoveries with recommendations, human-curated playlists, and exclusive editorial content (articles, interviews, reviews).
Access an unparalleled wealth of content:
. Over 100 million tracks in lossless in high resolution & CD quality
. More than 500,000 original editorial articles written by experts
. Thousands of human-curated playlists in rock, classical, jazz, electronic, pop, funk, soul, R&B, metal, and more
QOBUZ is the only platform to offer both music streaming and downloads in Hi-Res.
Listen to your music where you want, when you want: Qobuz is available on all your devices, even without internet connection in offline mode.
▶ Discover and experience a high quality, authentic listening experience by trying Qobuz SOLO FREE and WITHOUT COMMITMENT for 30 days directly in the app.
• EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC SOUND
- Enjoy an exceptional listening experience with high quality music, straight from the studio
- Enjoy new releases and reissues in lossless, in CD (FLAC 16-Bit /44.1 kHz) and Hi-Res quality (24-Bit encoded sound up to 192 kHz)
• DISCOVER THE LATEST MUSIC
- Explore the new Discover page for a simpler and more rewarding experience
- Take advantage of a plethora of unique editorial content for free:
. News articles
. Panoramas: deep dives on an artist, album, genre, period or label
. Artist interviews
. A Hi-Fi section to enhance your listening with the best audio equipment
- Design and features directly accessible from the magazine:
. A clean interface and simplified navigation
. A search bar dedicated to the magazine to filter your searches and quickly access the content you crave
. Instant access to recent articles and your latest listening sessions from your home screen via Qobuz widgets
• ENRICH YOUR MUSIC EDUCATION
- New: Lyrics now available and the player, redesigned to match the music.
- Access to digital booklets with liner notes, and all of the details behind your favorite albums.
- (Re)discover new and iconic artists and albums. Discover the most promising new talents and listen to thousands of regularly updated playlists, thanks to our team of music experts.
• BENEFIT FROM HI-RES COMPATIBILITY
Qobuz is supported by the main wireless listening devices (Chromecast, Airplay, Roon, etc.) and is compatible with all types of audio equipment from the biggest and most prestigious Hi-Fi brands.
• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF QOBUZ CONNECT
Take full advantage of QOBUZ features on our Hi-Fi partners' equipment without any loss in quality.
Transfer and import all your playlists and favorites from another streaming platform onto the Qobuz app quickly and easily with Soundiiz.
Enjoying QOBUZ? Follow us:
- Facebook: @qobuz
- X: @qobuzUSA
- Instagram: @qobuz
Terms of Use: https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/legal/terms
With Qobuz, listen to unlimited music in the highest quality audio. Let our team of music experts guide you in your music discoveries with recommendations, human-curated playlists, and exclusive editorial content (articles, interviews, reviews).
Access an unparalleled wealth of content:
. Over 100 million tracks in lossless in high resolution & CD quality
. More than 500,000 original editorial articles written by experts
. Thousands of human-curated playlists in rock, classical, jazz, electronic, pop, funk, soul, R&B, metal, and more
QOBUZ is the only platform to offer both music streaming and downloads in Hi-Res.
Listen to your music where you want, when you want: Qobuz is available on all your devices, even without internet connection in offline mode.
▶ Discover and experience a high quality, authentic listening experience by trying Qobuz SOLO FREE and WITHOUT COMMITMENT for 30 days directly in the app.
• EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC SOUND
- Enjoy an exceptional listening experience with high quality music, straight from the studio
- Enjoy new releases and reissues in lossless, in CD (FLAC 16-Bit /44.1 kHz) and Hi-Res quality (24-Bit encoded sound up to 192 kHz)
• DISCOVER THE LATEST MUSIC
- Explore the new Discover page for a simpler and more rewarding experience
- Take advantage of a plethora of unique editorial content for free:
. News articles
. Panoramas: deep dives on an artist, album, genre, period or label
. Artist interviews
. A Hi-Fi section to enhance your listening with the best audio equipment
- Design and features directly accessible from the magazine:
. A clean interface and simplified navigation
. A search bar dedicated to the magazine to filter your searches and quickly access the content you crave
. Instant access to recent articles and your latest listening sessions from your home screen via Qobuz widgets
• ENRICH YOUR MUSIC EDUCATION
- New: Lyrics now available and the player, redesigned to match the music.
- Access to digital booklets with liner notes, and all of the details behind your favorite albums.
- (Re)discover new and iconic artists and albums. Discover the most promising new talents and listen to thousands of regularly updated playlists, thanks to our team of music experts.
• BENEFIT FROM HI-RES COMPATIBILITY
Qobuz is supported by the main wireless listening devices (Chromecast, Airplay, Roon, etc.) and is compatible with all types of audio equipment from the biggest and most prestigious Hi-Fi brands.
• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF QOBUZ CONNECT
Take full advantage of QOBUZ features on our Hi-Fi partners' equipment without any loss in quality.
Transfer and import all your playlists and favorites from another streaming platform onto the Qobuz app quickly and easily with Soundiiz.
Enjoying QOBUZ? Follow us:
- Facebook: @qobuz
- X: @qobuzUSA
- Instagram: @qobuz
Terms of Use: https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/legal/terms
Latest updates
10.2.0
Here’s what we’ve improved for you:
• Sleep timer: Drift off to your favorite music. Set a timer from the track options in the player, and Qobuz will stop playback automatically.
• Everything about an album, in one place: Switch between credits, reviews, album details, and the digital booklet in a single view.
• Qobuz now speaks Polish! Enjoy the app in Polish.
• More control over your listening history: Access track options directly from your queue history.
• A smoother Library experience: Enjoy more fluid scrolling as you browse your music.
• More reliable offline listening: We’ve fixed issues preventing some downloaded and cached tracks from playing.
• Fine-tuned performance: Bug fixes and stability improvements to keep your music playing seamlessly.
Your feedback matters! Tell us what’s working (or not) here:
https://www.qobuz.com/store-router/help/contact/
10.1.0
- Added compatibility with iOS 27
- Various bug fixes, stability and performances improvements across the app
The Qobuz team
Feedback? https://www.qobuz.com/store-router/help/contact/
Store changes
What Qobuz: Music & Editorial changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New screenshots
9 screenshots (was 10)
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
9 screenshots (was 10)
More from Qobuz
Qobuz: Music & Editorial Android
Qobuz: Music & Editorial gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Qobuz: Music & Editorial is #16 in Music & Audio Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 13 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperQobuz
CategoryMusic & Audio
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.4 (86k)
Updated
Content ratingTeen
Rating
4.4 ★
86k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#16
Music & Audio GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
319
▲ +12% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
Qobuz: Music & Editorial on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.qobuz.music
Publisher
XANDRIE
Publisher country
France
Content rating
Teen
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v10.1.0.3, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
4
Permissions
28
Trackers
Full permission listProSee plans
Qobuz: Music & Editorial downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Qobuz: Music & Editorial's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Qobuz: Music & Editorial before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Top Grossing positions in every country we track, converted to dollars per store and country, sized by each market's published consumer spend and calibrated on revenue companies publish.
Business model: Subscription-led
How Qobuz: Music & Editorial makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 2 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 3 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 4 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 5 | PREMIUM subscription | |
| 6 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 7 | Hi-Fi | |
| 8 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 9 | Studio Solo subscription | |
| 10 | Studio Solo subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Music & AudioGrossing | #16 |
| United Kingdom | Music & AudioGrossing | #10 |
| France | Music & AudioGrossing | #8 |
| Japan | Music & AudioGrossing | #22 |
| Germany | Music & AudioGrossing | #15 |
| Canada | Music & AudioGrossing | #13 |
| Australia | Music & AudioGrossing | #14 |
| Brazil | Music & AudioGrossing | #17 |
| Italy | Music & AudioGrossing | #14 |
 Mexico | Music & AudioGrossing | #12 |
 Spain | Music & AudioGrossing | #14 |
| United States | Music & AudioFree | #118 |
| Canada | Music & AudioFree | #22 |
 Netherlands | Music & AudioGrossing | #15 |
 Sweden | Music & AudioGrossing | #11 |
| France | All AppsGrossing | #141 |
| United Kingdom | Music & AudioFree | #82 |
| Japan | Music & AudioFree | #183 |
| France | Music & AudioFree | #80 |
| Germany | Music & AudioFree | #117 |
| Mexico | All AppsGrossing | #192 |
| Australia | Music & AudioFree | #99 |
| Italy | Music & AudioFree | #146 |
| Sweden | All AppsGrossing | #171 |
| Sweden | Music & AudioFree | #64 |
| Spain | Music & AudioFree | #168 |
| Netherlands | Music & AudioFree | #116 |
Apps near Qobuz: Music & Editorial on the chart
Music & Audio Grossing, around #16.
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Deezer: Music & Podcast Player#13
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Smule: Sing, Duet & Karaoke#18
Donna AI Song & Music Maker#19
Beatron - AI Music Maker#20
KaraFun: Karaoke, Battle, Quiz#21
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.4 ★
86k ratings
Measured
Ratings
86k
Measured
Written reviews
4k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
319
▲ +12% vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
26
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.2★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
69/100
faster than 78% of Music and audio apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Qobuz: Music & Editorial
From the 200 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users praise the high-resolution audio quality and ethical stance but are frustrated by frequent playback errors, subscription billing issues, and poor recommendation algorithms. The app's instability, particularly regarding VPN compatibility and offline access limits, drives significant negative sentiment.
Mixed but leaning positive (57% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and good value. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and login and account problems. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Features & content: “I love that you label AI content”
- Price & subscription: “this will be my last subscription”
- Design: “Best-sounding, best-designed streaming app I've used”
- Ease of use: “pleasant experience easy to maneuver around the app”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “subscription plans are a joke”
- Login & account: “You can't even register for an account if you have one on”
- Features & content: “Could not transfer my entire library and playlist from Apple Music for free”
- Crashes & bugs: “the app will crash non stop with no way to fix it”
About Qobuz: Music & Editorial
Qobuz, a unique approach to online music.
With Qobuz, listen to unlimited music in the highest quality audio. Let our team of music experts guide you in your music discoveries with recommendations, human-curated playlists, and exclusive editorial content (articles, interviews, reviews).
Access an unparalleled wealth of content:
. Over 100 million tracks in lossless in high resolution & CD quality
. More than 500,000 original editorial articles written by experts
. Thousands of human-curated playlists in rock, classical, jazz, electronic, pop, funk, soul, R&B, metal, and more
QOBUZ is the only platform to offer both music streaming and downloads in Hi-Res.
Listen to your music where you want, when you want: Qobuz is available on all your devices, even without internet connection in offline mode.
▶ Discover and experience a high quality, authentic listening experience by trying Qobuz SOLO FREE and WITHOUT COMMITMENT for 30 days directly in the app.
• EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC SOUND
- Enjoy an exceptional listening experience with high quality music, straight from the studio
- Enjoy new releases and reissues in lossless, CD (FLAC 16-Bit /44.1 kHz) and Hi-Res quality (24-Bit encoded sound up to 192 kHz)
• DISCOVER THE LATEST MUSIC
- Explore the new Discover page for a simpler and more rewarding experience
- Take advantage of a plethora of unique editorial content for free:
. News articles
. Panoramas: deep dives on an artist, album, genre, period or label
. Artist interviews
. A Hi-Fi section to enhance your listening with the best audio equipment
- Design and features directly accessible from the magazine:
. A clean interface and simplified navigation
. A search bar dedicated to the magazine to filter your searches and quickly access the content you crave
. Instant access to recent articles and your latest listening sessions from your home screen via Qobuz widgets
• ENRICH YOUR MUSIC EDUCATION
- New: Lyrics now available and the player, redesigned to match the music.
- Access to digital booklets with liner notes, and all of the details behind your favorite albums.
- (Re)discover new and iconic artists and albums. Discover the most promising new talents and listen to thousands of regularly updated playlists, thanks to our team of music experts.
• BENEFIT FROM HI-RES COMPATIBILITY
Qobuz is supported by the main wireless listening devices (Chromecast, Airplay, Roon, etc.) and is compatible with all types of audio equipment from the biggest and most prestigious Hi-Fi brands.
• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF QOBUZ CONNECT
Take full advantage of QOBUZ features on our Hi-Fi partners' equipment without any loss in quality.
Transfer and import all your playlists and favorites from another streaming platform onto the Qobuz app quickly and easily with Soundiiz.
Enjoying QOBUZ? Follow us:
- Facebook: @qobuz
- X: @qobuzUSA
- Instagram: @qobuz
Terms of Use: https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/legal/terms
With Qobuz, listen to unlimited music in the highest quality audio. Let our team of music experts guide you in your music discoveries with recommendations, human-curated playlists, and exclusive editorial content (articles, interviews, reviews).
Access an unparalleled wealth of content:
. Over 100 million tracks in lossless in high resolution & CD quality
. More than 500,000 original editorial articles written by experts
. Thousands of human-curated playlists in rock, classical, jazz, electronic, pop, funk, soul, R&B, metal, and more
QOBUZ is the only platform to offer both music streaming and downloads in Hi-Res.
Listen to your music where you want, when you want: Qobuz is available on all your devices, even without internet connection in offline mode.
▶ Discover and experience a high quality, authentic listening experience by trying Qobuz SOLO FREE and WITHOUT COMMITMENT for 30 days directly in the app.
• EXPERIENCE AUTHENTIC SOUND
- Enjoy an exceptional listening experience with high quality music, straight from the studio
- Enjoy new releases and reissues in lossless, CD (FLAC 16-Bit /44.1 kHz) and Hi-Res quality (24-Bit encoded sound up to 192 kHz)
• DISCOVER THE LATEST MUSIC
- Explore the new Discover page for a simpler and more rewarding experience
- Take advantage of a plethora of unique editorial content for free:
. News articles
. Panoramas: deep dives on an artist, album, genre, period or label
. Artist interviews
. A Hi-Fi section to enhance your listening with the best audio equipment
- Design and features directly accessible from the magazine:
. A clean interface and simplified navigation
. A search bar dedicated to the magazine to filter your searches and quickly access the content you crave
. Instant access to recent articles and your latest listening sessions from your home screen via Qobuz widgets
• ENRICH YOUR MUSIC EDUCATION
- New: Lyrics now available and the player, redesigned to match the music.
- Access to digital booklets with liner notes, and all of the details behind your favorite albums.
- (Re)discover new and iconic artists and albums. Discover the most promising new talents and listen to thousands of regularly updated playlists, thanks to our team of music experts.
• BENEFIT FROM HI-RES COMPATIBILITY
Qobuz is supported by the main wireless listening devices (Chromecast, Airplay, Roon, etc.) and is compatible with all types of audio equipment from the biggest and most prestigious Hi-Fi brands.
• TAKE ADVANTAGE OF QOBUZ CONNECT
Take full advantage of QOBUZ features on our Hi-Fi partners' equipment without any loss in quality.
Transfer and import all your playlists and favorites from another streaming platform onto the Qobuz app quickly and easily with Soundiiz.
Enjoying QOBUZ? Follow us:
- Facebook: @qobuz
- X: @qobuzUSA
- Instagram: @qobuz
Terms of Use: https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/legal/terms
What's new
Here's what we have been working on:
We’ve made some improvements and squashed a few bugs for a smoother experience.
Tell us what’s working (or what’s not)! Share your feedback at https://www.qobuz.com/store-router/help/contact/
We’ve made some improvements and squashed a few bugs for a smoother experience.
Tell us what’s working (or what’s not)! Share your feedback at https://www.qobuz.com/store-router/help/contact/
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