Growth · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to I built a podcast app that skips over the ads
This podcast app automatically skips over ads in episodes, letting listeners get straight to content. Launched in 2019, it's designed for people who want uninterrupted podcast listening without manually seeking past… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I built a podcast app that skips over the ads launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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This is a small app that achieves surprisingly good podcast adblocking. It transcribes the podcast, identifies ad segments in the transcript, then creates a new version of the podcast without the ads.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Overcast▲350The powerful, simple podcast app from Marco Arment
2014 · overcast.fm · its alternatives →
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SpotsNow▲478Track who's advertising across podcasts w/ campaign insights
May 2026 · spotsnow.io · its alternatives →
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Listen App▲293The first social network for podcast listeners
2020 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →
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Podsqueeze 2.0▲428Repurpose your podcast into clips, shownotes, blog and more
2024 · podsqueeze.com · its alternatives →
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Google Podcasts▲648Discover and listen to the world's podcasts on Android.
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Listen App▲203The first gesture-based podcast app for listeners on-the-go
2019 · listenapp.co · its alternatives →
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Hypercast▲10Hello HN, Extremely nervous and proud to show auto ad skipping for embedded ads. I was tired to pressing +30 +30 +30 -10 to skip ads. So I wrote a pipeline, and co-wrote app with my best friend Alex to make this happen. Feedback, suggestions, all welcome. If you can't afford, please reach out and happy to give free lifetime subscription.
Nov 2025 · hypercastapp.com · its alternatives →
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Shuffle Beta▲256Get the best ideas & stories in podcasts through short clips
2020 · allcongress.com · its alternatives →
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PodSnap.AI▲393Get summaries of podcast episodes as they go live
2024 · podsnap.ai · its alternatives →
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Pocket Casts 7▲257The world's most powerful podcast platform, now updated
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Always been annoyed by podcast ads. Searched and found a few apps that can detect and skip them, but they were all paid. So I made a free one. To my knowledge this is the first podcast app with free ad block. iOS (26+) only for now. If the app becomes popular I'll def think of doing an Android version as well. The app doesn't require a user account. I may open-source it at some point; still thinking about it. If anyone's suspicious about how it's able to be free, i.e. doesn't it cost money to run, are you selling my data (I'm not) etc. I'm happy to explain in the comments. From a technical…
May 2026 · drea.fm · its alternatives →
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Remove background noise, fillers, mouth sounds, silence & more from your podcast with Cleanvoice AI. Get studio-quality sound without hours of editing.
2021 · cleanvoice.ai · its alternatives →
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New Spotify for podcasters mobile app
2024 · creators.spotify.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, wanted to share a project that I’ve been working on recently. PodText allows users to find anything said on a podcast. You can also listen and share clips to a specific part of the podcast audio, simply by highlighting the text of that part. Currently there are just over 25k podcast episodes and I’m adding a lot more in the coming weeks (yes my GPU bill is painful). In order to monetize it, I’m building a sponsorship database to help sponsors find podcasts and vice versa. This will be sold in the form of a $99/month “PodText Business” subscription. I bet I could charge a lot more…
2023 · podtext.ai · its alternatives →
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Clean Podcast app that puts fresh episodes front and center
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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