Tag: apps

Android's podcast ad blocking story is quieter than iOS's, but the tools that exist are, in a couple of cases, better than what iPhone users can get. Android's open networking stack means ...

Overcast is the podcast app of choice for a lot of the people who care most about podcasts. It's built by one person, it's still updated after twelve years, and its Smart Speed feature is quie...

AdGuard and 1Blocker are the two most-installed content blockers on iOS. Both do a solid job on general web browsing. Both are advertised as "podcast ad blockers" in some corners of the inte...

drea arrived in the podcast ad blocker category with the most disarming pitch possible: it's free, it needs no account, and there's no subscription hiding behind a trial. This review covers ho...

Adblock Podcast is the most ideologically interesting app in the podcast ad-skipping category: it charges you a subscription, then hands part of it back to the shows whose ads you skip. This review co...

Searching for a podcast ad blocker lands you in a confusing market: some tools are full podcast apps, some are feed services bolted onto your existing app, and some are browser-era blockers that don&#...

Most mainstream podcast apps won't help you skip ads. Apple Podcasts plays every ad in full. Spotify serves ads to free and premium subscribers alike on podcasts. Pocket Casts respects creator mon...

Pocket Casts is one of the most-loved third-party podcast players around. Great queue management, cross-device sync, brilliant playback controls. But if you've searched for "how to block ads ...

Podcast transcripts have gone from a niche feature to an expected part of the listening experience. Here's everything you need to know....

There are dozens of podcast apps on iOS and Android, and they are not interchangeable. Some are built for discovery, some for playback control, some just ship whatever the platform owner wants you to ...

You don't need to pay a subscription to get a great podcast app. Several of the best players on iPhone and Android are completely free, and others offer enough in their free tier that you may neve...

In early 2026, we shipped Podcast AdBlock 1.5 — the biggest update to our ad detection system since launch. Here's what changed and why it mattered....