Smart Ad-Skip
Ad break detected. One tap to skip it.
Breaks are marked, not stripped — it works with ad insertion, so creators keep their inventory.
One tap skip the break
Supported podcasts when segments are known
Smart Ad-Skip · No app-inserted ads
Skip the ad breaks. Keep the show.
Smart Ad-Skip jumps past ad breaks with one tap. Underneath it is a complete free podcast player: unlimited offline downloads, no account required, no app-inserted ads. Podcast Brain is optional.
How Ad-Skip works
3:41skipped in one tap
From 8:12 to 11:53. Skipped the wrong part? Undo jumps you back.
Free core
Unlimited offline. No account. No catch.
Honesty
No app-inserted ads. Host mid-rolls may still play.
Player adsNone
Creator mid-rollsMay play
AccountOptional
Flagship feature
One tap. The ad break is gone.
Smart Ad-Skip marks ad breaks detected in the episode’s transcript and lets you skip them with a single tap. It works with ad insertion instead of against it: breaks are skipped, not stripped from the file, so the show's ad inventory stays intact.
Skips that respect how podcasting works
Ad breaks are detected and marked as segments. When one starts, a single tap jumps you past it. Turn it off anytime — it is your call, per episode.
- One-tap skip when an ad break starts.
- Finds host reads and inserted breaks in the transcript, not just baked-in audio.
- Available on supported podcasts when segments are known.
- Disable it anytime; skipping is never forced.
Last updated: September 13, 2026
Free core
A complete player. Free.
Subscribe via RSS, queue episodes, download unlimited offline, import and export OPML, and listen in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto — with a Wear OS app for your wrist. No account required to start.
Offline that is actually free
Download before a flight, commute, or dead zone. Unlimited offline downloads are on the free core — Premium does not unlock the download button.
- Unlimited offline downloads without Premium.
- Auto-download starts off, so a new library does not fill cellular storage.
- Works on planes, subways, and anywhere with no signal.
Your library, portable
Import a public RSS list with OPML on the Switch page — no account required. Keep a portable copy with OPML export just as easily.
- OPML import and export, no account needed.
- Queue, speed, sleep timer, and chapters in the player.
- CarPlay and Android Auto included in the free core.
- Wear OS app for listening from your wrist.
Optional layer
Ask your listening history anything.
Podcast Brain is an optional layer on supported episodes: ask questions across what you have heard and get answers with citations, browse AI-generated chapters, and let Recall and Signals surface connections between episodes. It does not unlock the player — listening stays free without it.
Memory for what you heard
Brain works on episodes with transcripts — publisher-supplied or generated. Ask a question, get an answer grounded in the episode, with the source attached.
- Ask across episodes, answered with citations.
- AI-generated chapters on supported episodes.
- Recall and Signals connect ideas across your history.
Brain is optional Premium at $4.99/month, with a limited free allowance (about 1 transcript, 9 chats, 5 videos a day) so you can try it. It never gates subscribe, queue, or offline.
Handoff
YouTube link in, podcast out.
Found a show on YouTube? Paste the link and resolve it to the show's RSS feed, then keep listening in the player without losing your place. One library, wherever the episode started.
Paste a link
Drop in a YouTube URL from a show you found while browsing. No manual feed hunting.
Get the RSS feed
The resolver matches it to the show's podcast feed, so it lands in your library like any other subscription.
Keep your place
Hand off from video to audio and continue from where you left off — in the same queue, with the same controls.
Switch
Move a library with OPML. Don't rebuild it by hand.
Export from your current app, import on the Switch page, then re-download commute episodes on Wi-Fi. OPML moves public RSS subscriptions — downloads, playback position, and queues stay behind. Full guide: how switching works.
Pricing
Start free. Upgrade only if you want Brain.
The core player is free. Premium is Podcast Brain optional — it does not unlock subscribe, queue, offline, OPML, chapters, or car.
Player
Free
Everything you need to listen.
- Smart Ad-Skip on supported podcasts
- No app-inserted ads
- Subscribe and queue
- Unlimited offline downloads
- OPML import
- Speed, sleep, chapters
- CarPlay and Android Auto
- No account required to start
- Limited free AI allowance
Optional
Brain
$4.99/month
The player, plus the Brain suite.
- Everything in Player
- Podcast Brain: Ask, Ideas, Recall, Signals
- Synthesis Radio
- Higher AI usage
- Cloud sync
- Does not unlock the player — already free
FAQ
Player-first answers.
Yes. The core player is free: subscribe, queue, unlimited offline downloads, OPML, chapters, and car. No account required to start. Podcast Brain is optional Premium at $4.99/month. It does not unlock the player.
No. The player does not insert its own ads. Host-read mid-rolls inside a show's audio can still play. That is creator inventory, not app inventory.
No. Premium is Podcast Brain optional. The player stays usable without it. Soft free AI caps — about 1 transcript, about 9 chats, and about 5 videos a day — are an allowance, not a locked player.
No. Download and listen on one device without an account. Cloud sync needs a sign-in later. Brain needs an account to store listening history for AI queries.
Export an OPML file and import it on the Switch page. OPML moves public RSS subscriptions. Downloads, playback position, and queues stay behind.
Further reading
How we verified the free-player claims on this homepage (first-party)
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Test date | September 10, 2026 |
| What we did | Fresh install path: browse library, download offline on free, confirm no Premium gate on downloads, confirm Brain remains optional |
| Measured outcome | Homepage claims match the installable apps |
| Product truth | Player first. Brain optional. No app-inserted ads. |
Sources
- Podcast IndexOpen catalog the player can subscribe through
- Podcasting 2.0Open tags beyond a single store
- RSS 2.0 specThe feed format everyday players subscribe to
- PodnewsIndustry news of record
Ready to try it?
Download the player. Skip the ads. Add Brain if you want it.
Smart Ad-Skip, unlimited offline, OPML, chapters, car. No app-inserted ads. No account required to start. Podcast Brain stays optional.
