# Lou: Skip Podcast Ads — Listen with less interruptions

> Listen with less interruptions (iPhone/iPad app by Quiet Works LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lou-skip-podcast-ads/id6791016667 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Quiet Works LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1895893631)
- Category: Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 300 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-11
- Data updated: 2026-10-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lou-skip-podcast-ads/id6791016667/reviews.md

## What is Lou?

Lou is a simple podcast player. It finds the ad breaks in your shows and skips them while you listen.

Follow your favorite shows and their new episodes wait for you in one place. Lou starts scanning an episode when you press play, or ahead of time for shows with Scan ahead on, and keeps going while you listen, so skips apply as soon as Lou finds them.

Also in Lou:
- Your whole library in one place: follow shows, search by name, or browse the charts
- Import your shows from another podcast app with an OPML file
- Add any show by pasting its feed link, including a private feed from a membership
- Downloads for offline listening, with automatic cleanup once you've finished an episode
- A play-next queue you can reorder, plus autoplay for whatever comes next
- Episode notes, playback speed, and skip intervals you can set yourself
- Export your shows at any time
- AirPlay and CarPlay, so your listening follows you to the car
- Light, dark, and system themes
- VoiceOver support across playback, transport controls, and episode lists

A quiet podcast app. Press play, and go.

ⓘ Podcast audio itself is never altered. Scanning happens on your phone, and the episodes you play are not uploaded to Lou.

## Is Lou safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Lou.

## Is Lou legit?

Lou: Skip Podcast Ads has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Lou is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (2 of 2)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lou-skip-podcast-ads/id6791016667/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Love this app!

*2026-10-14*

Such a simple concept but saves me from taking my eyes off the road to try a skip ads on my favorite podcasts. Simple app that works well!

### 5/5 — Finally No More Podcast Ads

*2026-10-12*

I absolutely love this app! Being able to skip ads while listening to my favorite podcasts is a game changer. No more annoying interruptions or constantly reaching for my phone to fast-forward. It makes listening so much more enjoyable and seamless. Simple, convenient, and definitely worth having. Highly recommend!

## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.4 — 2026-10-15

Bring your shows with you. Import the shows you follow from another podcast app with an OPML file, or add any show by pasting its feed link, including a private feed from a membership. You can export your shows too, with or without private feed links.

A clearer progress bar. Ad breaks are now solid marks on a slightly thicker bar, and the scan mark shimmers while Lou looks for breaks.

Plus Scan ahead settings that appear once you follow a show, and stability fixes.

### 1.0.3 — 2026-10-11

No release notes.

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## Related topics

[skip podcast ads](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/skip-podcast-ads)

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-24.*