# MuteCast — Skip podcast ads > Skip podcast ads (iPhone/iPad app by Thomas Erwin Stange.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mutecast/id6763888743 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Thomas Erwin Stange](https://appshunter.io/developer/1885523867) - Category: News, Lifestyle - Price: $3.99 (on sale, was $8.99) - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 38 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, Bangla, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France) and 34 more - Released: 2026-05-12 - Data updated: 2026-09-06 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mutecast/id6763888743/reviews.md ## What is MuteCast? ADS OUT. PODCASTS ON. You listen for the conversations, stories and ideas—not the interruptions between them. MuteCast combines a complete podcast player with transparent on-device segment detection and Auto-Skip. ON-DEVICE AUTO-SKIP—YOU DECIDE MuteCast detects likely ads, self-promos, donation appeals, intros and outros directly on your device. For every podcast, you choose which segment types may be skipped automatically. Types you do not enable play normally. TRANSPARENT, NOT A BLACK BOX Detected sections appear on the timeline with their type and confidence. Open a segment in the transcript, review the context and mark a false detection as content. MuteCast combines local or podcast-provided transcripts with chapters, show notes, known patterns and audio cues—without taking control away from you. A COMPLETE PODCAST PLAYER • Subscribe to and refresh RSS podcasts • Stream episodes or download new releases automatically • Listen offline • Control your queue, chapters, playback speed and sleep timer • Read and search transcripts that follow playback • Track downloads, transcription and analysis in clear queues READY WHEN YOU WANT TO LISTEN New episodes can be prepared for transcription and analysis after download. Progress and analysis steps remain visible, while interrupted work resumes more reliably. Downloaded and analyzed episodes remain unchanged when a feed updates later. ACROSS YOUR APPLE DEVICES Use MuteCast on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Control playback, volume, chapters and your queue from Apple Watch. In CarPlay, browse podcasts, downloads, your queue and chapters, adjust speed and receive an optional discreet notice before an upcoming Auto-Skip. Your subscriptions, playback positions, queue and analysis data sync through your private iCloud database. YOUR MUSIC LIBRARY, TOO The optional music section brings together playlists, artists, albums, songs, downloads and recently added content from your Apple Music library. Search by title, artist or album and control playback from Apple Watch. Music and podcasts remain clearly separated. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Analysis happens on your device. No account, analytics, tracking SDKs, server-side analysis or ads inside the app. PAY ONCE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. A complete podcast player with Auto-Skip—without another recurring fee. MuteCast makes interruptions visible. You decide what you hear. ## Chart rankings - #138 in Top Paid · News (US App Store) ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.8.5 — 2026-09-01 1.8.5: Changes to podcast subscriptions now appear more reliably in the library. Search checks local spelling variants first and falls back to international catalogues when needed. Feeds refresh over Wi‑Fi even when mobile feed data is off. Background transitions and saving changes are more reliable. 1.8: Major reliability and detection-precision update. Ads, self-promotion, donation appeals, intros and outros are detected more accurately with stricter confirmation and better segment boundaries. The queue now explains initial analysis, audio matching and progress more clearly, while interrupted work resumes more reliably. Downloaded and analysed episodes remain unchanged when feeds update. Repeated downloads and duplicate analysis have been fixed. Playback, iCloud sync, stability and performance are improved. New on Apple Watch: the MuteCast complication opens the app from your watch face and shows playback progress plus detected segments in colour. 1.7: More reliable refreshing, downloading and preparation. 1.6: Analysis is easier to understand and the queue is easier to control. 1.5: Improved detection of ads and self-promotion. 1.4: Larger platform update with music library support, better Watch and CarPlay support, revised screenshots, and broader localization. 1.3: Better analysis and sharing features. 1.2: Stability and platform update for iOS and macOS. 1.1: Improved local transcription, more stable downloads, and smoother playback. 1.0: Initial version. ### 1.8.4 — 2026-08-29 1.8.4: Neu: das Hör- und Lerncockpit auf iPhone und iPad. Der Einstieg zeigt, wie du einen Podcast hinzufügst, Werbung oder Eigenwerbung markierst und MuteCast für spätere Folgen lernen lässt. Eine Lernkarte zeigt je Podcast Erkennungs- und Vorbereitungsstatus, aktive Auto-Skip-Typen, bekannte Muster und den nächsten Schritt. Manuelle Markierungen bestätigen Typ und übersprungene Dauer. Bei Auto-Skips erklärt „Warum?“ die Entscheidung und erlaubt eine lokale Korrektur. Die aufgabenorientierte Hilfe verlinkt das PDF-Handbuch in deiner Sprache. Barrierefreiheit und Zuverlässigkeit wurden verbessert. Enthalten sind die Such- und Feed-Korrekturen aus 1.8.3: RSS-Links mit Schlusspunkt und alternative Schreibweisen werden erkannt, veraltete Verzeichnistreffer vermieden und unterbrochene Arbeiten ohne doppelte Queue-Läufe fortgesetzt. 1.8.3: Suche, App-Start und Analyse sind zuverlässiger. Eingefügte RSS-Links werden auch mit versehentlichem Schlusspunkt erkannt, alternative Schreibweisen besser berücksichtigt. Unterbrochene Transkriptionen und Analysen werden ohne doppelte Queue-Läufe fortgesetzt. Hintergrundwechsel und das Sichern der Wiedergabeposition sind stabiler. iMessage: Jetzt läuft · Zuletzt gehört · Position in der Folge / Episodenanfang · Kapitel & Lesezeichen · TRANSKRIPT · PODCAST-EMPFEHLUNG. 1.8.2: Stabilitäts- und Leistungsupdate. Feed-Aktualisierung und Analyse arbeiten ressourcenschonender und werden nach Unterbrechungen sauberer fortgesetzt. Wiedergabepositionen werden zuverlässiger synchronisiert; fehlt das Folgen-Artwork, erscheint das Podcast-Cover. Das Ersatzcover wird auch im Player, Mini-Player, in CarPlay und in den System-Wiedergabesteuerungen verwendet. Neu: Mit den roten und gelben Direktbuttons im Player markierst du den aktuellen Transkriptblock auf Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad und Mac als Werbung oder Eigenwerbung. Ein weiterer 30-Sekunden-Sprung innerhalb von 10 Sekunden erweitert intelligent denselben Block und speichert die gesamte Passage als wiederverwendbares Muster. In CarPlay öffnet der offizielle Mehr-Button die Optionen Werbung, Eigenwerbung und die Auto-Skip-Information. 1.8.1: Flüssigere Wiedergabe und zuverlässigere Synchronisierung. CarPlay setzt nach Navigationsansagen wieder fort; Transkription, Analyse und Positionsabgleich erholen sich robuster nach Unterbrechungen. 1.8: Großes Update für Zuverlässigkeit und Erkennungsgenauigkeit. Werbung, Eigenwerbung, Spendenaufrufe, Einleitungen und Abschlüsse werden dank strengerer Bestätigung und präziserer Segmentgrenzen genauer erkannt. Die Warteschlange erklärt Basisanalyse, Audio-Abgleich und Fortschritt jetzt verständlicher; unterbrochene Aufgaben werden zuverlässiger fortgesetzt. Heruntergeladene und analysierte Folgen bleiben bei Feed-Aktualisierungen unverändert. Wiederholte Downloads und doppelte Analysen wurden behoben. Wiedergabe, iCloud-Synchronisierung, Stabilität und Leistung wurden verbessert. Neu auf der Apple Watch: Die MuteCast-Komplikation öffnet die App direkt vom Zifferblatt und zeigt Wiedergabefortschritt sowie erkannte Segmente farbig an. 1.7.3: Stabilitäts- und Erkennungsupdate. 1.7.1: Wartungsupdate für iOS. 1.7: Zuverlässigeres Aktualisieren, Laden und Vorbereiten. 1.6: Die Analyse wird nachvollziehbarer und die Warteschlange besser steuerbar. 1.5: Verbesserte Werbe- und Eigenwerbungserkennung. 1.4: Größeres Plattformupdate mit Musikbibliothek, besserer Watch- und CarPlay-Unterstützung, überarbeiteten Screenshots und breiterer Lokalisierung. 1.3: Verbesserte Analyse- und Teilen-Funktionen. 1.2: Stabilitäts- und Plattformupdate für iOS und macOS. 1.1: Verbesserte lokale Transkription, stabilere Downloads und eine glattere Wiedergabe. 1.0: Initialversion. ### 1.8.2 — 2026-08-22 1.0: Initial version. 1.1: Improved local transcription, more stable downloads, and smoother playback. 1.2: Stability and platform update for iOS and macOS. 1.3: Better analysis and sharing features. 1.4: Larger platform update with music library support, better Watch and CarPlay support, revised screenshots, and broader localization. 1.5: Improved detection of ads and self-promotion. 1.6: Analysis is easier to understand and the queue is easier to control. 1.7: More reliable refreshing, downloading, and preparation. 1.7.1: iOS maintenance update. 1.7.3: Stability and detection update. 1.8: Major reliability and detection-precision update. Ads, self-promotion, donation appeals, intros, and outros are detected more accurately with stricter confirmation and better segment boundaries. The queue now explains initial analysis, audio matching, and progress more clearly, while interrupted work resumes more reliably. Downloaded and analyzed episodes remain unchanged when feeds update. Repeated downloads and duplicate analysis have been fixed. Playback, iCloud sync, stability, and performance are improved. New on Apple Watch: the MuteCast complication opens the app from your watch face and shows playback progress plus detected segments in color. 1.8.1: Smoother playback and more reliable sync. CarPlay resumes after navigation prompts; transcription, analysis, and playback-position sync recover more reliably after interruptions. 1.8.2: Stability and performance update. Feed refresh and analysis now use fewer resources and resume more cleanly after interruptions. Playback positions sync more reliably; if episode artwork is unavailable, the podcast cover is shown. This fallback also applies in the player, Mini Player, CarPlay, and system playback controls. New: red and yellow controls in the player let you mark the current transcript block as an ad or self-promo on Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Skip another 30 seconds within 10 seconds and MuteCast extends the same block, saving the full passage as a reusable pattern. In CarPlay, the official More button opens Ad, Self-promo, and Auto-Skip information options. ### 1.8.1 — 2026-08-13 1.0: Initial version. 1.1: Improved local transcription, more stable downloads, and smoother playback. The live transcript view is faster, the queue is more robust, and CarPlay plus the app interface have been further stabilized. 1.2: Stability and platform update for iOS and macOS. Improvements to background work, download behavior, the library, corrections, and performance. 1.3: Better analysis and sharing features. Feed refreshes run in a more controlled way, detected segments are handled more reliably, and episodes are easier to share from the app. 1.4: Larger platform update with music library support, better Watch and CarPlay support, revised screenshots, and broader localization. Also includes more improvements to analysis, artwork, synchronization, and presentation. 1.5: Improved detection of ads and self-promotion. MuteCast uses stronger text patterns, audio signals, context blocks, and Handoff information so known ad blocks can be detected and skipped more reliably. 1.6: Analysis is easier to understand and the queue is easier to control. Segments are sorted by type and confidence, details show more transcript context, Help explains the percentage values, and transcription and analysis now run as separate queues. Help now also explains why visible segments do not always auto-skip. 1.7: More reliable refreshing, downloading, and preparation. New episodes are automatically queued for transcription and analysis after download, queues recover more robustly after app or background interruptions, and duplicate jobs are avoided. Episodes you deleted manually are not downloaded again without your action. Ad detection uses more context from transcripts, show notes, known patterns, and podcast-provided transcripts. CarPlay, Auto-Skip announcements, chapter or five-minute jumps, and the Store screenshots have also been improved. 1.7.1: iOS maintenance update. Known text patterns, self-promotion, and other trusted segments are considered more reliably for Auto-Skip, even when an episode needs to be re-analysed later. Queue states, display states, and Store text have also been cleaned up. 1.7.3: Stability and detection update. Auto-Skip now rejects isolated short transcript matches without confirmed advertising context and follows long host-read sponsor messages until editorial content resumes, for up to five minutes. Background tasks and queues recover more safely after interruptions, and playback no longer loops around a skip. 1.8: Major reliability and detection-precision update. Ads, self-promotion, donation appeals, intros, and outros are detected more accurately with stricter confirmation and better segment boundaries. The queue now explains initial analysis, audio matching, and progress more clearly, while interrupted work resumes more reliably. Downloaded and analyzed episodes remain unchanged when feeds update. Repeated downloads and duplicate analysis have been fixed. Playback, iCloud sync, stability, and performance are improved. New on Apple Watch: the MuteCast complication opens the app from your watch face and shows playback progress plus detected segments in color. 1.8.1: Smoother playback and more reliable sync. CarPlay resumes after navigation prompts; transcription, analysis, and playback-position sync recover more reliably after interruptions. ### 1.8 — 2026-08-06 1.0: Initial version. 1.1: Improved local transcription, more stable downloads, and smoother playback. The live transcript view is faster, the queue is more robust, and CarPlay plus the app interface have been further stabilized. 1.2: Stability and platform update for iOS and macOS. Improvements to background work, download behavior, the library, corrections, and performance. 1.3: Better analysis and sharing features. Feed refreshes run in a more controlled way, detected segments are handled more reliably, and episodes are easier to share from the app. 1.4: Larger platform update with music library support, better Watch and CarPlay support, revised screenshots, and broader localization. Also includes more improvements to analysis, artwork, synchronization, and presentation. 1.5: Improved detection of ads and self-promotion. MuteCast uses stronger text patterns, audio signals, context blocks, and Handoff information so known ad blocks can be detected and skipped more reliably. 1.6: Analysis is easier to understand and the queue is easier to control. Segments are sorted by type and confidence, details show more transcript context, Help explains the percentage values, and transcription and analysis now run as separate queues. Help now also explains why visible segments do not always auto-skip. 1.7: More reliable refreshing, downloading, and preparation. New episodes are automatically queued for transcription and analysis after download, queues recover more robustly after app or background interruptions, and duplicate jobs are avoided. Episodes you deleted manually are not downloaded again without your action. Ad detection uses more context from transcripts, show notes, known patterns, and podcast-provided transcripts. CarPlay, Auto-Skip announcements, chapter or five-minute jumps, and the Store screenshots have also been improved. 1.7.1: iOS maintenance update. Known text patterns, self-promotion, and other trusted segments are considered more reliably for Auto-Skip, even when an episode needs to be re-analysed later. Queue states, display states, and Store text have also been cleaned up. 1.7.3: Stability and detection update. Auto-Skip now rejects isolated short transcript matches without confirmed advertising context and follows long host-read sponsor messages until editorial content resumes, for up to five minutes. Background tasks and queues recover more safely after interruptions, and playback no longer loops around a skip. 1.8: Major reliability and detection-precision update. Ads, self-promotion, donation appeals, intros, and outros are detected more accurately with stricter confirmation and better segment boundaries. The queue now explains initial analysis, audio matching, and progress more clearly, while interrupted work resumes more reliably. Downloaded and analyzed episodes remain unchanged when feeds update. Repeated downloads and duplicate analysis have been fixed. Playback, iCloud sync, stability, and performance are improved. New on Apple Watch: the MuteCast complication opens the app from your watch face and shows playback progress plus detected segments in color. ## More apps by Thomas Erwin Stange - [Selene Moon Calendar](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/selene-moon-calendar/id6760661273) - [Wood Peg Solitaire](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wood-peg-solitaire/id6762567358) All apps by Thomas Erwin Stange: https://appshunter.io/developer/1885523867 --- *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 2026-09-06.*