# Sophon Podcasts — Podcasts, minus the ads

> Podcasts, minus the ads (iPhone/iPad app by Spencer Carlson.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sophon-podcasts/id6793700373 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Spencer Carlson](https://appshunter.io/developer/6793700375)
- Category: News, Music
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 76 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-13
- Data updated: 2026-10-19

## What is Sophon Podcasts?

Sophon is a full-featured podcast player with one superpower: it finds the ads in your episodes and automatically skips them for you.

Detection runs on your device with a small, tuned machine-learning model. Even dynamically inserted ads — the ones that are different for every listener — are handled with on-device identification.

EVERYTHING A PODCAST APP SHOULD BE
• Subscribe, stream, download, and queue — fast, native, modern iOS
• Full transcripts for every scanned episode
• Chapters, generated when a show doesn't publish them
• Your place, your queue, your favorites, and your subscriptions follow you across devices
• Import from your current app in one tap (OPML)

THE AD-SKIPPING PART
• Automatic ad detection on every episode you play
• One-tap skip, or full auto-skip — your choice
• Ad markers shown right on the timeline and reviewable at a glance, quickly review & adjust if we ever get one wrong
• See how much time you've saved

SUPPORT THE SHOWS YOU LOVE
Every show page surfaces the creator's own support link, so you can back your favorites directly.

FREE AND PREMIUM
Free: unlimited scanning, ad-skipping on 5 episodes every month. Premium: unlimited ad-skipping — $9.99/month or $79.99/year, with a 1-week free trial.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://sophonpod.com/terms

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sophon Premium - Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium Annual | $79.99 | per year |


## Is Sophon Podcasts safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Sophon Podcasts.

## Is Sophon Podcasts legit?

Sophon Podcasts has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Sophon Podcasts is 50 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-10-13

No release notes.

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