Comparison

Adblock Podcast vs dubltalk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Adblock Podcast

This app allows you to listen to podcasts without advertisements. It automatically detects and skips ads, offering a cleaner listening experience. A portion of the subscription fee supports podcast creators.

Highlights
  • Ad-free podcast listening
  • Automatic ad detection and skipping
  • Support for podcast creators
  • Customizable ad-skip notifications
  • Subscription plans available
Features
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Listen to almost any podcast ad-free while supporting podcast creators! Adblock Podcast automatically detects and skips obtrusive podcast ads. You'll learn to love the little "ding" when it skips ahead to the content automatically. The current plan is $3.99/month for 50 ad-skips. For every purchased ad-skip, we set aside 4 cents to donate to podcast creators. Terms of Use: https://www.adblockpodcast.com/terms-of-use

About

dubltalk

Engage in realistic voice conversations with AI-generated characters, including historical figures and custom creations. Clone voices of loved ones and build unique personalities for storytelling or practice.

Highlights
  • AI voice conversations
  • Clone loved ones' voices
  • Talk to historical figures
  • Create custom characters
  • Live, contextual dialogue
  • Free monthly conversation minutes
Features
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dubltalk — Talk, Video Call & Watch Together with AI What would your grandfather say about today's world? How would Einstein explain quantum physics to you, in your own words? What advice would Marilyn Monroe give about life, love, and fame? Now you can ask them. You can hear them, see them, and even watch the game with them. dubltalk lets you create voice clones of the people you love and hold real conversations with iconic figures from history, pop culture, and beyond. It's not a chatbot. It's a conversation. CLONE THE VOICES YOU LOVE Upload a short audio sample and dubltalk creates a voice clone you can actually talk to. Hear your grandmother's voice again. Create a version of your best friend to practice a tough conversation. Build a character that sounds exactly like someone you miss. The technology is remarkable. The experience is personal. TALK TO LEGENDS dubltalk comes loaded with iconic public figures ready for conversation: scientists, artists, historical leaders, cultural icons. Have a late-night debate with Albert Einstein. Ask Al Capone how he really felt about the Feds. Let Marilyn Monroe tell you something nobody else knows. Every character has a distinct personality and voice. Every conversation goes somewhere new. VIDEO CALLS, FACE TO FACE Don't just hear them. See them. Video calls bring your character to life with a face that talks, reacts and looks back at you in real time. It's the closest thing to sitting across the table. DUBLVISION: WATCH TOGETHER Share your camera or screen and your character watches right along with you. Point it at the big game, a movie, your cooking, or the view outside, and they'll react, comment and chat about what they see as it happens. Choose how chatty they are, from the occasional remark to a running commentary. REAL CONVERSATIONS, NOT SCRIPTS dubltalk's AI doesn't read from a script. Every conversation is live, contextual and responsive to what you say. Characters remember the thread of your conversation, stay in character, and can talk about what's happening in the world today. It genuinely feels like talking to someone. BUILD YOUR OWN CHARACTERS Create custom AI voices from scratch. Give them a name, a personality, a sound. Build a cast of characters for creative writing, storytelling, language practice, or just entertainment. The only limit is your imagination. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Other AI character apps are complex, cluttered and expensive. dubltalk is different. We built it to be the fastest, simplest way to have a real conversation with anyone, real or imagined. No learning curve. No subscription required to get started. Just talk. FREE: START TALKING TODAY • 120 minutes of voice calls every month • Conversations with built-in public figures • Create custom AI voice characters dubltalk VIP: $1.99/month • Everything in Free • 500 minutes of voice calls every month • Video calls and dublvision: 120 minutes of dublvision or 20 minutes of video calls every month, in any mix dubltalk VIP Plus: $4.99/month • Everything in VIP • 1,000 minutes of voice calls every month • 300 minutes of dublvision or 50 minutes of video calls every month, in any mix Subscriptions renew automatically each month unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Talk to anyone. See them. Watch together. Real or legendary, past or present, every voice has a story. Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/steula Terms: https://dubllabs.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://dubllabs.com/privacy

Screenshots

Adblock Podcast2 screens
dubltalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: dubltalk at 100% against Adblock Podcast's 50%. dubltalk also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). Adblock Podcast's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Adblock Podcast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and dubltalk sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

dubltalk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adblock Podcast has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Adblock Podcast's written reviews are positive against 100% of dubltalk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adblock Podcast ships an update every 2 months, dubltalk every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Adblock Podcast versus dubltalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdblock Podcastdubltalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (15 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperZeppelin Techologies LLCdubllabs, inc.

Customer experience

Adblock Podcast

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

dubltalk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Adblock Podcast

Subscriptions1
  • Alpha User Plan$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • 100 ad-skips (never expire)$5.99
1 purchases

dubltalk

Subscriptions1
  • dubltalk$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Adblock Podcast free?
Adblock Podcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is dubltalk free?
dubltalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adblock Podcast or dubltalk?
dubltalk is rated higher. Adblock Podcast averages 3.7 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while dubltalk averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Adblock Podcast or dubltalk have ads?
Adblock Podcast shows ads; dubltalk does not.
Which is updated more often, Adblock Podcast or dubltalk?
Adblock Podcast ships an update every 2 months, and dubltalk every 3 months. Most recently, Adblock Podcast was updated on October 22, 2026 and dubltalk on October 17, 2026.

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