Comparison

Adblock Podcast vs Podwaves

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

Podwaves

Features
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Podwaves – Discover & Share Podcasts You’ll Actually Love Podwaves is a smarter way to discover podcasts—powered by real people, not just algorithms. Explore trending shows, save your favorites, and open any podcast instantly in your preferred app like Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube. Discover Better Podcasts Tired of endless scrolling? Podwaves helps you find podcasts that actually matter: * Browse New, Most Recommended, and Most Opened podcasts * Discover curated content shared by real users * Explore podcasts across multiple languages * Clean, fast, and distraction-free experience Filter by Language Find podcasts in the languages you care about: * Select one or multiple languages (English, Romanian, Spanish, French, and more) * Personalized feed based on your preferences * Switch instantly—no reload needed Save & Build Your Library Keep track of what you love: * Save podcasts as Favorites * Automatically track Recently Opened shows * Everything stored locally for speed and privacy * No account required Open in Your Favorite App No need to switch players: * Open podcasts directly in Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube * Works with any valid podcast link * Seamless experience across platforms Recommend Podcasts in Seconds Know a great podcast? Share it: * Paste a link from Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or any website * Podwaves automatically detects and adds it * Help others discover great content Simple Podcast Search Quickly find what you’re looking for: * Search podcasts by title * Fast, responsive results * Integrated with your language filters Private & Simple * No signup required (anonymous access) * No tracking, no clutter * Lightweight and fast Why Podwaves? Most podcast apps focus on playback. Podwaves focuses on discovery. Find what’s worth listening to—faster.

Screenshots

Adblock Podcast2 screens
Podwaves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Podwaves at none against Adblock Podcast's 2. Podwaves also leads on ads (none vs shown). Adblock Podcast's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Podwaves asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Adblock Podcast versus Podwaves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdblock PodcastPodwaves
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB28 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperZeppelin Techologies LLCLazar Sidor

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Adblock Podcast

Subscriptions1
  • Alpha User Plan$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • 100 ad-skips (never expire)$5.99
None

Podwaves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Adblock Podcast free?
Adblock Podcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Podwaves free?
Podwaves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Adblock Podcast or Podwaves have ads?
Adblock Podcast shows ads; Podwaves does not.

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