Bardley vs Skingomz

Bardley keeps your listening habits completely private while giving you the power to organize, enrich, and enjoy your audiobook library — no account required. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Start with up to 5 audiobooks. Upgrade to Bardley Pro once to unlock an unlimited library, iCloud sync, JellyFin, LibriVox access, and every future premium feature — forever. No monthly fees, no tricks. COMPLETE PRIVACY PROTECTION Zero data collection. No tracking. No accounts. Your audiobooks and listening history stay with you where they belong. While other apps harvest your data for profit, Bardley respects your privacy by default — every network feature is opt-in, never forced. INSTANT METADATA SEARCH Search Open Library, PodcastIndex, and Audnexus simultaneously to find the right cover art, author, narrator, series info, and chapter names. One tap to apply everything. Your sideloaded books deserve proper metadata. BUILT-IN PDF COMPANION VIEWER Attach study guides, liner notes, or companion PDFs directly to any audiobook. Full PDF viewer with page navigation, table of contents, and thumbnails — all without leaving the app. It remembers your last page, too. SERIES ORGANIZATION THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Tired of scrolling through random book lists trying to find Book 3? Bardley groups series books together and lets you set custom reading order. Filter by series, track progress across entire collections, and never lose your place in multi-book stories again. ENHANCED LISTENING EXPERIENCE Variable playback speed from 0.5x to 2.0x. Smart sleep timer that pauses at chapter endings — not mid-sentence. Configurable skip controls. Detailed bookmarks with notes. Chapter navigation with progress tracking. Seamless resume every time you reopen the app. PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Import through Files, AirDrop, or sharing. Supports MP3, M4A, M4B, AIFF, and WAV. Automatic chapter detection. Add custom artwork while keeping originals safe. Switch between grid and list views. Filter by progress, group by author or series, sort seven different ways. BUILT FOR ACCESSIBILITY Bardley adapts to your settings. Five levels of adaptive layout sizing, full VoiceOver support with rich playback announcements, and haptic feedback for every control — so the app works the way you do. CLEAN, DISTRACTION-FREE DESIGN Choose from multiple UI styles to match your taste. Powerful search and filtering. Progress indicators on every book. No ads, no clutter, no distractions — just your audiobooks. Your audiobooks. Your privacy. Your way.

Skingomz is a native, open and no-frills podcast player for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It does one thing well: play your podcasts — no ads, no account and no data collection. LISTEN • Subscribe to any podcast by its RSS feed, or find it through search. • Background playback, lock-screen and AirPods controls. • Adjustable speed (0.8×–2×), equalizer and sleep timer with fade-out. • Chapters (Podcasting 2.0) and transcripts when the podcast provides them. ORGANIZE • Reorderable queue with automatic playback. • Favorites, filters (unplayed, favorites, downloaded), sorting and tags. • Search across your library and within episodes. LIVE RADIO • Add a station by its stream URL (MP3, AAC, HLS…) and listen live. TAKE ALONG & RESUME • Download episodes for offline listening. • Resume every episode where you left off; automatic played / unplayed tracking. SYNC (optional) • Sync subscriptions and progress with your own Nextcloud server (GPodder Sync) or with gpodder.net. • Import and export your subscriptions as OPML. RESPECTFUL OF YOUR PRIVACY Skingomz collects no data: everything stays on your device. Sync, if you enable it, goes straight to the server of your choice; your credentials stay in the Keychain. “Skingomz” means “broadcasting” in Breton.