Pinepods vs Skingomz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pinepods
Manage and listen to your podcasts with a self-hosted server. Enjoy a beautiful interface, offline downloads, and advanced playback controls. Offers complete control and a private listening experience.
- Self-hosted server synchronization
- Intuitive mobile interface with themes
- Offline episode downloads
- Chapter support
- Playlist management
- Multi-device synchronization
- Background audio playback
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PinePods is a complete podcast management solution that allows you to host your own podcast server and enjoy a beautiful mobile experience. This is the official companion app for Pinepods servers, designed for iOS Features of Pinepods: • Self-hosted podcast server synchronization that syncs everything between your devices • Beautiful, intuitive mobile interface with loads of themes that sync between devices and platforms • Full Carplay App and Audio Support • Download episodes for offline listening or archiving on your server • Chapter support with navigation • Playlist management • User statistics and listening history • Multi-device synchronization • Search and discovery • Background audio playback • Sleep timer and playback speed controls PinePods gives you complete control over your podcast experience while providing the convenience of modern podcast apps. Perfect for users who want privacy, control, and a great listening experience. Note: This app requires a PinePods server to be set up. Visit the PinePods GitHub repository for server installation instructions. Thanks for using Pinepods!
Skingomz
A native, open-source podcast player for Apple devices. It offers background playback, adjustable speed, chapter support, and offline listening. Organize your podcasts with queues, filters, and tags, and even stream live radio.
- RSS feed subscription
- Background playback
- Adjustable playback speed
- Sleep timer
- Downloadable episodes
- Reorderable playback queue
- Live radio streaming
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Skingomz at 5.0 against Pinepods's 4.3. Skingomz also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). Pinepods's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Skingomz holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pinepods has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pinepods ships an update every 10 months, Skingomz weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Pinepods | Skingomz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collin Pendleton | Jordan Grossemy |
Customer experience
Pinepods
Skingomz
In-app purchases
Pinepods
No in-app purchases
Skingomz
No in-app purchases
