Comparison

PodShocker vs Invader

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

Head to head
About

PodShocker

A focused podcast player designed for ease of use and organization. Discover new shows, manage your listening with custom queues and playlists, and even import your own audio files. Offers advanced playback controls and CarPlay integration.

Highlights
  • Discover trending and categorized podcasts
  • Stream or download episodes for offline playback
  • Persistent queue and custom playlists
  • Bookmark moments and add notes
  • Import and play your own audio files
  • CarPlay integration for hands-free listening
  • Advanced playback speed and skip intervals
Features
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Built for people who actually listen. PodShocker is a focused podcast player for iPhone and CarPlay — quick to learn, easy to organize, and designed to stay out of your way. No subscription. No tracking. No ads. Just a great way to find, queue, and play the podcasts you love. Discover your next favorite show: - See the top charts in your region or what's trending right now - Browse 16 categories — Comedy, News, True Crime, Science, Tech, and more - Search by show name, host, or topic across the entire iTunes podcast directory - Subscribe to any RSS feed, including premium feeds from Patreon, Supporting Cast, and other paid networks Listen your way - Stream or download for offline playback - A persistent queue plus your own playlists for different listening modes - Bookmark moments inside episodes and jump back to them anytime - Tile or list view for your subscription library - Customizable skip intervals from 5 to 90 seconds, continuous play, resume-rewind on pause, and a sleep timer with end-of-episode awareness - Episode chapters when the feed provides them - Variable playback speed from 0.5× to 3× - Import your subscriptions from another app via OPML, or export to take them elsewhere Bring your own audio - Tap "Save to PodShocker" from the Files app, Dropbox, OneDrive, or any audio app - Connect Dropbox, OneDrive, or iCloud Drive to browse and play audio you've stored there — audiobooks, conference talks, lectures, your own recordings CarPlay-ready from day one -A clean CarPlay interface for hands-free listening: subscribed shows, recent downloads, and your queue, all available without unlocking your phone. Unlock more with PodShocker Premium Premium is a one-time unlock — no monthly fees, no subscription to manage. It adds: - Auto-Pace — automatically compresses silence and pauses in conversation, saving 15 to 30 minutes a day of listening time - Auto-Level — normalizes voice volume for clearer playback at low levels - Per-podcast speed memory — set 1.2× for one show, 1.5× for another, and PodShocker remembers - Smart Playlists — auto-populating playlists by rule: unplayed, by podcast, by length, by date - Podcast Folders & Filters — group subscriptions into color-coded folders and filter your library with one tap - Skip Intro & Outro — set per-podcast trim lengths and skip them automatically every episode - Listening Stats with full history — total hours, episodes completed, current and longest streaks, time saved by Smart Speed, plus a list of every episode you've recently played - Clip Sharing — share 15 to 60 second clips from any episode as audio or as an audiogram - Episode Transcripts — view, search, and tap-to-seek when the feed includes them - Bookmark notes — add notes to any bookmark and search across all of them - Cloud Backup — back up downloaded episodes to OneDrive, Dropbox, or iCloud Drive Private by design PodShocker doesn't collect data, run analytics, or operate a backend. Your subscriptions, listening history, bookmarks, and progress live only on your device. Cloud connections authenticate directly with those services — your credentials never touch us, and there are no servers of ours that could be breached. Made independently, PodShocker is built and maintained by UrsaWorx, LLC an independent developer based in the United States. No venture capital, no growth team, no quarterly engagement targets — just an app made for listening to podcasts, the way they should be.

About

Invader

A streamlined podcast player offering advanced audio enhancement features like silence skipping and voice clarity boosting. Enjoy offline listening, transcripts, and new episode alerts without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Silence skipping (Warp)
  • Voice clarity boost (Signal Boost)
  • Searchable transcripts
  • New episode alerts
  • Offline downloads
  • Playback speed control
  • Sleep timer
Features
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Invader is a fast, minimal, modern podcast player. Search millions of shows, subscribe in a tap, and make every episode easier to listen to. • Warp — skip silences, finish faster. • Signal Boost — quiet voices, made clear. • Transcripts — read, search, tap to jump. • New-episode push alerts. • Offline downloads. • Speed, sleep timer, lock-screen controls. • No account. No ads. No tracking. Made by one person. Invader Pro (auto-renewable) unlocks Warp, Signal Boost, and Transcripts. 7-day free trial, then $14.99/year. Renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://invader.gg/terms Privacy Policy: https://invader.gg/privacy

Screenshots

PodShocker4 screens
Invader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PodShocker at every 5 days against Invader's monthly. PodShocker also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.5). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. PodShocker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Invader sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PodShocker against 5.0 for Invader. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PodShocker ships an update every 5 days, Invader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PodShocker versus Invader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodShockerInvader
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUrsaWorx, LLCGinyu LLC

Customer experience

PodShocker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Invader

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PodShocker

One-time1
  • PodShocker$9.99
1 purchases

Invader

Subscriptions1
  • Invader Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is PodShocker free?
PodShocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Invader free?
Invader is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PodShocker or Invader?
PodShocker and Invader are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do PodShocker or Invader have ads?
Neither PodShocker nor Invader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PodShocker or Invader?
PodShocker ships an update every 5 days, and Invader monthly. Most recently, PodShocker was updated on October 7, 2026 and Invader on October 11, 2026.

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