Comparison

Porkast vs Skingomz

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

Head to head
About

Porkast

Features
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Stop following channels. Start following what matters. Porkast reimagines podcast discovery around keyword subscriptions — track topics you care about, not individual shows. Get a personalized feed of episodes that match your interests, served fresh every day. Discover by Search Search across Apple Podcasts' entire catalog. Find episodes on any topic — from AI and indie hacking to true crime and mindfulness. Subscribe to Keywords Instead of subscribing to channels, subscribe to keywords. Porkast continuously monitors RSS feeds and surfaces new episodes matching your saved keywords. One keyword = a curated, living feed. Listen Later Save episodes on the fly. Your queue syncs to the cloud so you can catch up anytime, anywhere. Build Playlists Curate themed collections — \"Morning Commute,\" \"Deep Dives,\" \"Weekend Wind-Down.\" Mix episodes from different shows into one seamless experience. Export Any Collection as RSS Every subscription, playlist, and your Listen Later queue has a unique RSS feed URL. Copy it and subscribe in your favorite RSS reader. Terms of Service: https://porkast.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://porkast.com/privacy

About

Skingomz

A native, open-source podcast player for Apple devices. Enjoy ad-free listening with features like background playback, adjustable speed, and chapter support. Organize your library with queues, filters, and tags.

Highlights
  • RSS feed subscription
  • Background playback
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Equalizer and sleep timer
  • Chapter support
  • Downloadable episodes
  • GPodder Sync support
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Porkast4 screens
Skingomz4 screens

Verdict

The call

Porkast and Skingomz are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Porkast ships an update every 10 days, Skingomz every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Porkast versus Skingomz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPorkastSkingomz
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer俊乾 陈Jordan Grossemy

In-app purchases

None

Porkast

No in-app purchases

None

Skingomz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Porkast free?
Porkast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skingomz free?
Skingomz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Porkast or Skingomz have ads?
Neither Porkast nor Skingomz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Porkast or Skingomz?
Porkast ships an update every 10 days, and Skingomz every 11 days. Most recently, Porkast was updated on October 31, 2026 and Skingomz on October 28, 2026.

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