Comparison

SkipCast vs Widget Thermometer ext room

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

Head to head
About

SkipCast

This app offers a streamlined podcast listening experience with advanced audio effects, intelligent episode management, and a focus on simplicity and efficiency. It features powerful search and discovery tools, along with a dark theme for nighttime use.

Highlights
  • Advanced audio effects (Trim Silence, Smoothie)
  • Powerful search and discovery
  • Automatically managed playlist
  • Dark theme for nighttime
  • Video podcasts with Picture-in-Picture
  • No signups, ads, or in-app purchases
Features
Currently charting
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SkipCast is the podcast player that skips the ads for you. SKIP ADS, AUTOMATICALLY SkipCast listens to your episodes right on your device and seeks past the ad breaks, leaving more of the show you came for. Choose how it works for each podcast: - By Speaker: SkipCast learns who's on the show and skips the ad reads. Optionally mark your favorite hosts and it skips everyone else too. - Music Beds: most shows introduce sponsor reads with music. SkipCast finds those sections and jumps past them. - Jingles: for shows that open and close their ad breaks with a jingle, SkipCast skips from one to the other. If it can't find them on its own, teach it the show's jingle in a few taps. All processing happens on your iPhone or iPad. Nothing about your listening leaves your device. A HOME BUILT AROUND LISTENING Listen Now opens on a Continue Listening card, with your newest episodes below and your playlists one tap away. Library, Playlists and Search sit in the tab bar, and the episode you're playing is always at the bottom of the screen. On iOS 26 it's all Liquid Glass, in light and dark mode. BIG, EASY CONTROLS Huge playback buttons that are easy to hit while running, biking or driving. Skip back or forward 15 or 45 seconds, or jump ahead 2 minutes. Play at the speed you like, set a sleep timer, follow chapters, and send audio to your AirPlay speakers. AUDIO EFFECTS - Skip Silence trims the pauses, so every episode takes less time. - Car Mode evens out the volume for noisy places. - Bass and Treble Boost add weight and sparkle. YOUR PODCASTS, YOUR WAY - Search hundreds of thousands of podcasts by title, category or author, and preview any episode with a tap. - New episodes download automatically, and your feeds refresh on their own. - Build playlists from the shows you choose. - Audio and video podcasts. - Share episodes with friends and family. - Back up and sync your podcasts with iCloud. - Control playback from headphones, your car stereo and the Lock Screen. - Home Screen quick actions. MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN Designed for iPhone, iPad with a sidebar and split view, and iPhone Duo, where SkipCast fills both displays and adapts as you fold and unfold. NO STRINGS No sign-ups, no accounts, no ads and no in-app purchases. Ever. SkipCast is built by the biggest podcast fanatic you've ever met. It's fast, efficient and easy to use. Give it a try. I think you'll love it too.

About

Widget Thermometer ext room

Quickly view the outside temperature directly from your home screen. This widget provides the fastest access to current weather conditions without needing to open the application.

Highlights
  • External temperature display
  • Home screen widget
  • No device unlock needed
  • Fastest temperature check
Features
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Widget Thermometer shows you the outside temperature the way a thermometer does: one glance and you know it. No need to unlock your phone or open an app. THE THERMOMETER WIDGET • Add it to your Home Screen or Lock Screen and see the current temperature where you are • The thermometer changes color with the temperature, from icy blue to hot red • Automatic location or a city of your choice • Celsius or Fahrenheit • Tap the widget to open the app IN THE APP • Current temperature, high and low, feels like • Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours and 10-day forecast • Details: humidity, wind, UV index, pressure, visibility, sunrise and sunset • Cities: save your favorite places and check their temperature in one list Weather data by Apple Weather. Simple, fast, free. Widget Thermometer is free to download and use. Extra features — no ads, hourly and 10-day forecast, all the details, unlimited cities and Lock Screen widgets — are available through an optional one-time in-app purchase: pay once and keep it forever, with no subscription and nothing that renews. Purchases are handled by the App Store and can be restored on any device signed in with the same Apple ID. Privacy: https://sites.google.com/site/termofuseapp/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SkipCast4 screens
Widget Thermometer ext room4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Widget Thermometer ext room at Free against SkipCast's $1.99. SkipCast's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (47% vs 33%). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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

Widget Thermometer ext room is free to download; SkipCast costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.1 for SkipCast against 3.0 for Widget Thermometer ext room. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of SkipCast's written reviews are positive against 33% of Widget Thermometer ext room's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkipCast ships an update every 3 months, Widget Thermometer ext room every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
SkipCast versus Widget Thermometer ext room: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkipCastWidget Thermometer ext room
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#47 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMatthew Grdinicluca calciano

Customer experience

SkipCast

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral11.8%
Negative41.2%

Widget Thermometer ext room

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

SkipCast

No in-app purchases

None

Widget Thermometer ext room

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkipCast free?
SkipCast costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Widget Thermometer ext room free?
Widget Thermometer ext room is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SkipCast or Widget Thermometer ext room?
SkipCast is rated higher. SkipCast averages 3.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Widget Thermometer ext room averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do SkipCast or Widget Thermometer ext room have ads?
Widget Thermometer ext room shows ads; SkipCast does not.
Which is updated more often, SkipCast or Widget Thermometer ext room?
SkipCast ships an update every 3 months, and Widget Thermometer ext room every 6 months. Most recently, SkipCast was updated on October 29, 2026 and Widget Thermometer ext room on October 9, 2026.

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