Comparison

SkipCast vs Hypercast

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

Hypercast

This AI-powered podcast player automatically identifies topics and skips ads, allowing you to navigate directly to desired content and enjoy an uninterrupted listening experience with premium audio quality.

Highlights
  • AI-powered topic segmentation
  • Intelligent ad skipping
  • Seamless segment navigation
  • Premium audio quality
  • Adaptive streaming
Features
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Move beyond basic podcast apps and experience listening that's finally intelligent. Hypercast podcast player reimagines the podcast experience with powerful AI features designed to save you time and deliver the highest quality audio. Say goodbye to endless scrubbing and annoying interruptions. We've built the ai podcast player you've always wanted. PODCAST LISTENING, REIMAGINED: Our ai reader listens to the podcast for you, so you don’t have to listen to ads from Joe Rogan, Lex Friedman, Andrew Huberman, and more. Our advanced AI technology improves podcast listening experience compared to our competitors like spotify, apple, and google. The ad free podcast experience is a game changer. AI-POWERED SEGMENTS: Stop guessing where the good part is. Our advanced AI automatically identifies and creates chapters for every episode, making it effortless to navigate directly to the topics that matter most to you. INTELLIGENT AD SKIPPING: Get back to your content, faster. Hypercast podcast player intelligently detects and skips embedded advertisements for a truly uninterrupted podcast listening experience. SEAMLESS NAVIGATION: Effortlessly jump between podcast segments with a single tap. Finding the exact podcast content you want to hear has never been this easy. PREMIUM AUDIO QUALITY: Experience crystal-clear sound that never falters. Our adaptive streaming technology automatically delivers the highest quality audio possible based on your connection, from home Wi-Fi to on-the-go listening. Use Hypercast today and change the way you listen to podcasts forever. Terms: https://www.hypercastapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.hypercastapp.com/privacy Visit: https://hypercastapp.com

Screenshots

SkipCast4 screens
Hypercast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hypercast at 100% against SkipCast's 47%. Hypercast also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.9 vs 3.1). SkipCast's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#49 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads 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

Hypercast is free to download; SkipCast costs $1.99 up front. Hypercast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SkipCast asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hypercast holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of SkipCast's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hypercast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkipCast ships an update every 3 months, Hypercast weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
SkipCast versus Hypercast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkipCastHypercast
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.1 (8 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#49 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB44 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperMatthew GrdinicAlexander Dejeu

Customer experience

SkipCast

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

Hypercast

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SkipCast

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hypercast

Subscriptions2
  • Hypercast Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Hypercast Premium - Best Value7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is SkipCast free?
SkipCast costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hypercast free?
Hypercast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SkipCast or Hypercast?
Hypercast is rated higher. SkipCast averages 3.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Hypercast averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do SkipCast or Hypercast have ads?
Neither SkipCast nor Hypercast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkipCast or Hypercast?
SkipCast ships an update every 3 months, and Hypercast weekly. Most recently, SkipCast was updated on November 11, 2026 and Hypercast on October 30, 2026.

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