SkipCast: Podcast Player

Name: SkipCast: Podcast Player
Price: 1.99 USD
Rating: 3.1 (8 reviews)
Author: Matthew Grdinic

by Matthew Grdinic

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: $1.99

Categories and search queries

Official categories

News
Entertainment

AppCorpus categories

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $1.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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3.1 8 ratings · App Store

3/5meh
the cpu usage is very good hovering around one percent, but the user interface is completely anti user

ios 5 was the best · 31 Jul 2026
2/5Low usage on mac but not on iOS
Relative Low battery usage and insanely small app. But... the UI is quite anti-user. There is no way to date reverse sort the episodes (which is a must, since I listen to recorded news). Interface is quite spartan. EDIT: Pocket Casts gives me more usability and less battery usage. Uninstalling. But still keeping the app on mac.

ios 5 was the best · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Please add the podcast from Ministries in Touch Radio, which sadly is not available.
Please add the podcast from Ministries in Touch Radio, which sadly is not available.

Onill$21 · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Feature request: allow importing opml files
I’d like to be able to add podcasts in bulk if at all possible

burnsac100 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5UX is terrible.
I was so confused using this app, and couldn’t even try the key feature, skipping ads. Also it has a few bugs and they ruins experience more. I think it has its potential, but really needs to be fixed in many ways.

JD J 🍎 · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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2.1.0
- Requested Feature: Show And Play All Episodes Of Unsubscribed Feeds. - Fix: Crash When Searching Podcast Feeds. - Fix: Bad Character Encoding For Updated Episodes. - Fix: Several Other Small Fixes And Improvements.
3.0
Build 113 (3.0) - Brand new audio engine with much more efficient and effective Skip Silence. - Loads of enhancements for Podcast discovery. - Lightning fast startup and seek speeds. - Search Now Checks Podcast Descriptions. - Highlight Search Terms In Episode Details. - Loads of fixes and tweaks to make SkipCast better than ever!
3.0.1
Build 116 (3.0.1) - Resolved Crash When Viewing Episode Details. - Feed Finder Images Now Update Properly. - Fixed Sleep Timer Not Showing Properly. - Fixed Issue With Feed Finder Episode Cells Not Updating. - Fixed Issue With Remote Events When Previewing Feed.
3.0.4
- Fix: Resolved Several Playback Stability Issues. Happy holidays and my deepest thanks to everyone who's supported us this year!
3.0.5
Build 120 (3.0.5) - Much Improved Smoothie Filter. - Fix: Resolved Several Rare Crashes. - Fix: Minor UI Fixes.
3.0.6
Build 121 (3.0.6) - Renamed Smoothie Filter To Car Mode. - Fix: Resolved Several Rare Crashes. - Fix: Minor UI Fixes.
3.1.0
Build 122 (3.1.0) - Resolved Issue With Low Storage Space Devices. - Fixed A Few Rare Crash Conditions.
3.1.1
Build 123 (3.1.1) - Fixed Rare Playback Crash Conditions.
3.1.2
Build 124 (3.1.2) - Fixed Rare Playback Crash Condition. - Fixed Cellular Streaming Video Playback Crash. - Updated For iOS 10.3 / Swift 3. - Several Fixes For Donate Links. - Multiple UI Enhancements And Fixes.
3.1.3
Build 125 (3.1.3) - Fixed Several Small Text Formatting Issues. - Dramatically Reduce App Size By Clearing Out Old/Partial Downloads. - Fixed iOS 10.3 Audio Session Issue.
3.1.4
Build 126 (3.1.4) - UI Updates For iOS 11 - Small UI Tweaks For iPhone X - Better Playback Stability When Using Command Center.
3.1.5
Build 125 (3.1.5) - Stability Fix When Adding Feed In Detail View.
3.2.0
Build 129 (3.2.0) - Fix Crash On Add Podcast Feed For First Time. - Finish Transition To The Gorgeous New iOS 11 Look And Feel. - Updates For iPhone X.
3.2.1
-Fixed Crash When Viewing Feed Details From Feed Details View. -(Reluctantly) Removed WatchKit App.
3.2.2
- Updated For iOS 12! - Small Bug Fixes And Improvements.
3.2.3
Howdy! Loads of fixes big and small in this version to make it our best release ever! - Fixed Rare Playback Crash. - UI Tweaks To Look Better And Be More Consistent. - iOS 12 Updates, Including Look And Feel And General Compatibility. - Many Other Small Tweaks And Fixes! Feedback? Please let us know by leaving a review!
3.5
- [x] Remove HTML tags In Episodes Screen. - [x] Fixed Crash When We Click The All Episodes Button. - [x] Changed Sort Order Of Multiple Episodes. - [x] Improved Podcast Search Results. - [x] Several Small Bug Fixes And Optimizations. - [x] Fixed Bug Where Some Feeds Not Refreshing Properly.
3.5.2
Small Bug fixes For Swift API Update(s).
3.6
-Select Episode Chapters In Player View (When Supported In Podcast) -Native Dark/Light Mode Support -Various Bug Fixes and Improvements
3.7
Bug fixes and visual updates.
3.8.0
- Brand new interface - Floating Mini-Player - Custom Playlists - Set playback speed - Auto-Skip Ads!
3.8.5
- Even Better Ad Skip System With More Presets and Better Intelligence. - Playlist UI Improvements - Bug Fixes
3.9.0
- Stability and Bug Fixes - Ad Skip Improvements
4.0.0
- Proper iPad Split Screen Support! - Minor bug Fixes and Improvements
4.1.0 · 28 Jul 2026
Reliability Enhancements and Updates

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