Podcast Player with AI Ad Skipping, Transcripts and Cross-Platform Support. [FluidCast]

February 2, 2026

I’ve just shipped a major update to FluidCast focused on making podcasts easier to listen to, with fewer ads to scrub through, transcripts, and a cleaner, faster UI.

To get 6 months free reply to this reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/iosapps/comments/1qu23hn/6_months_free_then_50_off_podcast_player_with_ai/

What’s new

AI ad-skipping (Pro)
FluidCast uses on-device Apple Intelligence to detect ads and sponsorship segments and skip them automatically. This works even offline after episodes are downloaded, which means far less manual skipping.

Transcripts
Episodes now have full transcripts with tappable timestamps.

UI overhaul & polish
The player has been redesigned, general UI polish and fixed some text rendering bugs.

Future improvements

Improve AI ad detection accuracy — Uses AI so not always accurate. Enable "Send ad results to developer" to help me improve accuracy.
Battery life optimization — AI ad skipping and transcript generation may use more battery life.
Feature parity — AI ad-skipping and transcripts are not yet available on cross-platform versions (Windows, Linux, Android).

What is FluidCast?

FluidCast is a cross-platform podcast app with a first-class iOS and Mac experience, alongside early alpha clients for Windows, Linux, and Android.

I started working on FluidCast after Plex Podcasts and Google Podcasts were discontinued. It felt like the podcast app space was shrinking — great native apps tied to one platform, or cross-platform apps that didn’t really feel native anywhere.

FluidCast is my attempt to do both: a polished, native Apple app, while still supporting most other platforms.

Available now on the App Store

👉 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fluidcast/id6754508580

iOS & macOS features