SpotMute - Mute ads Android

Reviews of SpotMute - Mute ads

List of user reviews and ratings for SpotMute - Mute ads

Total ratings

4.23 (Rating count: 1,974)

Review summary

SpotMute is a free, open source app that mutes Spotify ads, providing a better listening experience without premium. Users praise its effectiveness, simplicity, and customization. However, multiple reviews mention occasional failures to mute ads fully, manual startup requirements, and some lag or detection issues. Despite minor inconveniences like persistent notifications and setup steps, it is widely appreciated for reducing ad annoyance and improving user satisfaction.
Pros
  • Effectively mutes Spotify ads, improving listening experience without premium subscription.
  • Open source and ad-free, with customizable settings and battery optimization options.
  • Simple and easy setup with user-friendly interface, including persistent notification and quick controls.
  • Reduces frustration caused by loud and obnoxious ads, benefiting users' mental health.
  • Consistent updates and development, with responsiveness to user feature requests.
Cons
  • Sometimes ads slip through unmuted, especially when the phone screen is off or on Android 12 devices.
  • Requires manual startup each time Spotify is used; lacks fully automatic background operation.
  • Occasional lag in muting ads, leading to brief audible ad segments or muting songs mistakenly.
  • Issues with app not properly detecting Spotify on startup, needing app restart or order adjustments.
  • Persistent notification can be annoying; some features like auto-launch are not flawless or missing.
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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 4.00
All time rating average: 4.23
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2024-09-23
E *****		 Open Source, Ad-free, Cost-free - I wanted to love this one but unfortunately its core functionality is LACKING A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE, WHICH MAKES MUTIFY THE SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER OPTION: Both are simple tools for muting Spotify ads... Both inform that ads played after changing a track through Spotify cannot be muted... yet this app stops there whereas Mutify offers a solution for that as well - in-app media controls for changing tracks (frequent basic use case) while retaining ads auto-muting.
Open Source, Ad-free, Cost-free - I wanted to love this one but unfortunately its core functionality is LACKING A SIGNIFICANT FEATURE, WHICH MAKES MUTIFY THE SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER OPTION: Both are simple tools for muting Spotify ads... Both inform that ads played after changing a track through Spotify cannot be muted... yet this app stops there whereas Mutify offers a solution for that as well - in-app media controls for changing tracks (frequent basic use case) while retaining ads auto-muting.
2024-02-10
Se*****		 Works well, the muting does take a bit of time to work, and it is annoying that you have to turn it on instead of it being in the background, but otherwise works well. The only ring is that it feels a little bit pointless, would I rather have silence or annoying talking? Still works though.
Works well, the muting does take a bit of time to work, and it is annoying that you have to turn it on instead of it being in the background, but otherwise works well. The only ring is that it feels a little bit pointless, would I rather have silence or annoying talking? Still works though.
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