# Castria: Skip Podcast Ads

> Auto-skip podcast ads. AI summaries, transcripts & chapters. Free offline player

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.extroverteddeveloper.podcastify](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.extroverteddeveloper.podcastify)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.extroverteddeveloper.podcastify`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Extroverted Developer, LLC
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 168
- **Rating:** 3.20 / 5 (7 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.6.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-29
- **First published:** 2026-07-02
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 125 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.extroverteddeveloper.podcastify)
- **Website:** [https://castria.app](https://castria.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://castria.app/privacy](https://castria.app/privacy)

## Description

Castria is the podcast app that skips the ads for you. It finds every ad, sponsor read, and commercial break in an episode and skips them automatically while you listen — no fast-forwarding, no guesswork. Just the show.<br><br>Then a smart layer most apps don&#39;t have — AI summaries, searchable transcripts, and tap-to-jump topics — wrapped in a fast, offline-ready player that syncs across all your devices. And it&#39;s completely free.<br><br>TOP FEATURES<br><br>• Automatic ad-skipping — ads, sponsor reads, and breaks removed on every episode, hands-free, even host read ads<br>• You stay in control — one tap to turn skipping off or keep a sponsor you want to hear<br>• AI episode summaries — see what an episode covers before you commit<br>• Tap-to-jump topics — every episode split into chapters you can jump straight to<br>• Searchable full transcripts — read along, search any word, tap to jump to that moment<br>• Offline downloads — save episodes (ad-skipping included) and listen with no signal<br>• Resume on any device — iPhone, iPad, Android, and web on one account<br><br>Castria is 100% free — no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads.<br><br>Stop fast-forwarding through ads. Download Castria and just listen.

## Rankings

- #1,795,223 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.extroverteddeveloper.podcastify.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.extroverteddeveloper.podcastify)