drea: podcast ad blocker is a free podcast player with an optional ad-detection and skipping workflow. Users can search podcasts and episodes, browse category charts, add shows to a library, subscribe through an RSS feed URL, download episodes for offline listening, and bookmark a place to return to later. The developer says no account or paid subscription is required. Ad skipping currently supports English-language podcasts only. The privacy policy explains that podcast audio is transcribed on-device; when ad detection is used, the resulting transcript, episode identifiers, timing data, and related technical information may be sent to drea's backend and third-party model providers. It says raw podcast audio is not uploaded for ad detection, while some derived transcript data may be retained indefinitely. Apple's developer-reported privacy label lists unlinked device identifiers, usage data, and other data for app functionality; Apple has not verified it. The developer says the app does not use IDFA or cross-app tracking. The app requires iOS 26.0 or later and is listed in English. Ad detection may misclassify host-read promotions or other spoken segments, so review playback rather than assuming every skip is correct.
