Ascolto

Listen to what matters.

Ascolto is an iOS podcast app that uses on-device machine learning to detect and skip advertisements automatically. No cloud, no accounts, no tracking — just podcasts without the interruptions.

How it works

When you add a podcast, Ascolto downloads episodes and runs an on-device model to identify ad segments. Detected ads are marked in the transcript and on the playback timeline so you can skip them instantly — or let the app do it for you.

Screenshots

Podcast library showing subscribed feeds

Background task detecting ads in an episode

Transcript view with ad segments highlighted

Now Playing screen with playback controls and transcript

Features

Ad detection — On-device model identifies sponsor reads and product placements in the transcript.
Live transcript — Searchable, timestamped transcript generated entirely on your device.
Privacy first — No analytics, no accounts, no data leaves your device. Ever.

Get Ascolto

Ascolto is currently in beta via TestFlight. Stay tuned for the public release.