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OP here:

If you are already skipping the ads with the skip-forward button in your favorite app, you will love AdSkipPro. I use it every day driving back and forth to work, and I think it's great.

If you don't skip the ads, and you enjoy listening to them, you will of course continue to do so using your favorite podcast app. AdSkipPro will not be for you.

I don't think there will be any net difference to advertisers and the podcasting community. Those that skip will continue to skip, and those that don't won't.

You lost me there. Hoping to have sincere discussions here.

I sure would :)

Why should a lively and interesting discussion be flagged? I'm interested in hearing all opinions, not trying to shut down someone I disagree with.

"safety is a huge stretch" : Millions of people listen to podcasts while driving. It's probably the most common time to listen. People skip the ads. Are you sure that's a stretch?

If it was free, you would be fine with it?

OK, but do you read every ad on every web page you visit?

Not react-native, and the port to Android will not be trivial.

HN Rules: "Show HN is for something you've made that other people can play with. HN users can try it out, give you feedback, and ask questions in the thread."

I thought the whole purpose of Show HN is to show what you've created. Should there be restrictions on the types of things being created?

In your example, I think the browser extension would hide every submission on Show HN.

You are the perfect user for AdSkipPro :)

Thank you!

Would you say the same thing to every other podcast app company (including Apple) and tell them to remove the 30 second forward button?

I don't view it as backlash. It's interesting and necessary conversation. I want to hear what the HN community thinks.

That is an interesting angle, but I can't see the similarity. Podcasts are open and freely available to download. People are already skipping the ads with a 30 second forward button. This app skips automatically.

It's not removing the ads. The ads are still in there. It skips over them. I think that many people are already pressing the 30 second forward button to skip. This app skips for you automatically, at exactly the right place. It saves the user from having to do it manually.