Skipper: Auto Skip Podcast Ads

- Smarter episode ordering. Episodes now group by season with a sort toggle, plus a one-tap binge button to add a whole season to Up Next, with a confirmation so you don't queue one by accident. - Keep newest N episodes. Set a per-podcast limit and Skipper automatically cleans up older downloaded episodes to save space. - Headphone & Car Controls. A new settings screen lets you remap your headphone and steering-wheel Next/Previous buttons to either skip within an episode or jump to the next or previous episode. - Live transcripts. Tap the player artwork to flip to a synced transcript that highlights each word as it's spoken, so you can follow along or catch what you missed. - Better podcast search. Search results open into a richer detail view backed by the podcast's feed. - Bug fixes andother misc. improvements

Bug Fixes and new icon.

• The app has been renamed to Skipper! • Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

What's New in v1.5.3 We squashed a bunch of bugs and made things snappier. - Fixed a crash that could happen when backgrounding the app during iCloud sync - Playback is more reliable now. Episodes that got stuck loading or showed "Preparing..." forever should be a thing of the past - Download progress actually shows progress again instead of sitting at 0% - Marking a bunch of episodes as played is noticeably faster - The Mac app starts up properly now, and volume controls work as expected - Episode artwork falls back more gracefully when a show doesn't provide per-episode images - Various under-the-hood improvements to how the app stores data, making it leaner and more stable

- CarPlay app - Apple Watch app - Per podcast settings interface - iCloud Sync (added as part of the existing in app purchase) - Bug fixes - Custom "hold" music - Better ad detection

FIXED: bug that caused episode playback to be corrupted. IMPROVED: ad detection NEW: previous episode from up next queue is loaded when app cold starts IMPROVED: Download functionality

New: - CarPlay App - Siri & Shortcuts Integration - If Up Next queue is populated the current episode will be preloaded into player when opening app if there is no selection alread - Playback speed, voice boost, and skip silences settings are now remembered and restored per podcast. Bug Fixes: Playback & Performance Improvements - Episodes will start sooner in some cases - Fixed random garbled audio blips - Improved audio pipeline reliability Up Next Queue - Episodes are now properly removed from Up Next when playback completes, even with sleep timer active - Manually marking an episode as played also removes it from Up Next

Feature: Fully granular playback speed selection, no need to cycle through options one at a time. Feature: Use star buttons to report when the model has a false positive or misses an ad. Improvement: Added more sleep timer options Improvement: Redesigned progress bar for better visibility and usability. Feature: Access the funding/support page or homepage for the current podcast from the player screen.

- Heavy resources have been moved out of the app bundle. This means after your first install updates will be much faster to download and install - Lock screen widgets: pause, play, and see current episode at all times from your lock screen. Great for resuming after listening to a voicemail. - Home screen widgets: see your next up queue and now playing status right on your home screen. - Top Podcasts: Browse and subscribe to the most popular podcasts across al genres. - Bug fixes

Add onboarding experience and UI/UX polish for launch.