Herd Downloads & RevenueHerd: Ad-Free Podcast Player · App Store
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperBryce Altman
CategoryNews
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.3 (4)
Version2.1.2
Age rating12+
First seen by us
29 Sep 2026
29 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1k+ worldwide
Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player update history & changes
Last change · 7 events since 27 Mar 2025Full timeline ↓📦Updated to version 2.1.2📦Updated to version 2.1.1📈Dropped out of every chart we track📈Entered the top 100🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 7 events
- 📦Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player updated to version 2.1.2- Jump straight in: you no longer need an account to start listening. Sign in any time to save your library and sync it across devices.
- Autoplay now only adds episodes you haven't started. To include unfinished episodes too, turn on "Include Unfinished Episodes" in Playback settings.
- Up Next episodes you've already started now pick up where you left off.
- Fixed an issue where your place in an episode could jump back, or an episode could show as played before you'd finished it.
- Fixed the green "ready" badge staying on episodes whose download had been removed to free up space.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.… more - 📦Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player updated to version 2.1.1- Smarter autoplay: it now plays the next newer episode of the show you're listening to, and you can set each show to Newer, Older or Off.
- More reliable automatic downloads, plus a new "Listening Habits" priority that downloads your favourite shows first.
- Downloaded episodes are scanned for ads in the background, so skipping is ready before you press play.
- Transcripts now fill in as you listen, even when the transcript page isn't open.
- New setting to turn off lock screen scrubbing, which stops accidental skips (CarPlay too).
- Smoother loading on the Search page.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.… more - 📈Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player dropped out of every chart we trackLast seen 8 Oct
- 📈Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player entered the top 100Top Free · News · AU
- 🆕Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player first spotted by AppInsider#87 in Top Grossing · News · Australia
- 📦Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player version 2.1.0- Transcripts! Follow the transcript as the audio plays, tap anywhere to jump to that moment in the podcast.
- Improved queue view
- CarPlay fixes and improvements
- Other minor changes - 🆕Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.3 ★
4 ratings
Measured
Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player on the App Store
App details
App ID
6670315567
Publisher
Bryce Altman
On the store since
Mar 2025
1 year on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 26.0+
iPhone 11 and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Content rating
12+
5 content notes below
Languages
1
EN
Size
542 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco or Drug Use or ReferencesInfrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment InformationInfrequent/Mild Horror/Fear ThemesInfrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude HumourInfrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes
Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.3 ★
4 ratings
Measured
Ratings
4
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
3.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
20/100
faster than 0% of News apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About Herd: Ad-Free Podcast Player
Herd is the podcast app built for listeners - not ads.
Enjoy a truly ad-free podcast experience. Herd uses advanced AI to automatically detect and skip host-read ads, dynamically inserted ads, and external advertisements, so you can spend more time listening to the content you love.
Whether you're listening to business, comedy, news, technology, or true crime podcasts, Herd makes every episode faster, cleaner, and distraction-free.
No manual skipping.
No sitting through ads.
Just great podcasts.
SMART AD SKIPPING
Herd automatically analyzes podcast episodes and identifies advertisements while you listen. Ads are skipped so you can stay focused on the conversation.
Our AI detects:
Host-read ads
Dynamically inserted ads
External advertisement segments
That means less skipping and more listening.
POWERFUL PODCAST PLAYER
Herd includes everything you need in a modern podcast player:
Smart ad skipping that automatically removes ads from podcasts
Easy queue management to organize episodes you want to hear next
Autoplay so your next podcast episode starts automatically
Cross-device listening progress so you can continue on any device
Comments and discussion so listeners can share thoughts on episodes
DISCOVER AND FOLLOW PODCASTS
Explore podcasts across every category including business, comedy, technology, health, news, education, and more.
Follow your favorite podcasts and never miss a new episode.
SAVE HOURS OF LISTENING TIME
Podcast listeners spend dozens of hours each year listening to advertisements.
Herd helps you get that time back.
Skip ads automatically and focus on what matters: the conversation, the ideas, and the stories.
BUILT FOR PODCAST LOVERS
Herd works with podcasts from across the entire podcast ecosystem, so you can listen to the shows you already love - just without the interruptions.
Download Herd and enjoy a better way to listen to podcasts.
Enjoy a truly ad-free podcast experience. Herd uses advanced AI to automatically detect and skip host-read ads, dynamically inserted ads, and external advertisements, so you can spend more time listening to the content you love.
Whether you're listening to business, comedy, news, technology, or true crime podcasts, Herd makes every episode faster, cleaner, and distraction-free.
No manual skipping.
No sitting through ads.
Just great podcasts.
SMART AD SKIPPING
Herd automatically analyzes podcast episodes and identifies advertisements while you listen. Ads are skipped so you can stay focused on the conversation.
Our AI detects:
Host-read ads
Dynamically inserted ads
External advertisement segments
That means less skipping and more listening.
POWERFUL PODCAST PLAYER
Herd includes everything you need in a modern podcast player:
Smart ad skipping that automatically removes ads from podcasts
Easy queue management to organize episodes you want to hear next
Autoplay so your next podcast episode starts automatically
Cross-device listening progress so you can continue on any device
Comments and discussion so listeners can share thoughts on episodes
DISCOVER AND FOLLOW PODCASTS
Explore podcasts across every category including business, comedy, technology, health, news, education, and more.
Follow your favorite podcasts and never miss a new episode.
SAVE HOURS OF LISTENING TIME
Podcast listeners spend dozens of hours each year listening to advertisements.
Herd helps you get that time back.
Skip ads automatically and focus on what matters: the conversation, the ideas, and the stories.
BUILT FOR PODCAST LOVERS
Herd works with podcasts from across the entire podcast ecosystem, so you can listen to the shows you already love - just without the interruptions.
Download Herd and enjoy a better way to listen to podcasts.
Latest updates
2.1.2
- Jump straight in: you no longer need an account to start listening. Sign in any time to save your library and sync it across devices.
- Autoplay now only adds episodes you haven't started. To include unfinished episodes too, turn on "Include Unfinished Episodes" in Playback settings.
- Up Next episodes you've already started now pick up where you left off.
- Fixed an issue where your place in an episode could jump back, or an episode could show as played before you'd finished it.
- Fixed the green "ready" badge staying on episodes whose download had been removed to free up space.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.1.1
- Smarter autoplay: it now plays the next newer episode of the show you're listening to, and you can set each show to Newer, Older or Off.
- More reliable automatic downloads, plus a new "Listening Habits" priority that downloads your favourite shows first.
- Downloaded episodes are scanned for ads in the background, so skipping is ready before you press play.
- Transcripts now fill in as you listen, even when the transcript page isn't open.
- New setting to turn off lock screen scrubbing, which stops accidental skips (CarPlay too).
- Smoother loading on the Search page.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.1.0
- Transcripts! Follow the transcript as the audio plays, tap anywhere to jump to that moment in the podcast.
- Improved queue view
- CarPlay fixes and improvements
- Other minor changes