Show HN: Invader – an indie iOS podcast player that never phones home
Invader is a new indie iOS podcast player built around a privacy-first premise: it collects no user data and never contacts external servers.
Invader, a new indie iOS podcast player, launched publicly on August 26, 2026, with a single stated design principle: the app never sends data back to any server, per a Show HN post by its author.
The app is available at invader.gg. The HN post, filed under the handle HeadOfProbing, offers no pricing details, funding information, or team size — only the core pitch that the player is built to avoid any form of external communication or telemetry.
The "never phones home" framing positions Invader against mainstream podcast clients that routinely collect listening analytics, track episode completion rates, or share data with ad networks and podcast publishers. Privacy-focused podcast apps occupy a small but persistent niche; listeners who use RSS directly or route feeds through local apps have long sought alternatives to platform-tied players like Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
No further details about the developer's background, the app's feature set, or its distribution model appear in the available source material. The HN submission attracted 2 points and 1 comment at the time of posting, indicating early-stage visibility.
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