ad-free

ad-free is an Android application by Andrin Bertschi that blocks advertisements in the Spotify client. It works alongside the existing Spotify installation rather than replacing it, targeting the advertising content that appears between tracks on accounts without a paid subscription.

The application is distributed under the Apache-2.0 licence, which permits redistribution and modification, including in derivative works. Because its behaviour is tied to one specific client, its usefulness depends on that client's current structure; changes made on the service side can affect whether the blocking continues to function. The listed platform is Android only, so there are no desktop or iOS builds to consider.

Anyone evaluating it should note that it addresses a single application rather than acting as a system-wide advertisement filter, and that it presumes Spotify is already installed and in use on the device.