Overcast

Overcast

By Overcast Radio, LLC

  • Category: News
  • Release Date: 2014-07-16
  • Current Version: 2024.11.2
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 22.64 MB
  • Developer: Overcast Radio, LLC
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
Score: 4.5
4.54868
From 41,614 Ratings
Free On itunes

Description

A powerful, simple, award-winning podcast player. Featured by the App Store as Editor's Choice and critically acclaimed by The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice, and more. No big company or VC funding here — Overcast is the only major podcast app written by a single person. The Verge: “The best podcast app for the iPhone” 9to5Mac: "Overcast is the best podcast app that I’ve ever used” AppAdvice: "Our favorite podcast client" Six Colors: "My podcast player of choice" The Sweet Setup: “Overcast is our favorite” Cult of Mac: “It’s the best podcast app out there” TIME: “Overcast lives up to its lofty claims” iMore: "My personal favorite" TechCrunch: “There is no reason why you should still be using the Podcasts app over Overcast” Overcast is a modern, fully featured audio podcast app with many useful features in a simple, intuitive interface: - Smart Speed saves time without distorting the audio or sounding unnatural. - Voice Boost makes every podcast the same volume with a broadcast-quality remastering engine. - Download podcasts for playing anytime, even offline. - Search and browse for new podcasts, plus get personalized recommendations. - Create custom Playlists with smart filters and per-podcast priorities, and rearrange the list whenever you want. - Receive optional notifications when new episodes arrive. - Subscribe to a podcast, or just add an episode: try new shows without committing. - Sleep timer automatically stops playback after any time interval you set. - Apple Watch app with standalone playback and cellular streaming. - CarPlay support. And Overcast has world-class privacy, with no third-party analytics, ad services, or tracking code. Overcast is funded by ads that promote other podcasts. If you choose to purchase Overcast Premium to hide these ads, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Privacy policy: https://overcast.fm/privacy Terms of use: https://overcast.fm/terms Proudly made in New York.

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Reviews

  • Recent changes are not good

    1
    By elsiemambo
    As another reviewer recently said I love this app but the recent changes are making it hard to feel this way. The play button appears on the right side of the playbar meaning that if I pick up the phone I hit button. Turning the podcast off. For some reason, on my phone everything is LARGE. It’s all squished into the screen cutting off text. I did try to change my phone settings but no other app has this problem. I have had this app for years and I tell everyone how good it is and how it is clear to understand, however with these changes I am lookin around for another podcast app. Not giving up yet but a long time customer is looking around for something around for something else.

  • USED TO BE The Best Podcast Playing App

    2
    By LizZzZ19129374655
    Idk what they did this year with this update but it is AWFUL. I miss the old app so much. Whoever created this new app. I hate you. Why did you ruin a good thing?!

  • Manic

    3
    By Cap’n caPslocK
    Once you understand the interface, it gets updated, and you have to start over again. Rinse, repeat. Worth it, yes, I feel the ADHD, but can I just kick back and listen?

  • The best, but please stop downloading everything

    4
    By roscomcmillan
    I’ve never found a more reliable and well-functioning podcast app, it’s great. Love all of the customization too. But please, for the love of all that is holy stop making me download episodes! I’ve set downloading to manual but it seems like it downloads every episode I choose to listen to? I constantly have to clear my overcast storage, because my phone is filling up with needless downloads from pods I’ve barely listened to in years. The option to delete an episode when finished doesn’t work because no one finishes a podcast episode, because most are bookended with ads. So I’ve got all these downloaded podcasts with 2 minutes left on them for eternity. But there’s so much more that doesn’t make sense. I listened to one episode from a NYT podcast and went to delete the episode and it asked if I’d like to delete all 2,000 episodes—what? Downloading shouldn’t be the default. Please stop downloading episodes. If there’s an option to not download, it’s too confusing because I’ve been searching the settings a lot. Most people are short on phone storage but they have unlimited cell data and wifi at home for listening. Let those who don’t focus on downloading, and the rest of us stream peacefully without disturbing our phones storage space every day please. My only other request would be to have the ability to take notes using an AI generated transcript, where you mark a note and the transcript comes up and you select your portion, it saves, then you bulk export your notes later. Some small apps do that but none do it well yet. Thanks for reading.

  • The only podcast app I use. Excellent features. Never found a bug. Reliable, robust, and enjoyable.

    5
    By Johnny Stix
    Ever since I began using Overcast, I’ve never turned back. FLAWLESS!

  • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    5
    By afekete01
    Overcast is like the BFF of podcast apps—reliable, smart, and always there to make your day better. The Smart Speed feature is pure sorcery. It trims silences so efficiently that I’m basically a time traveler now, squeezing in more episodes without anyone sounding like a caffeinated squirrel. The app’s clean layout is a joy to navigate—no fluff, no nonsense, just podcasts. And the custom playlists? A lifesaver for organizing my true crime binge next to my “I’m totally learning something” lineup. Oh, and downloading episodes for offline listening? Overcast doesn’t just plan for rainy days; it plans for “I’m stuck in the middle of nowhere with no signal” days. Seriously, if you listen to podcasts, this app is like upgrading from a bicycle to a rocket. Five stars, easy.

  • He’s failing the basics.

    1
    By Ezkninja
    He is failing at the most basic of “automatically download the episode I’m subscribed to”. Sad my sub renewed. Shoulda cancelled and done the work to switch

  • Incomplete and buggy since the big overhaul

    1
    By mingrosec
    Can no longer just tap on a podcast name to go the podcast’s main page. So many features were removed in the redesign. It almost turned this once great app into a lite version. I’m sad. Hate that quick swiping to speed controls was removed (being able to keep speed controls + forward/back open simultaneously). It was the main reason I hadn’t switched to Pocket Casts. Now there’s also a bug where sometimes it takes dozens of taps on the speed control button to get it to open. Disappointing. This app used to be one I could recommend to everyone.

  • Possibles Sonos/Airplay issue?

    4
    By Cecilyfuhr
    I love this app, but I’ve recently been having issues AirPlaying to my Sonos speakers - not playing at all, spontaneously stopping, freezing up if I pause playback, etc. I assumed it was the notoriously-problematic Sonos app causing issues, but the problem seems to be confined to Overcast specifically - other AirPlay-capable apps work as normal. I hope there’s a fix so I don’t have to endure Spotify (brrr) to get podcasts!

  • Broke without even having an update?

    1
    By truemarmalade
    For some reason after using the sleep timer last night to end my listening at the conclusion of an episode, this setting seems to have stuck around refusing to continue playback to the next episode in a playlist. I remember this being an early bug after the big rewrite but I’m surprised to see it return after what I thought was a permanent fix. It has been disappointing as all get out to see this once reliable app bouncing all over the place seeming to have a fresh surprise every couple weeks or so.

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