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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Summary of user reviews
Positive highlights
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This app hasSeamless, user-friendly podcast listening experience
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This app hasReliable playback with minimal buffering issues
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This app hasIntuitive and well-organized interface
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This app hasCustomizable features like playback speed, sleep timer, and episode auto-download
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This app hasCross-platform compatibility for syncing across devices
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This app hasExcellent audio quality with features like Smart Speed and Voice Boost
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This app hasRobust organization and playlist management tools
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This app hasReasonable subscription fee for ad-free experience and additional features
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This app hasHelpful for discovering new podcasts through curated recommendations
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This app hasCustomizable notifications for new episodes
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This app hasFrequent updates and responsive developer support
Negative highlights
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This app hasOccasional crashes and stability issues
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This app hasInconsistent behavior when resuming playback from where you left off
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This app hasLarge app size and storage usage
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This app hasLimited podcast discovery features compared to other apps
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This app hasDifficulty managing and organizing favorited episodes
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This app hasUnreliable Apple Watch app with frequent crashes and bugs
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This app hasLack of granular notification controls for individual podcasts
What's New in Overcast
2024.11.2
November 21, 2024
- Moved History into the settings screen. (People weren't finding it! It makes more sense there.)
- Fixed bugs with in-app purchase and the Listening Stats view.
I loved this app. I sang its praises for years. The new update is really annoying. I sort my playlist. By priority or chronologically, all new episodes just randomly insert itself at the top. When it's a lot you have to re-sort the playlist again. And sometimes do it the playlist will go back to whatever it did before and start again. Could be worse but then it's that what a playlist for? Please fix so that new episodes go to the bottom of the list not above the old ones?
Sometimes after listening to an episode, it goes to the next one and somehow tells me that the previous episode still has time left played.
Minor niggly things that make the app more frustrating. I'm so used to the app that I've loved for years that I still wonder if I should give it anothet try….
