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My Favorite Podcast Player Just Got Better
I’ve used this update for a few days now. I’m super happy with it. The button-ification of the playlists, even though I only have one at the moment, is a welcome change. The old style made them kind of just blend into the interface. Now it’s got customizable colors and symbols to customize. Will be playing with that.
Next down, there is a very welcome horizontal row of recently played episodes. Thing I didn’t know I needed 1 of 2. I’ve used that to continue playing several times already.
Below that, is the familiar list of all subscribed podcasts. It used to be subscriptions with unplayed episodes at the top and subscriptions without below. Now, thing I didn’t know I needed 2 of 2, there are 3 buttons that filter the podcasts between those two groups I just mentioned, but also adds a list of inactive podcasts. Now I can easily cull my subscriptions, something I didn’t even consider doing before.
Amazing update! Always exciting to get new look.Show lessChuckpebble
Like one of my children, only useful
The newest update made me wonder if I’ve ever written a review. In case I haven’t, here it is. I’ve been an overcast user from launch day and I use it more that any other app, maybe more than any other thing in my life, except maybe my bed (maybe). I never want it to do anything more than what it does, until a new feature is released, then I wonder how I ever did without that thing. Anywhere else I’ve tried to listen to a podcast feels like visiting a foreign country where everyone hates me. For the price of subscription (or free, if you must) it’s absurdly great value. If podcasts are your thing, I know of no reason why you wouldn’t try it and can’t imagine you not liking it. 5 million starsShow lessRankStranger
Finally A Platform That Let’s Me Organize
I’m so glad I found the Overcast podcast platform! I’ve tried a couple others but they never did exactly what I wanted. I listen to different styles of podcasts on different days depending on my mood and attention span. Sometimes I need hype and sometimes I just want easy listening. I can organize my saved list to set up my playlist ahead of time so that my preferred order happens without me having to snatch up the phone and change the podcast in the middle of what I am doing. A couple other perks are the vocal boosts and speed of play options.
Only con I am experiencing is no matter what I do, I am not getting new episode notifications consistently. I get sporadic updates for some shows and no notifications for others. I have checked all my notification settings and everything is set like it’s supposed to be. I’m having to bounce over to Apple podcasts and check my recent uploads over there to know what I need to add to my saved list on Overcast. I hope this gets fixed soon! After that snag is fixed, this platform will be perfect!Show lessK.Jo2055
Hands-Down Best Audio Engine
THE podcast app if you listen at anything but 1x speed. I don’t know what magic Marco uses in his audio engine, but it just sounds better. Smart Speed and Voice Boost do what they say, and never catch my attention (unlike some others’ trim silence features).
Playlists are basic (for now, but I hear there are updates coming), but work exactly the way my brain wants to get through podcasts.Show less_JasperLai
The smart playlists are a game changer!
I haven’t liked the Apple podcast format for a while but couldn’t use it any more after the latest 14.5.1 update . It’s awful! I looked into other podcast providers. I listen to podcasts for around 8 hours per day. Castro was recommended for heavy podcast users. I tried it but didn’t find it all that user friendly and it wasn’t much of an improvement on the iOS version. Then I tried Overcast. It’s perfect! Simple, easy & very clear. Things are sorted neatly and there is no stress. The best feature is smart playlists. You set up a smart playlist, give it a title like ‘sports’ add your sports podcasts to it - your sports podcast will download straight to that playlist - you can select how you group them, newest to oldest or sorted by podcast series, probably a few more options too - you can select priority podcasts within the playlist so that they always go straight to the top. It’s perfect, simple and easy to use. Things are sorted how I want them to be.Show lessciaran46343
Best podcast app for podcast fans
Edit: The new update added more support for CarPlay and it’s awesome! Now you can see what chapter you are in as well as all of the other chapters, ‘Star’ and episode, etc, all from CarPlay! This is definitely a six star app!
If you listen to a lot of podcasts, you need to try this app!! Even if you are just an occasional podcast listener, you will probably find the smart speed option very helpful. I've been listening off and on to podcasts for a few years, but tended to not listen regularly because of the time it takes to get through the backlog of missed episodes. With smart speed, I've already saved almost 90 minutes in just one podcast after 10 episodes. Thank you to Jason Snell and iMyke of the Upgrade podcast for continually mentioning this app. I use both the smart speed and voice boost to make it easier and faster to listen to podcasts. I haven't tried tweaking any other settings yet and I'm looking forward to see how much time I can save when I start using Overcast to listen to other podcasts.Show lessMcZune
Great app
Really good – easy to use, setting up playlists is easy, seems to be a really stable app. About the inly thing it lacks is the ability to mark episodes as played without fast forwarding through them – I listen to a heap of podcasts, so this is a bit of a pain. But a minor pain.ChookMama
simple and clean
came here after the last iOS update broke apple podcasts, like so many others. overcast is simple and has a nice clean easy to use interface, which is all I want. I love that the sleep timer can be adjusted to whatever time I want. love how easy it is to find and download the podcasts and episodes I want, especially since I’m almost never caught up on podcasts and so usually the most recent episode isn’t relevant to me.
my two complaints are:
- i wish the sleep timer counted down the minutes the podcast is playing, instead of just the real-time minutes that go by
- I wish it was easier to save episodes to come back to, because occasionally there are episodes I want to refer back to for school and such. In apple podcasts there was a “saved episodes” folder, which was handy because it was out of the main feed for that podcast but was easy to find. I’ve tried staring episodes to refer back to on Overcast, but they stay in the main “unplaced” feed for that podcast and are irritating to have to scroll past to get to the actual unplaced episodes.Show lessDylanAilDon
Because Apple's Podcast App Sucks
If you love podcasts, and having them sync seamlessly via your devices, you probably are super annoyed with how poorly Apple's own podcast app works between desktop, phone, etc. Overcast is made for those who want a wonderful experience and not have to mess around getting annoyed at syncing issues. Completely functional with the free version, you decide to pay because you want to support great apps, and considering the low cost, you should definitely do it.Show lessSanityFox
One Of A Kind?
This is the first and only podcast app I've seen with compression. At least, that's my interpretation of what "Voice Boost" is doing. My mind is blown by how few entities are even attempting to address this elephant in the room. Some of the best and top podcasters fail to produce listenable audio. It is extremely simple. You need to cut your lows and brick your waveform. To do that right you start with a hot preamp (with low cut enabled) into a limiter or compressor so that you always peak at a consistent level, whether you talk, yell, or whisper into the mic (looking at you, Bobby Lee). If I remember correctly, -0.1 db is the highest you can go without causing it to clip when converting to mp3. That's where you set your overall limiting level when exporting the final master. If you didn't do the first part right, that's how you fix your final product. Just boost your levels into a limiter until the dynamic range is gone, exactly what the audiophiles hate. Ten+ years in, much of the podcast world is still figuring out the basics, but I continue to love you more than a friend. This app, iPhone's built-in dynamic range compression, and the analog compressor on my TV signal chain help keep this relationship strong.Show lesscreative_fartist
