# Outcast for Watch — user reviews > 277 indexed App Store user reviews of Outcast for Watch by Crunchy Bagel, rated 4.20/5 from 967 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outcast-for-watch/id1326693810/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/outcast-for-watch/id1326693810.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 635 · 4★ 152 · 3★ 50 · 2★ 40 · 1★ 90 ## What do users think of Outcast for Watch? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast downloads - 👍 Standalone Apple Watch app - 👍 Intuitive user interface - 🚀 Efficient use of WiFi - 👍 Podcast management on watch - 👍 Great for running/workouts **Cons** - 🐛 Unreliable downloads/playback - 🔋 High battery drain - 👎 Requires keeping watch screen on during downloads - 👎 Difficult to manage podcasts on watch **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes when searching/browsing podcasts - Podcast downloads randomly pause or fail - Playback issues with Bluetooth headphones **Most requested features** - Add variable playback speed - Sync podcast progress between watch and phone - Automatic podcast downloads - Ability to control volume from app - Improve search and podcast discovery ## Newest reviews (15 of 277) ### 4/5 — Great but *2026-04-09, version 4.6.1* This is great but can you make it so that you can pair the watch and other device like with a code or something ### 4/5 — El app *2025-01-25, version 4.6.1* Excelente ### 3/5 — Can only add podcasts through opml *2025-01-19, version 4.6.1* Every podcast I add individually by URL says “Invalid podcast URL entered”. The same URLs work fine on other podcast players. ### 4/5 — Do I have to manually download episodes? *2024-11-07, version 4.6.1* Will edit this review after testing properly. I can't see any way to specify download x number of latest podcasts per subscription and have a total limit of y. Like all other podcast apps I have tried. Do I have to decide what to download manually everytime? I got this because of apple podcasts idiotic behaviour requiring me to actually turn off the phone to connect airpods to the watch instead of airplay from phone. Hope it solved that ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2024-09-28, version 4.6.1* I love that this is a proper standalone player on watchOS and not just a lame remote control for the iOS app. I really wanted an app I could use without having my phone on me at all times. I don’t mind manually adding episodes to the download list using my phone but I wish the phone app would check for new episodes on its own. As it is now I have all my podcasts setup in the Apple Podcasts app so that it keeps me up to date and shows me a notification when a new episode is available. Then I open Outcast to manually refresh my subscriptions and add them to the download list on my Watch. It works ok but it’s pretty clunky. ### 2/5 — it’s a shame *2024-06-25, version 4.6.1* I really, really, want to love this app. it fill a need. But, as others have mentioned, it RANDOMLY SKIPS BACK (like 20 minutes) without warning. So, all of a sudden you realize you’ve heard this before, and YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHERE YOU WERE. Just too annoying Shame ### 5/5 — I love my watch *2023-12-22, version 4.6.1* It helps me get where I need to go fast ### 4/5 — Podcast on Apple Watch *2023-11-19, version 4.6.1* Can you please implement this function? Then it will be perfect!! ### 5/5 — No y’all *2023-11-17, version 4.6.1* None of your business ### 5/5 — An invaluable app… *2023-10-21, version 4.6.1* I have used the fantastic app since it first appeared in the App Store. It has really added to the enjoyment of every Apple Watch I have owned. To be able to download my favourite BBC podcasts to my Apple and listen to them without needing to have my iPhone to hand has meant hours & hours of listening pleasure (especially during long flights when travelling the world). Its UI on Apple Watch can take some getting used to but once how to use it to download podcast editions to Apple Watch is understood, it is really easy to use. I would actually class this little app as being an invaluable app IMHO. ### 3/5 — Ok *2023-10-19, version 4.6.1* Slow to download and clunky. The fact that the watch screen needs to be on to download podcasts is ridiculous ### 5/5 — Simple and works! *2023-10-01, version 4.6.1* After spending time in other apps trying to get podcasts on to the watch. This was easy and simple to use. No more silent AirPod wearing exercise. ### 3/5 — Bitte Weierentwickeln *2023-09-21* Bitte auf der AppleWatch gespielte Titel automatisch löschen und den nächsten Podcast automatisch abspielen. ### 5/5 — The only thing *2023-08-15, version 4.6.1* 🛜🛜 ### 5/5 — Awesome *2023-05-21, version 4.6.1* Awesome ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Software *2026-01-09, version 4.6.1* Topped ### 1/5 — Marks episodes as played, even when not *2025-04-05, version 4.6.1* I follow about ten or so shows and I play them in the order in which they are published. I’m constantly finding that the app has marked episodes as played even when I haven’t heard them yet. In my experience, of the 15 or so new, un-listened to episodes wind up being auto-marked as played. Then, my watch stops playing my list because it thinks I listened to them all already. Then I have to manually select a show / episode to listen to (which is not easy to do on the little watch screen while working out). ### 1/5 — Doesn’t do anything *2025-01-25, version 4.6.1* Well, it doesn’t actually sync anything or download, what else is there to say ### 1/5 — Null Kundenservice *2023-12-05* App ist soweit in Ordnung, wie mir Kollegen sagen. Leider ist der Service inakzeptabel. Werde zukünftig sämtliche Apps von Anbieter vermeiden und rate es jedem anderen auch. ### 1/5 — Is it ever going to work? *2023-10-29, version 4.6.1* useless! ### 1/5 — Too much trouble *2022-09-16, version 4.5.4* I can’t seem to find any answers! My podcasts won’t play. It says I can now download to my watch, but I don’t know how & I can’t find any answers as how to do it!!!! ### 1/5 — Very buggy *2022-07-14, version 4.5.4* It crashes every time I start adding to an empty play queue. It automatically pauses playback between podcasts. My attempts to reinstall the app on the watch and phone haven’t helped. Very buggy. ### 1/5 — No la puedo usar porque no hay lo que necesito *2021-10-02, version 4.3.0* No la puedo usar porque no localizo lo que quería escuchar. Tenía que haberme informado más antes de pagarla. ### 1/5 — Ne s’affiche plus sur ma montre en permanence *2021-06-27* Pb de non affichage de l’app sur l’iwatch sur l’écran d’accueil ### 1/5 — Son güncelleme *2020-12-16, version 4.2.2* Güncellemeden sonra artık saatten indiremiyorum uygulama kapanıyor ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Yo *2025-12-14, version 4.6.1* You rock ### 5/5 — Best watch podcast app *2025-08-31, version 4.6.1* This has everything the other apps are missing!. ### 5/5 — Huge potential *2025-04-06, version 4.6.1* Let me remove podcast from the browser list ### 5/5 — Still works *2025-01-24, version 4.6.1* Downloaded this recently without noticing that it hasn’t been updated in two years. You know what? It still works great. The only thing keeping me from making it my primary podcast app is the lack of a sleep timer. ### 5/5 — Bien *2024-09-05, version 4.6.1* Si ### 5/5 — Einfach toll *2024-08-31* Genau so eine App brauche ich! Kein Kompliziertes Verifizieren mit dem IPhone. Man kann direkt durchstarten Einfach und schnell verständlich Features die mich besonders faszinieren: -Playlist erstellen -Favorisierte Podcasts -Schnelle Suchergebnisse -Downloads von Podcast fürs Hören zwischendurch -Anpassungen in den Einstellungen eine Super App die mich innerhalb der ersten Minuten begeisterte Ist aktuell meine Lieblingsapp, die ich täglich benutzen werde Liebevolle Designs und aufwendige Features für den Nutzer. Großes Lob an den/das Entwickler-/-team Hab direkt für diese tolle App ein Trinkgeld dagelassen, da mich diese App wirklich erfreut Selbst wenn diese App etwas kosten würde wäre sie jeden Cent wert Auf jeden Fall weiterzuempfehlen!🙂 ### 5/5 — Contraseñas *2024-08-26, version 4.6.1* Mis audífonos ### 5/5 — POD casts *2024-07-06, version 4.6.1* Good ### 5/5 — İyi *2024-03-25, version 4.6.1* Başarılı ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2024-02-11, version 4.6.1* The best for your Apple Watch out there!!!! Smooth as a mountain lake at 6am 🕕, perfect 👍 controls, phenomenal playback & NO, I’m not an employee or shareholder of any kind! Just a believer 🙏🏼! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*