Skeptical of onboarding
I selected « continue as Phone » when asked which account to use to connect and got asked for phone number verification without having used any of the app yet. Other options are to sign in use Google (recommended, but why?) or Apple. I wish there was a simple way to try out the app without commitment and without connecting to accounts or giving away my phone number.
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Maybe in six months
Downloaded then deleted within five minutes. Got a sense of distrust. Personally, I prefer to know if the source feeding me info is vetted/legit. The app accessed my podcast library, and only 5 of 32 podcasts pulled into my Overlap Library, and are within their AI.
Response from developer
Thanks for the feedback! Privacy is extremely important to us. And we definitely look to vetted/legit sources for content. Hopefully if you try us again you'll feel very differently.
More humanities content please
This is a clever concept and interesting but the content is not tailored for humanities subjects, and the subjects even remotely related to humanities and liberal arts education is extremely skewed to the far political right (almost conspiracy theories). As an academic humanities scholar, I believe it is extremely important to present the public with content that engages with history, art, archaeology, literature, philosophy, the history of science, and modern languages. Humanities education is the saving grace of this world because it showcases different perspectives and I hope this app can work to develop more humanities content that expresses diverse opinions, cultures, academic discourses, and perspectives.
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Response from developer
Thanks so much for the note - our goal is 100% to showcase tons of different perspectives and we're getting better at that each and every day. It's a focus of ours!
So cool, pretty buggy
This app is awesome. Cannot think of a better way to browse and listen to podcasts - one may not exist. But the bugs are frustrating. Sometimes clips won’t play, others they’ll play without sounds or the for you will freak out happened when multiple similar queries were done. But this app is genius.
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Finally a guide to Podcasts!
What took them so long to develop this? Podcast usage will never be the sam…they find the best of the best, curated just for my interests!Bravo!!
I really love this app - saving time and turbo-charging learning
This app allows me to find the right video segment in a sea of podcasts on Spotify. I can find the needle in the haystack. Heard about this app from YC newsletters. I absolutely love the app.
Awesome App
This app is creative, informative, and a great alternative to traditional podcast listening.
Fantastic way to hear what you need
Overlap lets you cut out the unnecessary bits and get straight to the most important parts of big discussions
FANTASTIC!
Even better with update fix!!
go to podcast app
it’s actually crazy to me this didn’t exist before - i could NEVER find clips that were interesting or tailored to me, but now i can. i looooove the design and the way the app seems to know exactly what i want to listen to
Response from developer
Thanks so much!
The future of podcasting?
I listen to hours of long form podcasts a day…this might be the way I consume podcasts going forward! It’s really well done
Response from developer
Love to hear it MochaRyan!
Exceptional
Overlap está increible! The best app for me to discover new podcasts and listen to short podcast clips (that I actually prefer). I Recommend mucho.
Great podcast app
Replacing Spotify for sure
10 out of our 10. Wow
This is so good for people who want to get smarter about AI, startups, and other tech topics
Really useful
In this attention economy where we mindlessly scroll, an app that captures our attention to be fully focused on learning and not trash is super valuable. Loving my experience!
Goated podcast app
I have a really short attention span, so this app is great.
GREAT Discovery Tool!
I haven’t gotten too deep into the podcast world, but Vastly is a PHENOMENAL tool to help curate relevant information directly to my interests. And now, I’m a huge fan. Love Vastly!!!
Scrolling that makes you smarter
Great app to find the podcasts that you want and will learn from!! Uncovers a lot of great content that you didn't know existed. Amazing.
Great App
I’m impressed with the UI of this app and how simple it is to navigate. It’s also a great idea for an app and it’s easy for me to find short videos that are of direct interest to me!
TomasBrittle
Honestly a super cool idea! It’s like Tik tok but better and more professional and productive.
