Overcast Podcast App vs Poll.It
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Overcast Podcast App
This app offers a powerful and intuitive way to listen to podcasts, featuring smart speed adjustments and voice boost for optimal audio quality. Download episodes for offline listening, discover new shows with personalized recommendations, and organize your listening with custom playlists.
- Smart Speed for time saving
- Voice Boost for consistent volume
- Offline playback
- Podcast discovery and recommendations
- Customizable playlists
- Sleep timer
- Apple Watch and CarPlay support
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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.
Poll.It
Get daily political news through quick, swipeable polls and trending stories tailored to your interests. Stay informed on current events in under three minutes each day.
- Swipeable political polls
- Trending political stories
- Personalized news feed
- Daily updates
- Quick news consumption
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Stay politically informed in under 3 minutes a day through swipeable polls and trending political stories – all personalized to your interests.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Poll.It at 100% against Overcast Podcast App's 65%. Poll.It also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Overcast Podcast App's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 6) and chart position (#41 vs unranked). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Overcast Podcast App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Poll.It asks for nothing beyond the download.
Poll.It holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Overcast Podcast App has 48K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Overcast Podcast App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Poll.It's.
| Parameter | Overcast Podcast App | Poll.It |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (48K ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #41 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Overcast Radio, LLC | Rahul Arora |
Customer experience
Overcast Podcast App
Poll.It
Bugs and requests
Overcast Podcast App
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inconsistent episode downloads and playback
- Syncing issues between iPhone and Apple Watch
- Randomly resets playback progress
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to easily mark episodes as played
- Improved podcast discovery and recommendation system
- More customization options for playlists and episode sorting
- Easier access to sleep timer and other frequently used controls
Poll.It
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Overcast Podcast App
- Overcast Premium$19.991 Year
- Overcast Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Overcast Premium7 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
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- Overcast Premium$29.991 Year
- Overcast Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
Poll.It
No in-app purchases
Questions
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