Overcast Podcast App vs ArticleOne
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.
ArticleOne
Receive a single, curated industry briefing each afternoon, free from endless feeds and algorithmic noise. Get the day's most important developments, clearly written and transparently sourced from industry experts. Access an archive of past briefings and enjoy an immersive reading experience.
- Single curated daily briefing
- Transparent sourcing with direct links
- Sectioned by topic
- Immersive reading interface
- Archive access
- Ad-free experience
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Stop doomscrolling. Start reading. Article One delivers a single, curated industry briefing to your phone every afternoon. No endless feed. No algorithmic noise. Just the day's most important developments, written in clear prose and sourced transparently from the people who matter most in your industry. Every claim is attributed. Tap any passage to see exactly which account on X contributed that insight — their handle, their tweet, their take. Jump straight to the original post or profile. Article One doesn't hide where the information comes from. It puts the source front and center. Built for professionals, not scrollers. One digest per day. Sectioned by topic. Designed to be read in a few minutes over your afternoon coffee. If you missed a day, the archive has you covered. A reading experience, not a news app. Dark, immersive interface. Serif typography. Beautiful photography. No banner ads, no pop-ups, no clutter. Just your briefing. Free to start. Read 3 full digests per month at no cost. Subscribe for $1.99/month for unlimited daily reads and full archive access. Terms of Use: https://ethanjamesfox.com/articleone/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ArticleOne at 5.0 against Overcast Podcast App's 4.5. ArticleOne also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Overcast Podcast App's advantage is ratings volume (48K vs 1) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and ArticleOne sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ArticleOne 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Overcast Podcast App ships an update fortnightly, ArticleOne every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overcast Podcast App | ArticleOne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (48K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #39 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Overcast Radio, LLC | Ethan Fox |
Customer experience
Overcast Podcast App
ArticleOne
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
ArticleOne
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
ArticleOne
- Article One Unlimited$1.991 Month
Questions
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