Overcast Podcast App

Overcast Podcast App

By Overcast Radio, LLC

  • Category: News
  • Release Date: 2014-07-16
  • Current Version: 2026.10.1
  • Adult Rating: 12+
  • File Size: 57.02 MB
  • Developer: Overcast Radio, LLC
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
Score: 4.5
4.54011
From 48,144 Ratings
Free On itunes

Description

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.

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Reviews

  • Would pay for premium

    1
    By Tehman
    But no one time fee, just stupid subscription option.

  • I like it, but…

    2
    By Randiwolf
    This is a popular app. It’s recommended. I do like it and it’s options and abilities. However, with default settings after install… It downloads what seems any and everything in your subscriptions! Shortly after install, it just fills up your phone and configuring it to stop doing that… there are layers and layers of settings that you have to go through to make sure you’re not putting yourself in a vicious cycle. - I want to keep it, but if it’s going to continue to be like this, I’ll probably just use something else.

  • App is terrible.

    1
    By C$$$$$$!48:!/
    This app continues to go down hill. How about we put it back the way it used to be when episodes didn’t break and content actually downloaded

  • Love this app, recent issue after an update

    4
    By Leah Jean
    I’ve been using this app for more years than I can remember. I love it. In the latest update, I’ve noticed that the quick access widget to pause/play and skip back and forward on the lock screen shows up inconsistently. Please fix! I use those controls a lot to skip through ads and quickly pause what listening to. So, I expect them to always show up.

  • great simple podcast app

    5
    By lansezhige
    Great simple podcast app

  • Downgrade from 5 to 2 (back up to 4)

    4
    By whocaresatthispoint
    Spent a long time testing out other players to varying degrees of success (shout out to HearHere). Overcast app automatically downloaded on my new phone, which had me trying it out again to see if there’s been any improvement since I was last a regular user. Happy to report: app is working much like it had been prior to the major overhaul a while back. Episode info is back and selectable. Same for transcripts, which I was never even able to get to work previously. Under the hood seems to be much better as well. Properly working settings, check. Properly working playlists, check. Good Siri integration. Still, annoying number of taps needed to do almost anything, and the surface area of each “button” is pretty small—sometimes just a single word of text. This, coupled with the slight tremors I have in my fingers, means carrying out even a simple action (e.g., adding a podcast episode to a playlist or going from an episode in a playlist to that episode’s podcast feed) can require annoying number of attempts to properly tap out the correct sequence of taps. I too often find myself making another attempt to do what I thought I had already just done and/or having to undo what I’d actually just done but had not intended to do. This, in part, is why I’m only going up to four stars, not all the way back up to five. Most of the damage of the previous big updates has been rectified, but there are still some areas that require improvement. I have little doubt we’ll see them soon. Nevertheless, Overcast has reclaimed its belt as best podcast player, and I moved it back to being the default on my phone. Old review: App was brilliant until major overhaul approximately 10 months ago. The now missing/not working features are pretty close to pushing me to switch from an app I’ve used for many, many years. Only fear of the unknown has kept me thus far, but I feel like that will soon change.

  • Not working all of a sudden

    1
    By Sam8987
    Not working properly all of a sudden. Not responsive since I updated latest iOS

  • Works fine on iPad not iPhone

    2
    By GrouchoChaplin
    Works as expected on iPad but can’t add podcasts on my iPhone,which is the device I use to listen to podcasts.

  • Feeds my love of podcasts beautifully

    5
    By Pecos Bill
    The new transcripts feature is amazing. I use it to read while I can’t hear (brushing teeth is a biggie) and I use it to skip massively annoying ads like Denise Plant. I love smart speed which naturally clips out dead gaps but my all time favorite feature is Voice Boost which levels the sound and helps prevent hearing damage (in my opinion) I’ve been a paying subscriber as soon as I could to continue supporting my most used — by far — app

  • Love this app, but….

    1
    By Lori in Iowa City
    I’ve used it for several years, it’s my favorite. But in the last two weeks it keeps freezing when I’m trying to scroll.

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