4.49 out of 5
145 ratings in United Kingdom
Well done guys. Finally an app for the Apple Watch that is fit for purpose. The deciding factor here for a 5 star is that you offer the option for full bit rate transfers so the audio quality is perfect. Other apps such as Overcast massively drop the bit rate to get around the transfer times. But with Outcast (this app) I can transfer full bodied, large audio files in seconds. This is a no nonsense, easy to use app with no compromise on audio quality.
A little better than Apple podcasts but operation is far from intuitive and the help section only has 4 faqs. Cannot rely on phone to tell me when podcasts have fully downloaded. Wasting time looking at screens instead of putting on watch to go for a run.
I’m delighted with this. Lightning-fast podcast downloads direct your Apple Watch using your wi-fi network (just remember to switch off Bluetooth in Settings first). Now I can leave the house to run without my phone knowing for certain that my podcasts are loaded; no disappointments. As others have said, why Apple can’t do this beats me!
Posted earlier to complain that outcast had stopped working over Bluetooth - turns out its ios15’s fault. Turning off Bluetooth using control centre does not turn it off for AW. Hopefully the developer will put more faqs like this on their website. Glad to have the best AW podcast app back again
I have tried both the apple podcasts and the overcast app and they both failed to download podcasts to my watch, they kept saying waiting or syncing forever. However, this app works flawlessly, I download my podcasts instantly and go on my run only carrying my watch and AirPods. It’s perfect.
I’m new to watch podcasting but this is great. It’s the only app I’ve managed to get podcasts to reliably download on, and quickly. It feels like the real problem is Apple’s platform, hence why apps like this are needed. But Outcast manages to work well all the same.
I have been a very happy user of this app since it appeared in the App Store and it has been installed on whichever model of Apple Watch I happened to be using at the time... I am currently using an Apple Watch Series 6 44mm Cellular with the latest watchOS installed (my iPhone 12 Pro Max with which my watch is paired is also running the latest iOS). But I have suddenly lost the option to use Outcast as a watch face complication! It is showing as installed on my watch in the watch app on my phone, I can choose to open and use the Outcast app on my watch, I have successfully downloaded podcasts to the app and can listen to them but I can no longer have Outcast as a complication on ANY of my favourite faces! This is really weird and I want to get back to using Outcast as a complication on my watch ASAP... My enjoyment of Outcast has been really spoiled by what has suddenly happened. PLEASE DEVELOPERS COME TO MY RESCUE, I REALLY LOVE THIS APP THERE IS NOTHING THAT COMES ANYWHERE NEAR IT ON THE APP STORE!!!! 😢🤞🏻
Does exactly what it’s says on the tin. Wish it could have more functionality. But can’t fault it for what it does. Especially since syncing from Apple Podcasts is garbage. Well worth 99p
Finally I can download a podcast directly to watch before hitting the road for a run! It’s ludicrous that you can’t do this with the built in podcast app, so thank goodness for outcast!
This looks like a well-made fully featured app but I was disappointed to find it is incapable of playing the podcast through the Apple Watch speaker. I don’t own a Bluetooth headset. I can only guess that there is some Apple-imposed restriction that makes this impossible so if the developer could explain here why the app can’t do this to my satisfaction I’ll gladly amend my review up to 4 stars.
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