This app, this developer is as good as it gets
Developer’s inventor of Tumblr and Instapaper (no longer owned by him). He busts his nut to perfect the features he implements and just kills it imo
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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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.
In-Apps
- Overcast Premium
- $22.99
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Overcast FAQ
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Is Overcast free?
Yes, Overcast is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.
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How much does Overcast cost?
Overcast has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is $22.99.
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User Rating
4.57 out of 5
3,270 ratings in Australia
5 star
2,662
4 star
255
3 star
82
2 star
96
1 star
175
Ratings History
Overcast Reviews
It has become so bad I have had to move to another app.
Stop making changes for the sake of making changes. You are destroying your own app.
Best podcast app available
Can’t beat it.
Apple Watch app missing
I held off updating to the new version for a long time but finally updated this morning, and now the app has been removed from my Apple Watch. So it seems the Watch app was either removed or isn't compatible with watchOS 9, which isn't specified anywhere as far as I can see. The Watch app was the primary reason I used Overcast in the first place. Why do things only seem to get worse with new software updates in recent years?? I regret updating because the app worked perfectly well before but now I've lost features and functionality.
Very easy to use
I’m very happy with this app. Never fails, intuitive and easy to use. Contrast with previous Apple app
Easily the best podcast app available
The syncing between devices is excellent, something that the majority of competitors cannot seem to get right.
Was brilliant
With the cosmetic change the interface was improved but now podcast will just disappear from the queue or will play for a part of the podcast then disappear and go to the next one. This happens on any podcast that is older the last 3 current ones. Extremely disappointing. Time to look for an alternative.
My favourite app
I’ve been a podcast fan for so many years. Love all the different ideas and stories. I listen to a couple of hours a day. I’ve been using Overcast the entire time (on their free version). Recently, I looked again at whether I should switch to another one but I found Overcast was just so much better for how I want to use it. The features are great! The new big update had a few teething issues but it helped me set up a new way of automating my favourite podcasts. I only recently discovered that it’s all created and looked after by a single person! I finally made the decision to subscribe to this app, not because it unlocks any features I want, but because I get so much value from this app every day, especially from the well-thought out features and customisation it lets me do.
Best out there!
Great app! Great features, well built, simple to use ‘off the shelf’ or for power users with a bunch of customisable options. The free version has everything, I pay for premium simply because the dev deserves it :)
Great Podcast
This App Is Exceptional And Has The Ability To Provide You With Easy Tool For Listing and Synchronization of all your favorite podcast. - Perfect🌟
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Keywords
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App Info
- Category
- News
- Publisher
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Overcast Radio
- Languages
- English
- Recent release
- 2025.12 (2 weeks ago )
- Released on
- Jul 16, 2014 (11 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States , United Kingdom , Germany , Canada , Australia , Netherlands , Sweden , Spain , France , Brazil , Switzerland , New Zealand , India , Norway , Denmark , Ireland , Poland , Italy , Japan , Austria , Belgium , Portugal , Finland , South Africa , Czechia , Singapore , Mexico , Hong Kong SAR China , Türkiye , Ukraine , Israel , Saudi Arabia , Hungary , Philippines , Taiwan , Thailand , Malaysia , United Arab Emirates , Romania , Vietnam , Slovakia , Greece , Estonia , Slovenia , Argentina , South Korea , Chile , Croatia , Indonesia , Latvia , Belarus , Luxembourg , Lithuania , Bulgaria , Iceland , Colombia , Egypt , Peru , Pakistan , Kazakhstan , Nigeria , Dominican Republic , Uruguay , Kenya , Ecuador , Qatar , Oman , Sri Lanka , Malta , Cyprus , Panama , Lebanon , Jordan , Macao SAR China , Bahrain , Azerbaijan , Algeria , Nepal , Kuwait , Uzbekistan , Armenia , Paraguay , Senegal , Uganda , Ghana , North Macedonia , Bermuda , Jamaica , Tunisia , Mauritius , Namibia , Mali , Angola , Madagascar
- Last Updated
- 1 day ago
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