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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Is Overcast free?
Yes, Overcast is free to download, however it contains in-app purchases or subscription offerings.
Is Overcast legit?
🤔 The Overcast app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
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How much does Overcast cost?
Overcast has several in-app purchases/subscriptions, the average in-app price is 12.99 $.
Was the best podcast app forever but the latest month has killed it for me, not being able to just stream is a huge deal for my use case and the dev has laid out clearly why he removed it But I’ve had endless issues with downloading podcasts, not just press and play now the download will kill itself towards the end or say I don’t have internet etc etc Still 5 stars for the hundreds of hours it saved me and how much I treasured it before the latest update, wish him all the best
Great new version
Love the new design, keep up the good work!
Outstanding updates
This is still my favourite podcast app for its ease of use. I’m loving the new updates. Keep up the great work!
Was great but the update has spoilt it a bit
I have been using this podcast for years (since 2017 I think?), and got rid of the apple podcast app as this one was so good. The recent update, however, has removed the instant start when you hit play, and is incredibly annoying because you have to suddenly wait for EVERYTHING prior to it starting, even short 10 minute things. Why have we suddenly taken a step back after all this time of having a great product. It’s annoyed me so much that this is my first ever app review, only to register a complaint! Up until that update it would have been 5 stars.
Love new format Overcast
I have used Overcast for about 5 years now. I think it brilliant. The new format makes it even better
My favourite podcast app.
I use this app every day and I love it. It is my daily companion for podcast pleasure.
It is a pro app for listening to podcasts. Elegant, powerful, unobtrusive. Smart speed is fantastic. A benchmark for excellence in app development. Ads? I'm all in on premium, so no problem there. But I don't think it's a big deal either way. Great work Marco.
Great update
I like the update. I don’t mind the streaming going away. Works for me when I’m often in a bad network coverage in a multistory car park
Love the new version
Yes there's been a few issues, but they've been fixed and it works great. Love the UI updates!
An optimistic work-in-progress
The Overcast major update and redesign is clearly a work-in-progress that I’m hopeful will get to great places; but it’s not there yet.
Currently my biggest gripe is that there is no good and clear indicator of a new unplayed episode being present in a podcast feed.
I think there is a coloured text distinction, but the difference is black vs. dark grey.
Anyway, still needs work but still a great podcast app.
Great app, but update ruined one obscure feature
Love the app, and all the functions. I love being able to auto skip the ads for the first 15 seconds and last 30 seconds of a podcast. However in the last update I lost one feature that I rely on to sleep. I don’t know how niche this is.
I’ve found that listening to old podcasts is a great way to drift off to sleep. I don’t have to worry about missing things, because I’ve heard it before, and it helps me focus instead of my mind whirling on a billion different topics as I am trying to sleep. When one podcast ends, I used to be able to just press play on my headphones to start the next one. Since the last major update, it will not. I now have to get my phone out and manually start the next one. I like listening to lots of shorter podcasts, so I’m doing this every 10 minutes and it just kills it. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night, and I used to be able to just start another short podcast without even opening my eyes, but now I need to roll over, look at a screen and start the next one. I can find a setting to automatically play the next one, but then it just plays through the whole playlist without ever stopping. I’ve tried using all sorts of different playlists and options, and I just can’t get it to play the next podcast when I press play on my headphones.
