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.
When I first opened the updated version of Overcast, I was initially surprised by the new design. It didn't take long, though, for me to get accustomed to it. I understand that not everyone is thrilled about having to adapt to a new design in apps they use daily, but after using it for a bit, I can confidently say it's a change worth embracing.
Marco has mentioned that this redesign is part of a broader plan to ensure the app's development continues smoothly in the future. If this change helps secure the longevity and improvement of our favourite podcast listening app, it's a no-brainer for me. I believe in giving this update a chance, as it could mean Overcast will continue to serve us well for years to come.
And let's be honest—if you find yourself unable to adapt to these changes, there are other podcast apps out there. But for now, I'm sticking with Overcast and I am optimistic about what this and future updates will bring.
Great functionality, horrible design
The app works great once a podcast is being played, but getting it to play is a challenge sometimes. Managing episodes and keeping track of what you have or haven't listened to is a chore, not only due to confusing design, but also bugs present for multiple years. After losing even some of the functions to the rewrite, I'm afraid I'll have to look for something else.
Best app for listening to spoken word
Overcast is best in class of apps for listening to spoken word because of the ingenuity of its custom audio engine that allows skipping through silence parts. This feature combined with higher than normal listening speed is great to ingest lots of information in even shorter time.
Personally I miss some UI features that were removed during last rewrite of the app, but I still use Overcast everyday. I also hope that many missing features could be reintroduced to app and I am looking forward to that.
New version (2024) is great
I really like the new design, great job!
Love it
Does what needs to do flawlessly, gets out of the way.
Giant pluses: voice amplification and pause elimination.
Love it.
Quick access download missing
I like the redesign a lot. However, one thing I noticed is I can no longer swipe right to download an episode. Now, there is only a star. 😞
Other than that I am looking forward to new updates 🙂
New redesign = absolute disaster !
The new redesign of the app is absolute disaster ! Every simple task (star, play next, move to queue, info about playing podcast), which took in the previous version just one clic, now takes two and more clicks and the time for managing the app is much longer. I am very disappointed from the new version.
Great app
Love the new Design ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The best podcast app, hands down
Smart speed is an amazing feature. Great, understandable UI.
