Outcast for Watch

I love that this is a proper standalone player on watchOS and not just a lame remote control for the iOS app. I really wanted an app I could use without having my phone on me at all times. I don’t mind manually adding episodes to the download list using my phone but I wish the phone app would check for new episodes on its own. As it is now I have all my podcasts setup in the Apple Podcasts app so that it keeps me up to date and shows me a notification when a new episode is available. Then I open Outcast to manually refresh my subscriptions and add them to the download list on my Watch. It works ok but it’s pretty clunky.

None of your business

Awesome

It works beautifully with my cellular Apple, much superior to Apple podcast app.

The ability to run out the door without my phone and listen to a podcast is awesome! Probably isn’t the same for people on a limited data plan or no data.

I downloaded Outcast when running into endless issues using the Apple podcast app. At first, Outcast worked perfectly! But in the days following my download I started to have issues - podcasts would start, play for a few minutes, then stop. I ruled out issues such as connectivity and connection with my phone. This was particularly annoying as it would play long enough that I’d already have stepped outside by the time it stopped, so I’d have to go back in and futz with it when it stopped playing. I never did get it to work again and ultimately sold my Apple Watch. I don’t know why podcast apps are such a challenge on that device.

This is so convenient. Love it.

Improved user experience. Connectivity and downloads are now working well for me. I much prefer the on demand downloads with this app over the Apple podcast app’s downloads only while the watch is docked.

Don’t waste your money

J’ai longtemps cherché pour mon Apple Watch Serie 2 une app qui puisse me permettre de télécharger des podcast directement sur ma watch pour partir courir sans mon iPhone. Les options étaient jusqu’alors instables ou ne fonctionnaient tout simplement pas. J’ai enfin trouvé la bonne, bien que depuis un certain temps, les téléchargements s’interrompent fréquemment, ce qui m’oblige à les surveiller et les relancer (fatigant pour un podcast de 106Mo...), ce qui explique l’étoile en moins. De plus, l’astuce de mettre l’iPhone en avion pour que la Watch télécharge en wifi ne fonctionne pas (cela concerne que les Serie 3 ?)