Overcast (app)
Overcast is an iOS app by Marco Arment which downloads and plays podcasts.[2] It has been positively reviewed by several journalists,[3][4][5] with The Verge and The Sweet Setup both naming it as the best podcast listening app for iOS in 2015 and subsequent years.[6][7]
The main podcast subscription screen of Overcast | |
Original author(s) | Marco Arment |
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Developer(s) | Overcast Radio, LLC (Marco Arment) |
Initial release | July 2014[1] |
Stable release | 2020.8
/ 13 October 2020 |
Platform | |
Size | 14.7 MB |
Available in | English |
Type | Podcast player |
License | Proprietary |
Website | overcast |
Overcast was originally announced at the XOXO festival in 2013 during a talk[8] by Marco on competition and the risks and benefits of how crowded a creative field is.
Unique listening features include "Smart Speed," which shortens quiet gaps in the podcast,[9] and "Voice Boost," which balances out the EQ across all podcasts "so every show is loud, clear, and at the same volume."[9]
In April 2019, Overcast introduced a feature that allowed users to share clips from podcasts to social media.[10]
In January 2020, Overcast was updated to allow users to skip the intros and outros of podcasts.[11]
References
- Arment, Marco. "Overcast". Marco.org. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- "Overcast: Podcast Player". App Store. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- "Review: Overcast is a winning podcast app". MacWorld. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- "Overcast for iPhone review: Podcasts reconsidered". iMore. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- "I Finally Made the Switch from Apple Podcasts App to Overcast". Discover Pods. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "The best podcast app for the iPhone". The Verge. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- "Our favorite podcast client for iOS". The Sweet Setup. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- Arment, Marco (18 October 2013). "Marco Arment, Developer/Writer - XOXO Festival (2013)". XOXO. YouTube. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- "Overcast". overcast.fm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Perez, Sarah (29 April 2019). "Overcast makes it easy to turn clips from podcasts into viral clips". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Statt, Nick (31 January 2020). "Podcast app Overcast adds automatic intro skipping and overhauled Voice Boost feature". The Verge. Retrieved 6 May 2020.