Overcast: Podcast Player
By Overcast Radio, LLC
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Description
A powerful yet simple audio podcast player, with features such as Smart Speed, Voice Boost, and Smarter Playlists to help you listen to more podcasts in more places, try new shows, and completely control your experience.
Note: Some features are locked or limited. The single "Unlock Everything" in-app purchase unlocks them all.
Overcast is a modern, fully featured audio podcast player ("podcatcher", if you like) with many useful features in a simple, intuitive interface:
- Download podcasts for playing anytime, even when offline.
- Search and browse for new podcasts, plus get recommendations from Twitter.
- Create custom Playlists with smart filters and per-podcast priorities, and rearrange the list whenever you want.
- Receive optional push notifications when new episodes arrive.
- Subscribe to a podcast, or just add an episode: try new shows without committing.
- Download podcasts over cellular, set a sleep timer, or use Voice Boost to enhance and normalize speech volume. (Included in Unlock Everything.)
- Adjust playback speed, and use Smart Speed to pick up extra speed without distorting the conversation. (Included in Unlock Everything.)
What's New in Version 1.0.4
- Minor fixes for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus
- Now requires iOS 8
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Customer Reviews
Fantastic player, issues with push notifications on iOS 8?
I've been using Overcast since its release and have quickly found it to be the go-to player for my podcast listening. SmartSpeed has saved me 11 hrs by cutting out unnecessary silences and intelligently speeding up some more amateur podcasts. Voice Boost has improved my in-car listening experience and limited my need to constantly increase and decrease speaker volume to make out quieter voices. My sole complaint at the moment is that push notifications no longer work for me since upgrading to a new phone and iOS 8. Not sure what is causing the issue, but I never receive a prompt to enable push notifications for Overcast. I've tried redownloading the app with no change. Episodes continue to download fine in the background, but I no longer receive any indication when a new episode is released. I do miss this feature since it worked great previously, and Overcast is amazingly quick in checking for new episodes right after they appear online. Hope the bug can be addressed soon in a future update!
Absolutely the best out there
I’ve tried them all. Overcast is miles above the rest. I bought the in-app purchases, but don’t use them. The Smart Speed is clever and implemented well, but I find that eliminating the pauses destroys an important part of the spoken word. Giving everyone the same cadence makes them all sound same-ey. For example, Guy English’s thoughtful pauses are so much a part of the way he speaks that without them, it just sounds weird. Voice Boost works to make voices easier to hear, but also makes the speakers voice sound different and just didn’t sound right to me. An awesome app that I use many times a day. Thank you. If you add other in-app purchases, I’ll happily buy them just to support the apps continued development.
The best one
If you love podcasts, this is the one to get. It has great discovery and organization tools, but the audio enhancements are "must-haves" that really set this apart - don’t hesitate to drop the $5. Smart Speed clips out pauses so stealthily, I never notice except that I am shaving 5 to 15 minutes off of each podcast. Voice Boost uses a fixed compression and EQ scheme that maximizes intelligibility, absolutely perfect for listening in a car or to enhance uneven production. No other app does this, not even close.
I thought might miss streaming (Overcast downloads episodes in order to implement the audio enhancements) but the seamless WiFi background sync is even a better solution - whatever I see in Overcast is by definition ready to play, regardless of my cellular connection.
Bravo.
- Free
- Category: News
- Updated: Sep 17, 2014
- Version: 1.0.4
- Size: 2.9 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Overcast Radio, LLC
- © 2014 Overcast Radio, LLC
Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus.
Top In-App Purchases
- Unlock Everything$4.99