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]

Overcast
The main podcast subscription screen of Overcast
Original author(s)Marco Arment
Developer(s)Overcast Radio, LLC (Marco Arment)
Initial releaseJuly 2014 (2014-07)[1]
Stable release
2020.3 / 25 February 2020 (2020-02-25)
Platform
Size14.7 MB
Available inEnglish
TypePodcast player
LicenseProprietary
Websiteovercast.fm

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
  1. Arment, Marco. "Overcast". Marco.org. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. "Overcast: Podcast Player". App Store. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. "Review: Overcast is a winning podcast app". MacWorld. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. "Overcast for iPhone review: Podcasts reconsidered". iMore. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. "I Finally Made the Switch from Apple Podcasts App to Overcast". Discover Pods. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. "The best podcast app for the iPhone". The Verge. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  7. "Our favorite podcast client for iOS". The Sweet Setup. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. Arment, Marco (18 October 2013). "Marco Arment, Developer/Writer - XOXO Festival (2013)". XOXO. YouTube. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  9. "Overcast". overcast.fm. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  10. Perez, Sarah (29 April 2019). "Overcast makes it easy to turn clips from podcasts into viral clips". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  11. Statt, Nick (31 January 2020). "Podcast app Overcast adds automatic intro skipping and overhauled Voice Boost feature". The Verge. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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