Overcast (app)

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Overcast
Original author(s)Marco Arment
Developer(s)Overcast Radio, LLC (Marco Arment)
Initial releaseJuly 2014; 9 years ago (2014-07)[1]
Stable release
2023.9 / 18 September 2023; 6 months ago (2023-09-18)[2]
Platform
Podcast player
LicenseProprietary
Websiteovercast.fm

Overcast is a podcast app for iOS that was launched in 2014 by founder and operator Marco Arment. Since its launch, Overcast has received positive reviews.

Founder and operator

Arment was also the Chief Technology Officer of

podcasts before launching the app.[4] In March 2023, Arment told The Vergecast how he built and maintains Overcast by himself, and that he uses ad banners promoting podcasts to cover the costs of the free app.[5]

Features and reception

In 2014, Overcast received positive reviews from

iMore.[7] In 2015, The Verge[8] and The Sweet Setup[9] each named it the best podcast app for iOS that year. In 2017, Discover Pods gave an endorsement citing the "smart speed" feature, which shortens quiet gaps in the podcast.[10]

In April 2019, Overcast introduced a feature that allowed users to share clips from podcasts to social media.[11] In January 2020, Overcast was updated to allow users to skip the intros and outros of podcasts.[12][13]

In March 2021,

Pocket Casts, and that Overcast was notable for its audio quality.[15]

References

  1. Marco.org
    . Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. apple.com
    . 18 September 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ^ Bilton, Nick (September 23, 2010). "Instapaper Goes From Hobby to Start-Up". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  4. ^ Viticci, Federico (16 July 2014). "Overcast Review". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ Cranz, Alex (20 March 2023). "One of the best podcasting apps you know is built by a single person". The Verge. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. MacWorld
    . Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  7. iMore
    . Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ^ "The best podcast app for the iPhone". The Verge. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Our favorite podcast client for iOS". The Sweet Setup. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  10. ^ "I Finally Made the Switch from Apple Podcasts App to Overcast". Discover Pods. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  11. ^ Perez, Sarah (29 April 2019). "Overcast makes it easy to turn clips from podcasts into viral clips". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  12. ^ Statt, Nick (31 January 2020). "Podcast app Overcast adds automatic intro skipping and overhauled Voice Boost feature". The Verge. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  13. ^ Fingas, John (2 February 2020). "Overcast can skip podcast intros and outros". Engadget. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Overcast Is Now the Best Podcast App for Apple Watch, Too". Lifehacker. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  15. 9to5Mac.com
    . Retrieved 5 July 2023.

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