Overcast
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Free, simple, award-winning podcast player for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
Website: overcast.fm
Latest news
- Jul 2: More and more people are using podcast app Overcast. Buzzsprout's platform stats for June show that podcast consumption by Overcast has increased by +28% year-on-year. Most other apps are relatively static - except Spotify, which shows a slump of -26%. (Some of this could be attributed to Spotify video, which is hosted by Spotify themselves). "Web browsers" are up by 4.4%.
- Apr 14: Overcast has doubled its premium pricing, from $14.99 to $29.99 a year for new subscriptions. Existing subscribers remain at the earlier price for now. The podcast app recently added transcriptions for all podcasts, though is yet to respect creator-produced transcripts.
- Nov 26, 2025: Overcast’s new feature that removes feed drops and trailers (“you may also like” type activity) from automatic download in the app has been heavily criticised by John McDermott of Caloroga Shark Media. “Guess what gang, those feed drops pay pretty well,” he says. He also points out that “you may also like” type ads are a revenue generation tool in Overcast itself.
- Nov 21, 2025: Overcast has launched a new feature dubbed “Promos and Reruns” that can automatically skip downloading any feed drops or trailer drops. The app also now - finally - displays per-episode artwork, and shows season/episode numbers. The app will soon support transcripts, we understand.
- Oct 13, 2025: Marco Arment’s Overcast has released a new beta, with entirely rewritten download code. He notes that “Downloads are becoming increasingly complicated with the prevalence of ad-blocking VPNs and network products.”
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