Overcast: Podcast App

Name: Overcast: Podcast App
Rating: 4.5 (47011 reviews)
Author: Overcast Radio, LLC

By: Overcast Radio, LLC

The best podcast player app

Features & Capabilities

Overcast is a powerful, simple, award-winning podcast player that has been featured as Editor's Choice and praised by The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice, and more. Unlike big VC-backed rivals, Overcast is crafted by a single person and delivers a modern, fully featured experience with Smart Speed, Voice Boost, offline downloads, personalized recommendations, customizable playlists, new-episode alerts, sleep timer, Apple Watch, and CarPlay support.

Privacy-first by design — no third-party analytics or tracking. Overcast is funded by ads, with an optional Premium to hide ads. Learn more in the privacy policy and terms. Proudly made in New York.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Overcast Radio, LLC

Rating:

4.50

(47,011) 62 new ratings

Version:

2026.5 Last updated: 2026-06-01

Version code:

885832580

Creation date:

2014-07-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

52.77MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-16

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 6,617 ▲ 14

Other rankings

#1 in Keep Up With Your Podcasts #18 in Keep Up With Pop Culture ▼ 1#30 in best keyword 42 ▼ 4

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

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Developed by:

Overcast Radio, LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/overcast-podcast-app/id888422857

Website:

https://overcast.fm/

User Reviews

Overcast is praised for its transcripts, premium value, sleek design, and strong playback/discovery features, but suffers from battery drain and overheating, UI instability after updates, and price increases. Overall, it’s seen as a best-in-class podcast app when working, with reliability and cost as recurring concerns.

Pros

Transcripts feature greatly enhances listening, especially for accented speech.
Long-time premium subscription offers strong value for frequent listeners.
Sleek, customizable design with a privacy-friendly approach.
Robust playback and discovery features (sleep timer, podcast browser and recommendations); widely regarded as a top player.

Cons

Significant battery drain and phone overheating during playback.
UI glitches and instability after updates (scrolling issues and broken UI on iPhone).
Price increases and concerns about the premium subscription cost.

Recent reviews

This app takes WAY too much work to dial in settings. It has great potential but it’s useless if the app keeps auto downloading the wrong podcasts or randomly deleting my ONLY podcast from the home page. It’s laggy and frustrating. I want to love it and I will miss the volume leveling but this just sucks. Back to Apple Podcasts I guess. If you just want to listen and go, this isn’t for you.

by to*****, 2026-05-31

I keep disconnecting the app from my car to use another app and it forces me to use this app again it’s horrible

by oo*****, 2026-05-31

Overcast gives me what I want most in a podcast app: simple interface, useful customization options, and doesn’t collect heaps of unnecessary user data. Definitely recommend.