![]() ![]() The more I use Overcast, the more I like it. I keep deleting podcasts thinking I am deleting an episode. My one big gripe is I wish that sliding to the left would provide a “mark all as played” option.Which is handy that’s it’s not buried in a preferences or settings menu somewhere. In the download queue, there is a switch to toggle between using cellular data for downloads and not.It seems a lot of my followers/folks I follow listen to the Pen Addict and Erasable. The more people who use Overcast, the more recommendations. Overcast uses Twitter to recommend podcasts based on what people you follow are subscribing to.When they find the app useful and easy to use, users can unlock all features for $4.99. I appreciate that Overcast is willing to offer this app for free to entice people to try it and listen to more podcasts. Under “Playback” there is a sleep timer and/or play episodes continuously or one-by-one.I don’t often need to rewind a podcast all the way back to the beginning. Some of the other apps have the double arrows associated with fast forward and rewind which are less clear to me that I’m jumping 15 or 30 seconds in a podcast. They are clear to understand and easy to use. I like that I can adjust the quick forward and quick back buttons.Playlists don’t carry over to the site but being able to listen to podcasts in my wi-fi-free office without getting throttled by AT&T is excellent. ![]() It spares my data plan, phone battery and I only have to subscribe to the podcast once (not have to maintain an additional subscription in iTunes for desktop listening). There is a web-based interface which lets me listen to podcasts at my computer rather than on my phone at work.Overcast also has an EQ voice booster which helps podcasts that may not have the best sound quality. Audio can also be sped up a lot which sounds like everyone had WAY too much coffee, but not like Mickey Mouse. It helps to shorten pauses in speech and make a podcast a bit more brisk. Overcast has feature to speed up the podcast. ![]() Here’s a few reasons why I’ve chosen it over the others. Overcast is my favorite podcast app at the moment, though I still find myself stumbling around the app a little. I’ll cut to the chase and tell you which one I prefer and why. I love the looks of Pocket Casts but in the end, despite aesthetic superiority, there were a few things that forced it out of the running. It was the first podcast app I purchased after I became annoyed with the Apple Podcast app and the first to fall short for me. After futzing around with all three, I found myself deleting Instacast first as it was the least intuitive feeling to me. Why would I have three podcast apps installed at once? I was trying to figure which one I actually prefer.Įach app offers a similar experiences and all are an improvement from Apple’s default Podcast app. For the last few weeks, I have been bouncing back and forth between three different podcast apps for my iPhone: Overcast (Free, unlocked all features $4.99), Pocket Casts ($4.99, for iPhone/iPad or Android) and Instacast ($1.99). To help me get through my days, staring at pixels on a computer screen, I listen to a lot of podcasts.
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