Overcast is a podcast app for

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that was launched in 2014 by founder and operator

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. Since its launch, Overcast has received positive reviews.

Founder and operator

Arment was also the Chief Technology Officer of

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and founder of

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before founding Overcast, and he had created his own

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before launching the app. 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.

Features and reception

In 2014, Overcast received positive reviews from ''MacWorld'' and ''

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'' and ''The Sweet Setup'' 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 a podcast. In April 2019, Overcast introduced a feature that allowed users to share clips from podcasts to social media. In January 2020, Overcast was updated to allow users to skip the intros and outros of podcasts. In March 2021, ''

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'' writer David Murphy reviewed Overcast positively, citing its

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integration. In 2022, Bradley Chambers of ''

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'' said Overcast was his favorite iOS player, alongside

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, and that Overcast was notable for its audio quality.

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