A powerful, simple, award-winning podcast player. Featured by the App Store as Editor's Choice and critically acclaimed by The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice, and more. No VC funding here — Overcast is the only major podcast app written by one guy.
From Marco Arment on the launch of Overcast 10:
Most of Overcast’s code was 10 years old, which made it cumbersome or impossible to easily move with the times, adopt new iOS functionality, or add new features, especially as one person.
That’s why there haven’t been many new features or changes in years.
You saw it, and I saw it. I wasn’t able to serve my customers as well as I wanted.
For Overcast to have a future, it needed a modern foundation for its second decade.
I’ve spent the past 18 months rebuilding most of the app with modern languages and frameworks, and I’m thrilled to finally share it with you.
Now, development is rapidly accelerating. I’m more responsive, iterating more quickly, and ultimately making the app much better.What's new:
• Much faster, more responsive, more reliable, and more accessible.
• Modern design, optimized for easily-reached controls on today’s phone sizes.
• Improvements throughout, such as undoing large seeks, new playlist-priority options, easier navigation, and more.
Overcast is one of the only apps that I use every single day without fail. Love to see the app getting some renewed love!
Is Overcast 10 the podcast app for me? It boasts awards and praise, but with just one developer, can it compete? Simple and powerful, it sounds great, but is it worth a try without big company backing?
Overcast looks like a great option for podcast lovers. It's impressive to see a one-person team create such a well-received app that's praised by both critics and users. Congratulations on the Product of the Day win!
Kudos to you, Marco, on the fantastic launch of Overcast 10! The effort you've put into modernizing the app is evident, and it's great to see Overcast evolving with new features and improved performance. I'm looking forward to seeing how this revamped foundation will continue to enhance the user experience. Great job!
About Overcast 10 on Product Hunt
“Free, simple, award-winning podcast player”
Overcast 10 launched on Product Hunt on July 20th, 2024 and earned 238 upvotes and 10 comments, placing #7 on the daily leaderboard. A powerful, simple, award-winning podcast player. Featured by the App Store as Editor's Choice and critically acclaimed by The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice, and more. No VC funding here — Overcast is the only major podcast app written by one guy.
Overcast 10 was featured in iOS (110.2k followers), Apple Watch (5.8k followers) and Audio (2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 39.4k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Overcast 10?
Overcast 10 was hunted by Chris Messina. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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