"About" screen is a very nice touch. I don't think I saw another up doing it this way.
Overcast – A powerful yet simple iPhone podcast player
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Re: Overcast – A powerful yet simple iPhone podcast player
#82I've been looking forward to this and was planning on a day one purchase, so I'm pleasantly surprised to learn that there's even more here than I expected. Things like Smart Speed and Voice Boost are features I haven't seen anywhere else, and if they work as advertised, are major innovations. They're also bred of listening to a lot of podcasts. Marco seems like he's scratching his own itch with these features, which…
Just as a FYI, RSSRadio has had both silence removal and voice boosting for some time (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/rssradio-podcast-downloader/...)
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#83It’s a really nice app and I bought it instantly. The App Sore’s podcasting landscape is filling out nicely, with a diverse selection of high-quality apps for many different tastes. I wish there were as good a selection of apps for many other purposes. There are Instacast, Downcast and Pocket Casts with tons of features, though all with slightly different approaches to UI and graphic design. A nice selection for anyo…
I can see why some people would say Castro's design is better, but to me Castro is "over-designed". The visual slickness gets in the way of actually using it. I'd say Overcast is actually better designed, because it is more usable.
I don’t think it does get in the way and I wouldn’t see how …
But point taken. It uses less standard controls, certainly. I have nothing against standard controls, my issue with Overcast is more with alignment and layout (especially the alignment and layout of the podcast images, up there in a corner).
In the end my willingness to trade usability for graphic design might be slightly higher than that of many other people (at least those who care).
Re: Overcast – A powerful yet simple iPhone podcast player
#84Overcast's settings page encourages you to try Marco's competitors if you don't like his app, right above the export option. Ballsy and classy. ( http://i.imgur.com/xO09x8d.png ) It's a shame his two tentpole features (Smart Speed, Voice Boost) are locked behind the paywall, though. I'd have liked to try them out before dropping a sawbuck. Not sure if that's part of Apple's "no time-limited demos" policy, a business…
I dunno, if those features work as advertised, they seem like a pretty huge innovation. Definitely worth the money.
Cool features although not "new". RSSRadio for iOS has had both silence removal and voice boost features for a long time.
Re: Overcast – A powerful yet simple iPhone podcast player
#85Overcast's settings page encourages you to try Marco's competitors if you don't like his app, right above the export option. Ballsy and classy. ( http://i.imgur.com/xO09x8d.png ) It's a shame his two tentpole features (Smart Speed, Voice Boost) are locked behind the paywall, though. I'd have liked to try them out before dropping a sawbuck. Not sure if that's part of Apple's "no time-limited demos" policy, a business…
FYI: a sawbuck is an X shaped structure used to hold wood while cutting it. It also refers to a ten dollar bill because X = 10 in Roman Numerals. This app is half that price.
Could sworn it was a fiver because a sawhorse looks like an upside-down V. Guess I got my etymologies confused. Thanks.
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#86Anyone know if it does episode bookmarking/favourites?
You can recommend episodes via the share icon. Recommended podcasts from those you follow on twitter show up in the directory.
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#88The lack of streaming is a bummer. I subscribe to quite a few podcasts and pick-and-choose which episodes to listen to by streaming them on-demand instead of downloading everything.
"Streaming coming soon"
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
PocketCasts has those weird popup windows that feel very cross-platform.
It also uses a lot of private apis from ios6. (I found out running the ios8 beta and looking at stack traces) So I've had to revert to Downcast. I have bought every podcast app on ios anyway to get away from the godawful native podcast app. Whats one more app amongst friends.
Yeah, given how much time I listen to podcasts, I don't mind spending a few bucks twice a year to try new clients.
Re: Overcast – A powerful yet simple iPhone podcast player
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
PocketCasts has those weird popup windows that feel very cross-platform.
It also uses a lot of private apis from ios6. (I found out running the ios8 beta and looking at stack traces) So I've had to revert to Downcast. I have bought every podcast app on ios anyway to get away from the godawful native podcast app. Whats one more app amongst friends.
>> It also uses a lot of private apis from ios6. (I found out running the ios8 beta and looking at stack traces)
Good to know. It completely stopped launching for me on iOS 8 beta 3. Shows the default.png and the freezes and crashes after a few seconds. I'd downgraded to the Apple Podcasts app (which I hate). Tried Overcast this afternoon and I like it. The only probably for me is there is unlikely to ever be an Android app and I occasionally use an Android device so PocketCasts syncing between devices was great.