In 2014, Overcast received positive reviews from
MacWorld and
iMore. In 2015,
The Verge 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. == References ==