I’ve had a love/hate relationship with #OvercastFM for a few years now.
I’m a paid subscriber for the last 7-8 years and my current subscription expires later this month.
I’ve decided not to renew and it’s very cathartic.
Why? Recommendations are US-centric (and I’m unable to set my geographical region to influence this) and search doesn’t search episodes, only podcasts.
And the price is going up to support a feature I care nothing about (transcriptions).
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@doug #OvercastFM is really polished and I used it (and paid for it) for years but it really falls down with any features that help find new podcasts.
Both the “starred” and “recommended for you” are heavily US centric.
There’s no way to set up your geographical region, so it’s almost impossible to find podcasts that are popular in the country or region I live (Ireland/Europe).
Pity. I keep coming back to it but end up deleting it for this exact reason.
I’ve tried numerous iOS podcast apps, looking for the one with the best search feature.
Eg, curious about the Vivaldi browser?
Castamatic, Overcast, Downcast all give results related to music.
The stock Apple Podcast app and PocketCast app gives me multiple podcast episodes where the browser is discussed (in addition to music).
The only reason I’ve stuck with the stock app is for this feature.
#Castamatic #OvercastFM #DowncastforiOS #downcast #applepodcastapp #pocketcasts
If I were to switch from #iOS to #Android the only big things I'd miss are:
- #NetNewsWire for #RSS
- #OvercastFM for #podcasting
Any equivalent suggestions?
I already pay for Overcast, so I don't mind paying for something with equivalent functionality: dynamic playback speed to shorten silences, voice boost for clear & consistent volume of speakers. These features make some otherwise unlistenable podcast audio problems easier to handle.
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