Federico Viticci 

I've been away from Overcast for a few years and recently came back because of transcripts.

Genius implementation by @marcoarment (based on Apple's audio APIs), and the app is a lot better than I remembered! The audio effects are superior to Pocket Casts, and I dig the Liquid Glass look.

Highly, highly recommended if, like me, you moved to something else a while back.

Apr 9 at 5:51pmWeb
Show threadKris Venden4d ago
@viticci @marcoarment Agreed, just abandoned PocketCasts for Overcast the other week for Transcripts but the App itself feels generations farther ahead than PocketCasts did.. that now feels like an antique. I won’t be switching back.
Show threadBrad Vrolijk 💬4d ago
@viticci Is it just the audio effects that keep you on third party options compared to Apple Podcasts?
Show threadtwoframesperminute4d ago
@viticci @marcoarment I am intrigued by it. Haven't been interested in transcriptions yet because I listen mostly to subscribed podcasts. Also, tried getting used to Castro, but missing some nice Overcast features, like advanced playlist ordering. Will try Overcast again after my Castro subscription expires.
Show threadNathan4d ago
@twoframesperminute By “subscribed podcasts” do you mean paid/private feeds? Because Overcast does transcriptions of those, too.
Show threadtwoframesperminute4d ago
@nwd ... which is exactly the reason I want to try it out in n Overcast.
Show threadTom Burbidge4d ago
@viticci I really want to like Overcast but struggle with the UI and playlist paradigm. I wish Marco would admit to his weakness (his strengths are many and obvious) and pay / employ an experienced UI designer
Show threadYury Molodtsov3d ago
@tom @viticci You kind of have to figure out your workflow. What I did is created an Inbox playlist where all new episodes lands and manually move them either in Queue or some playlists for future. But all of this takes more taps than Castro, unfortunately.
Show threadSimon3d ago
@viticci @marcoarment Coming from Castro, I'm still wrapping my head around Overcast's queue. It seems like it's just another playlist whose only special privilege is that adding episodes to it requires one fewer tap. Everything is a playlist, even “All Episodes” which can be configured to the point where it's not really “all episodes” anymore. And nothing actually leaves a playlist when you add it to the queue. It's playlists all the way down, and queues all the way across. 😅
Show threadRichard Mischook3d ago
@eukalyp @viticci @marcoarment I was a long time Gastro user but they had some issues a couple years back so I switched to overcast. Yeah it took me a while to get used to his playlist system but I basically end up chucking everything into a single playlist with some internal ordering to promote the ones I really care about to the top.
Show threadSimon3d ago
@rmischook yeah, I get that. Priority mode is genuinely one of Overcast's strengths. Maybe that'll be enough for me in the end, without needing to replicate Castro's exact workflow.
Show threadruffin3d ago

@eukalyp @viticci @marcoarment The lag when I open the app (probably from my out of control backlog, but there’s no inherent reason that should slow down the app) has had me chuck it for all but one subscription a few months ago.

But man I hate how many commercials Castro and the OMGWTFBBQ number of ads (for other podcasts) Apple Podcasts have.

Show threadTyler Strauss3d ago
@eukalyp so I’ve been able to largely replicate this in Overcast. I have 3 playlists, Inbox, Queue and Evergreen. That one is for future non time sensitive ones. And then the trick is to hit move rather then add. So in 2 taps, you can add it to the Queue while removing from the Inbox. Then from there it’s just deciding how to order your Queue playlist.
Show threadSimon3d ago
@Tylerstrauss Not sure I want to fully replicate Castro. But I'm definitely stealing the Evergreen playlist idea, and maybe I'll just embrace Overcast's playlist system properly and go all in.
Also, I only just noticed that the three-dot menu remembers your last action at the top. That actually changes things! But still…
Show threadPhil Hirst3d ago
@viticci @marcoarment This raises the question, why have you been away for a few years?
Show threadRich Aesthetic4h ago
@viticci @marcoarment Have you tried Sofa? No transcripts, but its easier to find podcasts I’ve listened to with the logbook feature.