wraggster
October 11th, 2015, 20:22
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/7a3246081c05f1a3c7ceca52a40e6bd7/202784520/overcast-ipad.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/11/overcast-2-goes-completely-free/)
Overcast (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/22/overcast-podcast-app/) is widely considered to be the best podcast app on iOS, if not all mobile platforms. For many, its no-nonsense interface and slick features (such as cutting dead air and boosting voices) make Apple's official app (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/15/podcasts-for-ios-update/) seem crude. You've had to pay $5 to see everything it has to offer, though... until now. App creator Marco Arment (he of Instapaper fame (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/25/betaworks-acquires-instapaper-promises-continued-development/)) has released (http://www.marco.org/2015/10/09/overcast2) Overcast 2, which switches to a completely free business model. As he puts it, he didn't like seeing the majority of users (80 percent) miss out on the features he wrote -- he'd rather make sure you see everything. You can still donate $1 per month if you want to help, but that contribution is strictly optional.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/11/overcast-2-goes-completely-free/
Overcast (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/22/overcast-podcast-app/) is widely considered to be the best podcast app on iOS, if not all mobile platforms. For many, its no-nonsense interface and slick features (such as cutting dead air and boosting voices) make Apple's official app (http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/15/podcasts-for-ios-update/) seem crude. You've had to pay $5 to see everything it has to offer, though... until now. App creator Marco Arment (he of Instapaper fame (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/25/betaworks-acquires-instapaper-promises-continued-development/)) has released (http://www.marco.org/2015/10/09/overcast2) Overcast 2, which switches to a completely free business model. As he puts it, he didn't like seeing the majority of users (80 percent) miss out on the features he wrote -- he'd rather make sure you see everything. You can still donate $1 per month if you want to help, but that contribution is strictly optional.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/11/overcast-2-goes-completely-free/