Overcast

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Overcast is a well loved iOS-only podcast app built by a single developer, with a smart speed feature that keeps its users loyal and listening.

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Overcast was built and is maintained by developer Marco Arment, and it's earned a devoted following for features like Smart Speed and Voice Boost that make long-form listening more comfortable. The audience here tends to be tech-literate and habitual listeners.

This fits any show wanting reach among iOS users who are more likely to be power users of podcast apps rather than casual dabblers using the built-in Apple Podcasts app.

The honest gotcha is there's not much of a publisher-facing control panel here, your feed shows up because Overcast indexes standard podcast directories, and you don't get much beyond that.

There's no real optimization play here beyond keeping your standard RSS feed clean, since Overcast doesn't offer publishers extra promotional tools.

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