#Instacast for mac update#
The current/final version has some intermittent glitches (losing track of media files and failing to update the table views with the remaining time in an episode), but is overall reliable, powerful and a joy to use. Some earlier versions were insanely unreliable with basic functions like the 'play' button failing to work, so I wonder if that is some part of the lack of financial success Vemedio has seen, but some may also be that the developer was just so massively overextended. I really loved Instacast - its UI was amazingly elegant and overall its developer was willing to try something UI-wise, realize it didn't work, and try something else until it did. I prefer Overcast, but it’s scary that such a popular app would not be profitable.Īpp Store Business Instacast iOS iOS App Podcasts Sunset Over the course of its lengthy version history, it from paid to free with in-app-purchases and even offered two levels of subscription memberships, but modern clients kept the pressure on until the company announced earlier this week that it had run out of money and was shutting down for good. But with the podcast app’s popularity came a catch–along with a hoard of new users, a slew of competing players popped up too, all vying to chip away at Instacast’s sizable audience. One of the first podcast clients on the iPhone, the pioneering player helped propel the medium from its humble roots into a global phenomenon spanning the gamut of genres and subjects. Customers (rightly) demand high quality software which takes time to create, test and support and this requires a business to reach a sustainable income. I’m very sorry to hear this but the fact is that it’s tough to make money on the App Store. Today one of my long time competitors whose product I’ve admired and respected has called it quits. Popular podcasting app Instacast for iOS and Mac is shutting down as the founders can no longer fund it or any of Vemedio’s other projects.
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