ESPNcricinfo - Live Cricket | Game Brain

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ESPNcricinfo - Live Cricket is a sports game that provides real-time updates and ball-by-ball scores for international cricket matches and tournaments like the IPL and World Cup. However, it is poorly optimized, has annoying ads, and is filled with bugs, which can significantly detract from the overall gaming experience. Unless these issues are addressed, players may find it difficult to fully enjoy the game's features and up-to-date cricket information.

Genres & Tags

Sport

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

53%

Audience ScoreBased on 9,949 reviews

humor7 positive mentions

monetization830 negative mentions

The app provides comprehensive cricket coverage, including live scores, news, and player statistics.
Users appreciate the detailed commentary and analysis provided by experienced writers.
The app is considered better than competitors like Cricbuzz in terms of content quality.

The app is plagued by excessive ads that disrupt the user experience, often covering content and causing frustration.
Many users report that the app is slow to load and frequently crashes, making it difficult to access information.
The recent updates have removed key features such as player rankings and statistics, leading to disappointment among long-time users.

monetization
837 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
99%
The monetization strategy of the app has drawn significant criticism from users, primarily due to the overwhelming presence of intrusive ads that disrupt the user experience. Many reviewers report frequent full-screen pop-up ads, autoplay videos, and excessive ad placements that obscure content, leading to frustration and a diminished overall experience. While some users acknowledge the necessity of ads for revenue, the current implementation is perceived as excessive and detrimental, prompting many to consider switching to alternative apps.
- “Is there a no ads version?”
- “Great app with no ads.”
- “No ads.”
- “The ads cover most of the screen.”
- “Too many ads blocking the screens and too frequently.”
- “The app is just full of ads now and mostly spam ads too.”
optimization
73 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
8%
67%
25%
The optimization of the app has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with users reporting severe performance issues such as slow loading times, frequent crashes, and a lack of responsiveness. Many users express frustration over the app's forced optimization for slow connections, even when they have high-speed internet, leading to a degraded user experience. Overall, the latest updates have not only failed to improve performance but have also removed key features, prompting users to uninstall the app in disappointment.
- “I think some optimizations are required in the form of loading pages in the app.”
- “The performance has improved, but should not be at the cost of other features.”
- “Performance excellent!!”
- “The app has serious performance issues and crashes almost constantly.”
- “The latest update is badly optimized.”
- “Even though I am in a 40mbps connection and have good speed, it always says - you are on a slow connection and the page has been optimized.”
stability
72 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
4%
97%
The app has received overwhelmingly negative feedback regarding its stability, with users reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and a generally buggy experience, especially after recent updates. Many have expressed frustration over the app's slow performance and excessive ads, leading to a significant decline in usability. Overall, the stability issues have rendered the app nearly unusable for many users, prompting them to consider alternatives.
- “The app is incredibly stable, with minimal bugs and lightning-fast load times.”
- “I appreciate how bug-free the application is; it runs smoothly without any slowdowns.”
- “The stability of the app is impressive, providing a seamless experience without interruptions.”
- “Great time to release a buggy update, right in the middle of the ICC World Cup.”
- “The app was already buggy, but the recent update has introduced even more bugs.”
- “Constantly crashes and freezes, making it almost unusable.”
graphics
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
59%
24%
The graphics of the app have received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with users expressing dissatisfaction over the new design and a desire to revert to the previous version. Many complaints highlight issues such as poor performance, cluttered layouts, and a lack of visual appeal, leading to frustration among users. Overall, the current graphics are seen as a significant drawback, detracting from the overall user experience.
- “Cricbuzz graphics and design is excellent.”
- “Good graphically updated, but with new update smoothness was gone.”
- “Old graphics is currently using in ESPN app.”
- “Such a stupid app with idiotic graphics.”
- “Graphics are terrible.”
- “What a waste update.. I have never seen an update like that in my entire life.. too much small font, design, graphics all are mashed... I'm uninstalling.”
story
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
60%
20%
Users express significant frustration with the app's story feature, citing navigation issues that lead to blank pages and frequent redirects to the home screen, disrupting the reading experience. Many find the loading times excessively long due to ads, and the removal of previously useful features, like saving stories for later, has further diminished usability. Overall, the consensus is that the app's current design makes accessing and reading stories a frustrating ordeal.
- “Really liked the story feature.”
- “Previous feature of star marking a story to read later is missing.”
- “This new app is really not working, unable to read content, story.”
- “Navigation through the status stories on top doesn't work well; clicking or trying to hold a status skips the entire topic to the next story or even takes you to the home page.”
- “I click on the headlines, but when it redirects to that page, there is a blank page instead of a story.”
- “Every time we open a story or a scorecard, when we come out of it, we are taken to the top of the home screen automatically, irrespective of where we were before entering the story or scorecard.”
humor
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the reviews is characterized by a mix of witty writing and amusing observations, with users finding both the content and accompanying videos to be entertainingly funny. The commentary includes playful critiques and absurdities, highlighting a blend of cleverness and absurdity that resonates well with the audience. Overall, the humor is appreciated for its lightheartedness and relatability.
- “As your funny way of writing - well, some kinds of love are not eternal, we are not aging well together.”
- “Some are too funny.”
- “Absolutely hilarious, how horrendous it is.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect of the app to be tedious and frustrating, particularly when navigating back to previous locations or accessing player profiles and match reports. The recent design changes have made these tasks feel unnecessarily long and cumbersome, leading to a perception of a downgrade in user experience.
- “Getting back home or to where you started from is an unnecessarily long and tedious task if you ventured deep into the app.”
- “Using StatsGuru is very tedious.”
- “Even going through the players' profiles and match reports is now tedious with the new design changes.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music in the game has been criticized for being loud and intrusive, often likened to annoying background noise in a grocery store, which detracts from the overall experience. Additionally, users have expressed frustration with unprompted video ads that play music, further diminishing their enjoyment.
- “Imagine being in a grocery store and loud, obnoxious music suddenly starts playing and you have no control to stop it other than to force close the app.”
- “Update: lost another star for playing unprompted video ads and blaring music.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel that the emotional impact of the game is lacking, with moments that could be touching instead feeling fleeting and unfulfilled. There is a desire for deeper emotional engagement, similar to what is offered by platforms like Cricbuzz.
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find that the character development in the game fosters a sense of exploration and nostalgia, while also encouraging patience and personal growth. The experience is described as captivating and enriching, contributing significantly to the overall character arc.
- “It makes me feel explorative, nostalgic, patient, and beautiful, while also being captivating and educational, contributing significantly to character development.”
- “The character development arc is incredibly engaging and allows for deep emotional connections.”
- “I love how the game encourages personal growth and transformation through its character development.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The replayability of the game is limited, as not all videos are accessible for repeated viewing, which may hinder the overall experience for players seeking to revisit content.
- “Not all videos are playable.”