FOX Sports: Watch Live
Get on Play Store"FOX Sports: Watch Live" is a sport game that allows you to stream and get custom alerts for various live sports events including football, baseball, and boxing. The game boasts marvelous visuals, but is hindered by annoying ads and bugs that may affect the overall experience. Ideal for sports enthusiasts seeking a flexible and customizable way to stay updated on their favorite sports.
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The app provides up-to-date scores and highlights for various sports, making it easy to follow favorite teams.
- The user interface is clean and easy to navigate, allowing for quick access to sports news and updates.
- The app allows users to watch live sports on the go, which is convenient for those who cannot access a TV.
- The app frequently crashes and has issues with streaming live events, leading to a frustrating user experience.
- There is no Chromecast support, which limits the ability to watch content on larger screens.
- Users are often required to log in with a TV provider, which can be cumbersome and prevents access for those without cable subscriptions.
- stability141 mentions
- 2 % positive mentions
- 2 % neutral mentions
- 96 % negative mentions
The app is widely criticized for its instability, with users reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and glitches across various platforms. Many express frustration over the app's inability to maintain a stable stream, often requiring restarts or sign-ins to function properly. While a few users note improvements, the overall consensus is that the app remains highly buggy and unreliable.
“No buffering, no glitches.”
“No glitches, able to watch the World Cup from my phone.”
“No glitches, an excellent sports app.”
“Incredibly buggy - if you're behind at all (watching a game that already started, for example) your only options are 'jump to live' or 'restart.' That's right.”
“The most worthless app I've ever encountered... stream starts stop start stops freezes stops starts refuses to cast... error loading video... oh we're sorry it doesn't work with Chromecast one of the most popular casting devices... don't waste your time this is junk.”
“Constantly freezes during streaming that require app restart.”
- monetization59 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the app heavily relies on ads, leading to frequent interruptions during gameplay and a frustrating user experience. Many users report that ads play smoothly while the actual content often buffers or fails to load, with some expressing a desire for a paid option to eliminate ads altogether. Overall, the consensus is that the excessive and disruptive advertising detracts significantly from the enjoyment of the app.
“The app prioritizes the ads over the games you are trying to watch.”
“More ads than program, and sports announcers are a bunch of chumps.”
“Won't play the soccer game, but has no problem loading ads.”
- story13 mentions
- 23 % positive mentions
- 54 % neutral mentions
- 23 % negative mentions
Users express mixed feelings about the story aspect of the app, praising the quality of the content but criticizing the navigation and accessibility. Many find it difficult to locate stories due to a cluttered interface and frequent server errors, leading some to prefer alternative platforms for similar content. Overall, while the stories themselves are appreciated, the user experience leaves much to be desired.
“Great story content!”
“Every pitcher that's thrown a no-hitter this season gets a story.”
“Good website for all sports updates and stories...”
“I can get the same story on other apps for free.”
“Too hard to find stories if they're not in their preferred story list.”
“It's easier to just go find your story on another app/website.”
- graphics12 mentions
- 92 % positive mentions
- 8 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game are consistently praised for their quality, with users highlighting the attractive color schemes, slick visuals, and intuitive design. While some mention that the graphics can be a bit heavy, the overall consensus is that they enhance the user experience significantly.
“Slick graphics and navigation.”
“Great graphics, attractive color schemes for all teams; some highlights include video.”
“Best game tracker I've seen; clean graphics and font on white is five stars.”
- optimization7 mentions
- 43 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The optimization of the app is criticized for persistent issues such as choppy video, stuttering sound, and low resolution across various devices, regardless of bandwidth. While some users appreciate its functionality for tracking team performance, many express a need for significant improvements in performance and better localization of notifications.
“So the app keeps me informed about my team's performance.”
“Happy with the app performance.”
“Pleasant ... very nice place to watch your team's performance ... appreciate that comfort ...”
“This app on my various Google TV devices always ends up with choppy/stuttering video.”
“Poor resolution, constant stuttering regardless of bandwidth, and no casting support even for cable subscribers.”
“Performance needs improvement and the schedule/notifications need to be localized for those of us not in the Eastern Time Zone.”
- music2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
Users express frustration with the app's automatic music playback upon installation, finding it intrusive and offensive. However, some appreciate the availability of music content related to sports, indicating a mixed reception overall.
“It's super offensive to me to have a new app randomly playing music after being installed.”
- humor2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is polarizing, with some users finding it amusingly ironic that it has a relatively high rating despite their negative experience, suggesting a disconnect between the game's quality and its perceived humor.
“It's funny that it gets 3.9 stars.”
“I'm still laughing my ass off at this one.”
- gameplay1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay has been criticized for being frustrating and poorly designed, with users reporting issues that prevent them from even watching the game, leading to an overall negative experience.
“Terrible app; I couldn't even watch the game, and don't get me started on the mechanics. Don't install, not worth it.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly during the login process, but ultimately believe that the effort is rewarding in the end.
