Sky Sports Scores

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Sky Sports Scores is a single player sport game. It received negative reviews from players.

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Sport

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Single-Player

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39%

Audience ScoreBased on 5,060 reviews

emotional3 positive mentions

monetization280 negative mentions

The app provides quick access to scores and updates.
It has a user-friendly interface for tracking favorite teams.
The app is generally reliable for checking scores and fixtures.

The live commentary feature often fails to load, displaying a blank screen.
Recent updates have cluttered the interface with excessive ads and removed key features like the vidiprinter.
Users frequently experience issues with notifications not working or being delayed.

monetization
285 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
1%
1%
98%
The monetization strategy of the app has drawn significant criticism from users, who report an overwhelming presence of ads that disrupt the user experience. Many users express frustration over the excessive length and frequency of ads, particularly before video content, which often fails to load properly. Overall, the app's reliance on ads has led to a cluttered interface and diminished functionality, prompting users to seek alternatives.
- “I wish there were no advertisements when watching a video, especially since I am a Sky Sports subscriber, or at least an option to skip when watching video highlights.”
- “Would give it 4 or maybe 5 stars if there were no ads; I never get to watch the video as I never get through the 30-second ads before every video.”
- “Loads ads fine but then cuts off the highlights, and I have to rewatch ads.”
- “The sheer amount of ads on the app causes the written commentary to jump constantly, leading to a white screen, meaning you get maybe 4 things to read before being inundated with ads that ruin the app.”
- “What used to be a friendly, usable app is now an absolute navigational mess flooded with ads.”
- “Trying to watch highlights makes you watch 2 ads, then the highlights don't even load; just more ads.”
story
56 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
5%
90%
5%
The story aspect of the app has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with users consistently reporting issues such as blank pages when attempting to read articles, outdated headlines being recycled for clickbait, and a general decline in functionality. Many users express frustration over the inability to access news stories, leading to a loss of trust in the app's reliability and a desire to seek alternatives. Overall, the app's recent updates have significantly hindered the user experience regarding news content.
- “Good app and I particularly like the gossip column in the news; however, recently when I click on a story from the news tab, it doesn't show the article. I've tried everything to fix the issue, but it just won't resolve.”
- “Normally, it's really good and has been for years, but over the last few weeks, when I click on the stories, the screen is blank.”
- “This app has got worse; when I open a news story, it shows the headline, then goes blank. Such a big company should either do it right or not do it at all.”
- “I've had it for years and it has been fine until a few months ago, but now when I try to read the news stories, I can see all the story headlines, but if I click on one, it takes me to a blank page.”
- “Repeated issues with this app where you select a headline and the story fails to load; you just see a blank screen.”
- “This used to be the best app going, but now the pages don't load, just a blank white screen when you open a story. Scores are always delayed now; not good, looking for a new app.”
stability
52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The app's stability has significantly deteriorated, with users reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and an overwhelming number of bugs, particularly after recent updates. Many have expressed frustration over excessive advertisements that disrupt navigation and content loading, leading to a poor user experience. While some users note minor improvements, the overall consensus is that the app remains unreliable and increasingly difficult to use.
- “I've been using this app for 10+ years to keep track of news/scores/fixtures and it's always been buggy, but in the last year or so it's been at its worst.”
- “This app is now so infuriating; it's gone so bad since they changed the layout. More and more adverts take longer than the video you want to see, videos take an age to load, the app freezes or sometimes just goes blank.”
- “Now it is just a buggy mess and regularly doesn't show matches or even load properly.”
optimization
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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55%
36%
The optimization of the app has been widely criticized, with users reporting consistently poor performance, slow loading times, and intrusive advertisements that hinder usability. Many express frustration over the lack of improvements and support, suggesting that the app feels outdated and in need of significant optimization work.
- “Simply class performance.”
- “App performance has been so poor for so long now I'm left to find alternatives.”
- “Performance is getting worse.”
- “Slow performance, it's a 2005 app in 2022.”
graphics
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
55%
27%
The graphics of the app have received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with users criticizing the cluttered layout, poor aesthetic quality, and confusing navigation. Many feel that the update has detracted from the user experience, with some even comparing it unfavorably to other sports apps. Overall, the visuals are seen as a significant downgrade, leading to frustration among users.
- “Please bring back the formation graphics!”
- “But other than that, before the glitching, the visuals and all-around dimensions of the app are just amazing.”
- “No longer can you see the team selection actually on a pitch graphic and as for navigating, what a complete jumbled mess. Baffling why you didn't leave it well alone. After all, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The 'One Football' app has all that this Sky app used to have, so I use that now.”
- “Cluttered and not very aesthetically pleasing.”
- “Terrible update - layout is grim, graphics look like a child did them, the screens are confusing and complicated and counter-intuitive.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users express frustration with the app's functionality, particularly during video playback, where the need to constantly touch the screen to prevent it from locking detracts from their emotional experience. Despite these technical issues, they still appreciate the app's content, indicating a mix of annoyance and attachment.
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find humor in the app's ironic failures, such as crashing before video highlights while still allowing ad views, and the absurdity of being prompted to update for bug fixes that don't resolve the issues. This blend of frustration and irony adds a comedic layer to the overall experience.
- “Shocking app, offers a chance to watch video highlights but always crashes before the highlights start. It always lets you view the ads though; funny, isn't it?”
- “Never had this problem when I used the NowTV app, funny enough.”
- “It's funny how they ask you to update to fix bugs, but the actual update itself doesn't work, so I can't get onto the app.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The music in the game has been criticized for its poor quality, with reports of it continuing to play even after the video crashes, leading to an annoying overlay effect when restarting. This technical issue detracts significantly from the overall experience.
- “In addition, the sound is dreadful; it plays despite the video already crashing and closing. Meanwhile, if you restart the video, you end up listening to the soundtrack overlaid by itself 30 seconds ahead.”
- “Similar to what certain music providers do.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, often resorting to external sources like Google to find relevant information, as they feel overwhelmed by unnecessary content that detracts from their experience.
- “It's just tedious now; it's better to just use Google to find what you're looking for.”
- “Got tedious scrolling through content I wasn't interested in.”