Yahoo Sports: Scores & News

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Yahoo Sports: Scores & Updates is a sports game that provides real-time scores and news on various sports, including football, baseball, golf, soccer, MMA, and F1. The game boasts phenomenal graphics, but is hindered by frequent advertisements and bugs that can detract from the overall user experience. Despite these issues, it remains a popular choice for sports enthusiasts looking to stay updated on their favorite leagues and teams.

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Sport

Play Modes

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

81%

Audience ScoreBased on 20,000 reviews

story4 positive mentions

monetization310 negative mentions

monetization
322 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
3%
1%
96%
The monetization strategy of the app primarily relies on advertisements, which users find to be a mixed bag. While many appreciate the absence of intrusive pop-ups and excessive ads compared to competitors like ESPN, there are significant complaints about the frequency and intrusiveness of ads, particularly during gameplay, which can disrupt the user experience. Overall, while the app offers free access to sports content, the ad experience is often criticized for being overwhelming and disruptive.
- “Has all you need for sports, and no ads!”
- “Works great, no ads unless you're watching a live game, which is to be expected.”
- “Love this app, best place to watch sports with no ads, thank you.”
- “The only issue (-1⭐) is: the ads cause streaming issues.”
- “Would be a great app (4 maybe 5 stars) if the ads weren't so inconsistent and frequent.”
- “The only thing this app livestreams is the ads and then an error pops up saying it could not play video when the game gets back on, only get this if you want to watch ads every couple of minutes.”
stability
266 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
3%
6%
91%
The app's stability is a significant concern among users, with many reporting frequent freezing, lagging, and crashing issues, particularly during live events. While some users have experienced smooth performance and minimal glitches, the overall sentiment indicates that recent updates have exacerbated these problems, leading to frustration with the app's reliability. Despite troubleshooting efforts, many users find the app often unusable, especially during critical moments like live sports broadcasts.
- “I've experienced no glitches since downloading.”
- “Easy to use, no glitches or problems.”
- “Works great, smooth and no glitches.”
- “The developer is responding with a link to a troubleshooting page instructing you to close the app and delete the cache, but this problem occurs so often that you have to take this step multiple times every time you use the app.”
- “Totally unstable and glitchy app that freezes all the time.”
- “Has great potential but every time I try to watch a game, no matter if I'm on Wi-Fi or LTE with full signal, the video freezes constantly, having to restart the app every 3 plays; you might as well not even watch the game.”
story
67 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
6%
90%
4%
The story aspect of the app receives mixed reviews, with users appreciating the clean layout but expressing frustration over frequent technical issues, such as notifications not linking to the intended articles and slow loading times. While the content is deemed informative, many find the articles too brief and often leading to external links, detracting from the overall experience. Additionally, the presence of ads and irrelevant autoplay videos further complicates the reading process, prompting some users to seek alternatives.
- “I used the ESPN app for the longest time, and I recently switched to this. It's better for multiple reasons such as, it has stories like on Instagram to give you all the latest news, you can comment and interact with other users, it gives better notifications, and more!”
- “Plenty of articles to keep you up to date with nearly every major story of note.”
- “Story content is good when there are articles.”
- “Constantly get a black screen and have to scroll down for 45 seconds to 2 minutes before finally getting to the text of a story.”
- “You see a story you want to read, so you click on the link and it's not there.”
- “Notifications when clicked do not open the said story.”
graphics
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
52%
41%
7%
Overall, the graphics of the app are highly praised for their clarity, color, and aesthetic appeal, making it enjoyable for sports fans to navigate and view content. However, some users report occasional issues with blurriness and loss of definition during streaming, which can affect readability. Despite these minor drawbacks, the visuals are generally considered strong and enhance the overall user experience.
- “I'm a huge NFL fan and love this app because it has just amazing graphics and it is just an amazing app for football fans if you like being able to watch the Super Bowl wherever you are.”
- “Great graphics, very complete scoreboard, great speed, by far the best baseball site - keep up the good work!”
- “The visuals are great, and so is navigation.”
- “The only issue I have, and it is minor, is that occasionally the stream loses some of its definition, to the point that in-game graphics are unreadable.”
- “The view of the action is still acceptable at these times, but graphics are blurred.”
- “No visuals on NFL games.”
optimization
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
50%
31%
The optimization of the app receives mixed reviews, with some users praising its overall performance and smooth navigation, while others report significant issues such as stuttering, buffering, and poor compatibility with certain devices, particularly tablets. While there are improvements noted in some areas, many users express frustration over persistent lagging and the app's failure to fully optimize for all devices, leading to a less than satisfactory experience during live streaming.
- “The app performance is good even with mobile internet on your phone.”
- “Awesome performance & easy to navigate.”
- “Great app, runs smoothly.”
- “And now the game streams are back to their old ways of stuttering and buffering every five seconds.”
- “Either the live streaming is poorly optimized for the app or it's poorly optimized for the Galaxy Z Fold 2.”
- “The app is great during commercials... live action is full of buffering delays, stuttering, loss of signal, etc. Totally frustrated and totally useless... I keep seeing apologies from Yahoo Sports staff... I certainly would prefer solutions.”
music
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
65%
22%
Users express frustration with the app's music experience, particularly due to intrusive commercial breaks that disrupt playback and feature repetitive, catchy tunes that become annoying. While some appreciate the overall music functionality, the inability to mute or control the commercial music during article reading detracts significantly from the user experience. Overall, the commercial music is seen as a major drawback, overshadowing the app's potential as a music platform.
- “Although the commercial break music gets stuck in your head for days.”
- “Live streaming, music, videos and up to date scores.”
- “The best way to listen to music.”
- “I'm ok with the ads, but the music with the commercial ad breaks drives me to distraction!”
- “I want to just read the article in the news section, but there is an annoying playing of music or some other audio that cannot be muted.”
- “The quick loop music track on the 'commercial break' is enough to drive a person insane when it runs for a minute or two.”
gameplay
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
44%
33%
The gameplay experience is severely hindered by frequent buffering and interruptions, with users reporting only a few minutes of uninterrupted play over extended periods. The app's ability to consistently display ads contrasts sharply with its unreliable video streaming, leading to frustration and comparisons to more functional alternatives like Yahoo Sports. Overall, the gameplay is marred by technical issues that detract from user enjoyment.
- “Not once, but over the course of 30 minutes, I saw maybe 3 minutes of unbuffered gameplay.”
- “3 minutes of gameplay, 3 minutes of reloading.”
- “This app is remarkable in that it can always show the ads; however, when the actual gameplay comes on, suddenly the video stream fails and you're asked to 'retry'.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
88%
38%
Users find the humor in the app's attempts at comedy through its use of emojis and headlines, but many feel these efforts fall flat, reflecting a decline in quality. The humor is often perceived as forced or ineffective, overshadowed by the app's overall disappointing performance.
- “The funny thing is last season I could.”
- “Funny though it plays the commercials just fine...”
- “Funny thing was the advertisements played perfectly.”
- “The app has gone so far downhill it's not funny.”
- “The jokes feel forced and fall flat, lacking any real wit.”
- “I expected a lot more laughs, but the humor is stale and repetitive.”
emotional
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report that the emotional experience of the game is intense and multifaceted, often feeling like an emotional rollercoaster filled with drama and highs and lows. While some criticize the authenticity of the narratives, many express that the game elicits strong feelings, leading to a mix of laughter, tears, and exhaustion.
- “I left this app...emotionally and physically spent!!!”
- “It's an emotional rollercoaster!!!”
- “The drama!...and....the glory!!..I laughed....I cried....it's all there!!!”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding aspect of the game tedious and cumbersome, often feeling that it detracts from the overall experience. The navigation is described as difficult, and the reliance on mascots instead of city names adds to the frustration, making it less appealing, especially for sports fans.
- “Tedious, cumbersome, difficult to navigate.”
- “Has the scores I want, although the use of mascots instead of city names is tedious, I think.”
- “Always ... 2 - 15 minutes behind... always.. not for the sports fan... but it is kinda free.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere in the game is characterized by clear and easily readable stats, contributing to a well-defined sports environment that enhances player engagement and understanding.