talkSPORT

Name: talkSPORT
Rating: 4.7 (2074 reviews)
Author: News Corp UK & Ireland Limted

Live sports, news & podcasts

Free · Designed for iPhone

2.1K Ratings
Ages

13+
Years
Category

Sports
Developer

News Corp UK & Ireland Limted
Language

EN
English
Size

94.7
MB

The talkSPORT app is the best way to listen to the World’s biggest sports radio station. LISTEN LIVE: With 450 live games from the Premier League, EFL, Champions League and more, you won’t find more football anywhere on radio. Listen to the action or one of your favourite shows live. SEE WHAT’S ON: Scroll through our schedule to see what’s next, whether it’s Jeff Stelling, Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist on Breakfast, Jim White and Simon Jordan’s latest guest or Andy Goldstein and Darren Bent getting you home every day on Drive. PODCASTS: From Premier League All Access to talkBOXING and The Debrief with Alan Brazil and Gabby Agbonlahor, you can dive into our wide range of perfect podcasts. VIDEO: talkSPORT is full of hilarious moments, huge opinions and epic analysis, so come and take a look at our latest red-hot content and our live streams too. NEWS: talkSPORT brings you the very latest breaking sports news before anyone else, so tune in because you’ll hear it here first. BRING IT ON Our app can be used on iOS 15 and above, although we recommend that you stay up to date with the latest operating system if possible. We are constantly improving our app by adding more content and features, so please let us know what you’d like to see next.. We do not actively support tablets currently, although you can run our smartphone app on iPads.

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

2.1K Ratings

New App New Voices. I fell in love again.
08/19/2019

Jasmn14
I’m just realizing there is a “podcast” replay feature that allows you to listen to missed show from a few days back. Which has always been a issue due to the time zone diff NYC -5hrs and so much quality shows/presenters re: Brazil, Kelly, Georgie, Barry, Andy, Cundy, Parlour etc. The programming however, also needs a major kudos. Lee Clayton 👍👍. The new voices and melting point of perspectives Simon Jordan, Natalie Sawyer, Darren Lewis and that new young dude who from South London and does that Late Night shift and that Souf’ London documentary. I never caught his name but it’s refreshing to hear folks you can connect with having lived in Croydon myself. The change up brings about a discourse that’s as diverse as football and UK sport. I listen religiously from 1am US till the Midnight Train and when possible after to Late Night leading back into Alan but by then I usually fall asleep. Point is it’s addictive. Love that I can catch up tho. Bravo 👏 . Battery drain it is make sure you leave your phone charged overnight. Or else 🤦‍♂️ in the a.m.
New App New Voices. I fell in love again.
08/19/2019

Jasmn14

I’m just realizing there is a “podcast” replay feature that allows you to listen to missed show from a few days back. Which has always been a issue due to the time zone diff NYC -5hrs and so much quality shows/presenters re: Brazil, Kelly, Georgie, Barry, Andy, Cundy, Parlour etc. The programming however, also needs a major kudos. Lee Clayton 👍👍. The new voices and melting point of perspectives Simon Jordan, Natalie Sawyer, Darren Lewis and that new young dude who from South London and does that Late Night shift and that Souf’ London documentary. I never caught his name but it’s refreshing to hear folks you can connect with having lived in Croydon myself. The change up brings about a discourse that’s as diverse as football and UK sport. I listen religiously from 1am US till the Midnight Train and when possible after to Late Night leading back into Alan but by then I usually fall asleep. Point is it’s addictive. Love that I can catch up tho. Bravo 👏 . Battery drain it is make sure you leave your phone charged overnight. Or else 🤦‍♂️ in the a.m.
Recent Update Seems to Destroy Pause/FF/RWD Functions
06/11/2021

cmville05
I love TalkSport, but I live in America so I don’t listen on the radio and rarely listen in real-time. But I listen on the app. I used to listen on the website (in the Listen Again section), but that was annoying because every sound bite was 30 minutes and you often needed to refresh. For about a year, the app has been the best. I listen to the SportsBar next day without fail. But when I updated either the TalkSport app OR my iPhone recently, the pause/fast forward/rewind functions result in the app buffering. Endlessly. Then I need to kill the app and try to pinpoint (with the precision of a diamond-cutter) the exact location where I left off by scrolling the timer with my finger. It’s a mess. At this point, the app is basically unusable for me, and it’s so disappointing. This is a 5-star app otherwise, and TS is absolutely brilliant. But I have to give it a 2 due to sheer lack of function at the present time. Note: I looked for other recent reviews reporting the same issue and only found one. So maybe it’s just me and my recent iPhone update. But now I’m stuck with the “newest” version of both the iPhone OS and the TS app. Soooo… back to the website I go 😢

Developer Response
Hi 'cmville05,' thanks for your review and great to know that people are enjoying talkSPORT across the pond! Sorry to hear you've been having trouble with the streaming. Whilst your specific issue may not have been reported many times in the app store, our developers are aware that improvements can and should be constantly made to improve the quality and stability of the stream. Make sure to stay up to date with the latest version of the app to ensure that you don't miss out on any of these improvements. Hopefully you'll be able to come back to the app very soon! Thanks.
Recent Update Seems to Destroy Pause/FF/RWD Functions
06/11/2021

cmville05

I love TalkSport, but I live in America so I don’t listen on the radio and rarely listen in real-time. But I listen on the app. I used to listen on the website (in the Listen Again section), but that was annoying because every sound bite was 30 minutes and you often needed to refresh. For about a year, the app has been the best. I listen to the SportsBar next day without fail. But when I updated either the TalkSport app OR my iPhone recently, the pause/fast forward/rewind functions result in the app buffering. Endlessly. Then I need to kill the app and try to pinpoint (with the precision of a diamond-cutter) the exact location where I left off by scrolling the timer with my finger. It’s a mess. At this point, the app is basically unusable for me, and it’s so disappointing. This is a 5-star app otherwise, and TS is absolutely brilliant. But I have to give it a 2 due to sheer lack of function at the present time. Note: I looked for other recent reviews reporting the same issue and only found one. So maybe it’s just me and my recent iPhone update. But now I’m stuck with the “newest” version of both the iPhone OS and the TS app. Soooo… back to the website I go 😢
Developer Response 06/14/2021
Hi 'cmville05,' thanks for your review and great to know that people are enjoying talkSPORT across the pond! Sorry to hear you've been having trouble with the streaming. Whilst your specific issue may not have been reported many times in the app store, our developers are aware that improvements can and should be constantly made to improve the quality and stability of the stream. Make sure to stay up to date with the latest version of the app to ensure that you don't miss out on any of these improvements. Hopefully you'll be able to come back to the app very soon! Thanks.
Fix sign in bug
07/05/2020

Kaestrel
Like an earlier reviewer, I too am irritated by being prompted to sign in every time I open the app. Doesn’t remember that I already signed in the day prior. Otherwise, the access to premier league and championship football/soccer commentary in USA is a great thing, as well as the call-in shows. App performance is perhaps now back to reliability of a few years ago, after an agonizing dip about 2 years ago. Just need to fix the sign in bug.

Developer Response
Hi 'Kaestrel', thanks for your comment, sorry to hear about this issue, you shouldn't be prompted to sign in again if you signed in the previous day. Please can you complete the following form with a bit more detail and we will get the team to look into it for you - https://forms.gle/VszaMECzjumQJwaQ7 - thanks. The talkSPORT app team.
Fix sign in bug
07/05/2020

Kaestrel

Like an earlier reviewer, I too am irritated by being prompted to sign in every time I open the app. Doesn’t remember that I already signed in the day prior. Otherwise, the access to premier league and championship football/soccer commentary in USA is a great thing, as well as the call-in shows. App performance is perhaps now back to reliability of a few years ago, after an agonizing dip about 2 years ago. Just need to fix the sign in bug.
Developer Response 07/16/2020
Hi 'Kaestrel', thanks for your comment, sorry to hear about this issue, you shouldn't be prompted to sign in again if you signed in the previous day. Please can you complete the following form with a bit more detail and we will get the team to look into it for you - https://forms.gle/VszaMECzjumQJwaQ7 - thanks. The talkSPORT app team.
Sadly the app has become almost unusable.
07/08/2021

Nekatla09
Living as I do in America, I get that I’m not really a priority audience for this app. I have been a listener of TalkSport for years. Being six hours behind in time I was excited to be able to use this app to catch up on my favorite shows that I’m not able to enjoy live. However for the better part of the last year I have been unable to enjoy the streams without them constantly crashing and requiring rebooting the app and trying to manually get back to the place I was kicked off at. The issue has persisted through complete reinstalls and the updating to the most recent iPhone. I had faith that the issues would be addressed but instead they have gotten worse. To the point this morning that may attempt to enjoy even 3 minutes of a show required rebooting the app 5 times and it still wouldn’t work. I hate that I have to say this is unusable and should not be bothered with. Heartbroken to have to leave a station I’ve gotten so much enjoyment out of over the years, but the problem getting worse instead of better says there’s no will to correct is, so I need to find other stations who can be depended on to deliver.

Developer Response
Hi 'Nekatla09,' thanks for your honest review and we really appreciate your support over the years. Our developers are aware of this streaming issue and have been working on a project to improve the quality and stability of the audio stream for both live and catch up content. Rest assured that we are trying to come up with a long-term solution, but to fully fix the problem we want to take extra time to make sure that it is properly resolved. Please do bear with us whilst we complete this work and release an update in the coming releases. In the meantime, you should be able to access catch up content via talkSPORT.com. Although this is not the same experience as using an app, it should allow you to listen to catch up content without disruption. Thanks.
Sadly the app has become almost unusable.
07/08/2021

Nekatla09

Living as I do in America, I get that I’m not really a priority audience for this app. I have been a listener of TalkSport for years. Being six hours behind in time I was excited to be able to use this app to catch up on my favorite shows that I’m not able to enjoy live. However for the better part of the last year I have been unable to enjoy the streams without them constantly crashing and requiring rebooting the app and trying to manually get back to the place I was kicked off at. The issue has persisted through complete reinstalls and the updating to the most recent iPhone. I had faith that the issues would be addressed but instead they have gotten worse. To the point this morning that may attempt to enjoy even 3 minutes of a show required rebooting the app 5 times and it still wouldn’t work. I hate that I have to say this is unusable and should not be bothered with. Heartbroken to have to leave a station I’ve gotten so much enjoyment out of over the years, but the problem getting worse instead of better says there’s no will to correct is, so I need to find other stations who can be depended on to deliver.
Developer Response 07/13/2021
Hi 'Nekatla09,' thanks for your honest review and we really appreciate your support over the years. Our developers are aware of this streaming issue and have been working on a project to improve the quality and stability of the audio stream for both live and catch up content. Rest assured that we are trying to come up with a long-term solution, but to fully fix the problem we want to take extra time to make sure that it is properly resolved. Please do bear with us whilst we complete this work and release an update in the coming releases. In the meantime, you should be able to access catch up content via talkSPORT.com. Although this is not the same experience as using an app, it should allow you to listen to catch up content without disruption. Thanks.

Thank you for using the talkSPORT app. In this release, we have squished some annoying bugs to improve your in-app and listening experience. If you catch any bugs, witness anything strange or have an idea for how we can improve the app, select ‘App feedback’ in the settings section, or email appfeedback@news.co.uk. If you're enjoying using the app, please leave us a review!

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