Apple Sports 4+

While the design is clean and is easy to navigate around like all Apple native apps. There are a few things missing that other free apps have collectively. Like… 1 - cup competitions for UK Football. 2 - future fixtures more than a week ahead. 3 - team sheets/formations in position order. (I.e. GK, def, midfield then forwards). 4 - broadcast channel information (TV/Radio) 5 - club pages with news/squad/etc information. 6 - all leagues is English football. (Maybe including other countries leagues too?)

This app has a long way to go before being a real option against the likes of the Flashscore app. Barely enough teams, barely enough sports, it’s barebones and like a beta app right now. Seriously needs a wide overhaul of functionality and features to be acceptable.

Also needs to implement the swipe features as standard in iOS, I don’t know why Apple hasn’t included this in the app. Needs integration with the News app for sports news and podcasts, quality of life improvements overall.

However the one advantage Apple has is the ability to add innovative features and functionality such as Live Activities to the Dynamic Island natively at source, something the competitors on the App Store cannot do. If Apple adds this essential feature which allows live scores to update instantly on the Dynamic Island, this app will instantly become a must have for sports updates.

This is a deeply frustrating app, that is emblematic of the deep seated issues within Apple, no matter how petty that ultimately sounds.

This app is undeniably half baked. It provides a mix of various leagues and results, omitting key matches, competitions and results. Take football (soccer!) as an example. The Premier League is listed, but all other competitions that the same clubs compete in are omitted - inclusive of domestic trophies and European competitions. Complete lack of consistency and only partially meeting the needs of supporters.

I can excuse the absence of certain competitions if there is scope for development, but to omit key iOS features is a humiliation for the team responsible. The ‘Dynamic Island’ was sold as a way to keep up with live information - with sports being a prime example in the marketing. For Apple’s own sports app to fail to integrate with such a key feature is astounding.

I didn’t understand how this was considered in any way suitable for release. I’ve reverted to third party apps (like FotMob and NFL) that have actually bothered to use the functionalities that iOS provides. I suggest that Apple either pull the app until it meets basic standards or consider whether they actually care anymore about integration across their hardware and software offerings.