Category: Sports
Author: SCORE MEDIA VENTURES INC.
This one is for all you sports maniacs out there. Nowadays you rarely get the chance to sit and enjoy a sports event. Taking out 90mins for a soccer match can seem impossible at times. Sure you can watch
"Sports Center" for the weeks sports happenings but thats not an option for everyone. You miss the good old days where you could name everyone on the field even the referees but now you feel left out when your friends start taking about sports.
Well... we have just the solution for you. No longer will you have to miss out on any updates from your favoriet teams. Score Mobile to the rescue !!!
This is one of those apps which has been around for a while. I remember trying using this on my blackberry(yeah I owned a BB... don't judge me), it took a while to load up and wasn't that responsive but being a BB user my options were limited so I stuck with it. Later revisions were less buggy and the developers always kept adding a feature or two.
The Android version of this app is much evolved. The content has been refined and so has the UI. This app is a one stop shop for all your sporting needs. The app features a pretty simple interface. You can select your sport of choice ("Leagues" as they call it) from the top menu. Your options include NHL, NBA, MLB, all popular soccer leagues,Golf(who gives a damm), F1, NASCAR, Tennis, Cricket and last but not least IPL(yeah you can follow your favoriet IPL team... Go KKR!!! :P ). The only thing missing I feel is women's beach volleyball (I know you guys will second that).
Now lets dive into the app. After selecting a particular sport you get a list of the matches taking place on that day. You can click on a match to view the match summary, the detailed scoreboard and also a ball by ball/minute by minute feed of the match. The details are spread out nicely and you don't need a giant phone to figure out 1 from 7. A feature that I find very cool is that on the "Matchup" screen you can select the team you favor and they will be added to your favorites so that you can get alerts whenever they are playing (currently this option is limited to soccer and major American sports).
Pressing the android menu button will give you several option:
Scores: This option takes you to calendar mode where you can view all matches that have been played or will be played. You can select a future event and add that to your phone calendar so you don't miss out.
Standing: This gives you a measure of who's where on the leader board.
Stats: This menu in most cases will give you some interesting stats like the number of goals scored by a player or the number of assists made by an individual.
New, Video & Settings are self explanatory.
One thing to note is that menus and options will vary from sport to sport to give you the best of all worlds so you might have to do a little digging to find what you are looking for. Another feature I would like to mention is "Game Subscription". While a game is on you can pin it for regular updates. Just follow the instructions in the settings menu to get it up and running.
The developer is still in the process of adding new features. So don't be surprised if you end up on screen saying "Coming Soon..". Also the app can be laggy at times and it got stuck a couple of times on the video screen. There is no in app browser so embedded videos are out of the question. The RSS news feed is decent enough and has the usual sharing options.
This app is a must try for all who love sports and don't want to miss out on any of the action.
Never miss a Goal or Six with Score Mobile in your pocket...
Rating: 7.5/10
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