Hello,
A bit ago I mentioned one of my iOS apps here by the name of Weather Fast. I wanted to let forum readers know about another app I have had out called Sports Scores Fast. As the name implies, it is a VoiceOver friendly way to get sports scores and more.
This app is still only available through Apple's Test Flight at https://testflight.apple.com/join/128FeTqx.
The app covers a wide range of sports including MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, WNBA, as well as college versions of football, basketball hockey and more. The app also has a dedicated World Cup section.
For each sport you'll find scores, standings, stats, news and more. For example in MLB you can review play-by-play action for a game including a unique audio option for pitch tracking.
The Bench, available as a separate tab, has features such as NFL draft history, a team hub for even more details on hundreds of sports teams and a unique touch tour where you can use your phone's touch capabilities to explore the layout of various sports playing surfaces.
Feedback and suggestions are of course welcome.
Again get the app at https://testflight.apple.com/join/128FeTqx.
Kelly
Comments
Very excited
I have been searching for an app like this, and so far yours is fantastic. Its very clean and easy to use, but I love the level of detail I’m able to dig in to. I’m really looking forward to using it more heavily. This is absolutely something I would pay for, particularly to access premium features.
I have a few questions about your future plans-some suggestions.
• Do you plan on adding the ability to get notifications?
• Is it possible to get a tab on the home screen that lists scores of favorited teams across sports? I could see this being particularly useful to quickly locate scores that are part of one of the hubs.
• I’m not sure the APIs you’re using include this info, but if possible, it would be fantastic to get information about radio coverage for a given game.
• I’m already very pleasantly surprised that you have quite a few sports and leagues available, are you planning to continue to add additional sports? If so, I would like to cast votes for:
o NASCAR
o Formula 1
o Cricket
• More than anything, I would love to be able to access live race statistics with the same ease I’m experiencing with sports scores Fast. I find league’s in-house apps can often be challenging.
Plans
JoshL,
I'll have an update out most likely today or tomorrow that adds auto racing for F1. NASCAR and Indy Car. I need to wait until an actual race is happening to see how the live stats and such play out so this first version might have some bumps there. I will also have touch tours for a few different tracks.
I need to see if I can find a solid data source for cricket.
Doing a My Scores tab or sorts is something on my plans. The hub where you can make specific teams favorites is the start of such.
Notification, unless there's a trick I'm missing, is unfortunately not something I'm planning to add for a range of reasons around costs and more. I want to keep my apps free and just there's a lot more involved then just setting up the notification infrastructure.
Another great app!
Been checking this out over the past few days and, like the Weather Fast app, it's very straightforward and easy to use.
The field exploration is really cool and incredibly responsive. Awesome work!
soccer?
Hello! Would it be possible to add soccer support? I haven't tested the app yet, but it would be interesting to have. From what I read, it supports the World Cup, what about other leagues? Thanks!
Soccer Has Been Present for a While
Diego,
The app has had soccer coverage from a number of leagues for a while. I don't follow soccer as much as some sports but believe the coverage is fairly extensive. The leagues include:
Premier League
MLS
NWSL
La Liga
Bundesliga
Serie A
Ligue 1
Champions League
Europa League
Liga MX
CONCACAF Champions Cup