How to Step Up Your Game with A Feature-Rich Sports App

From dedicated sports apps, fantasy sports apps, sports betting apps and more, sports apps represent a considerable occasion for app developers and sports entrepreneurs attempting to break into this lucrative market. And top sports app development companies are turning mere ideas into popular apps.

Sports apps are winning the race in terms of ‘reach’, against finance, education and dating apps. Research has shown that among sports fans between the ages of 18 and 27, around 64% check sports-related content on a mobile app.

Just like other categories of apps, a lot of sports apps have certain standard features and modules. Short of these core features your app is unlikely to cater to your users’ requirements. To give you a head-start, here are the major features that a sports app cannot do without.

Basic Features For Sports Apps

Real-time Data– Sports fans who for some reason or the other are unable to catch a game on TV or stream it online still love to be kept updated. Updating fans on every highlight, point, substitution, injury and more from the convenience of your app is bound to keep them coming back for more.

User Profile– This feature allows you to capture the personal details of your user, whether it is their location, age, favorite sports/team, preferred sports bars, game-day snacks and so on. Accordingly, you will be able to ensure that your app customizes their experience on the basis of their personal preferences. As any sports app development company can tell you, a high percentage of sports fans welcome in-app personalized merchandise or food offers while at a game.

Newsfeed– It is the era of ‘second screening’ and sports fans want the latest sports news while simultaneously consuming live games. For this, you can integrate your app with well-known sports news sites. It’s vital to tailor the feed to the user’s preferences, for instance, particular players, leagues, sports, international-level sports news, etc. On the other hand, you have the option of presenting both a tailored feed alongside a “Trending” news feed.

Community Features– Including elements like chat rooms, comment sections and group discussions give users a sense of community among their fellow fans. They can interact with like-minded fans from anywhere in the world and have discussions and debates in real-time. Additionally, integrating social media into your sports app gives fans the chance to share content on top channels like Facebook or Instagram.  

Push Notifications– For most apps, push notifications act as a convenient shortcut to return to the app. It’s important to use push notifications that are value-based and urgent. Continually notifying users about a new app feature or functionality would not be a good use of this medium and could potentially make you lose users.

To overcome these challenges you can work with a reputable sports app development company.

Search Functionality– No one likes to waste time. If your users are looking for something within your app, they would want to find it within seconds. Make it easy for sports fans to locate games/players details, stats and more quickly. You can offer users the option of a simple search, predictive search, filtered search and limited search. Rather than going through the headache of looking for information from page to page, all they would need to do is enter it in the search panel.

Game Schedules– Maintaining updated schedules of upcoming games in various sports is a great feature in a sports app.  No matter what type of sport application you create, you would have loyal fans flocking to your app if it allows them to browse through game schedules of their favorite sports.

Payment Processing– It’s important to have a reliable payment module to facilitate transactions within your app. Particularly for in-app purchases or for sports betting apps, a robust and speedy payment module would be the ideal way to go.

With an increasing amount of sports fans leveraging apps to watch games, highlights, stay updated with the latest news, stats, and interact with fellow sports fans it’s no wonder that more businesses are interested in developing cutting-edge sports apps.  Have you approached a sports app development company yet?