Never used to have an issue with this app, the only thing that annoyed me was replaying the same ads every single media break, but I can overlook that. However, this year this app has been nothing but problems for me. I use the app on both my phone and Xbox. The issue I had on my iPhone is having to exit the game I’m watching every commercial break because it’ll buffer or freeze every time. The issue I have on my Xbox is about every 10-15 minutes the game I’m watching will freeze but the audio continues to stay live. It’ll do this for about 20 seconds then the whole app just crashes and I return to my Home Screen. I will say though the issue I had on my phone isn’t as frequent it only happens about once per game, but my Xbox is still a reoccurring issue. I’ve tried updating the app on both systems and nothing has changed. This app hasn’t always been my favorite but it’s convenient nonetheless, however it’s just super frustrating at this point.

The app is a glitchy mess and somehow with all the updates it’s gotten worse. I watch football and was looking forward to the women’s World Cup. If I’m looking at something the app will glitch and the content won’t be available but it repositions my view to some seriously sketchy advertisements. It almost feels intentional. Content not loading or glitches happens with regularity. Then there’s the actual coverage, the games are scheduled but on cable Fox doesn’t always show the games but replaces them with something like NASCAR. On the app if the games are at normal times Fox won’t let me watch them, but if they are at 4-5am (World Cup is in Australia) then it’s ok for me to watch. They are still showing ads during the games (so, so many car ads) so it’s not like they are not making money. Since teamUSA got knocked out early it feels like Fox doesn’t feel fans will watch and that might be the reason for lackluster coverage. Wow way to support women’s sports Fox. It’s not just the World Cup I’ve run into issues with other sports as well. Glitches are bad enough but add blackouts and other nonsense and the experience degrades significantly. They show ads, collect your data so what’s the problem? Overall the quality of the app and coverage is subpar. I won’t feel bad deleting the app.

I would have stayed at ESPN if it wasn’t for FOX Sports. I didn’t think the app would be worth it, but I was proven wrong. Sure, I still use the ESPN app but I really enjoy the FOX Sports app and it’s simplistic and minimalistic notifications and designs. Instead of getting bombarded with notifications from minor events and too many broken news (I had 85 notifications from ESPN just today!), FOX Sports gives me the important rundown on just what I need to know in a length that won’t make me have to click on an article, and give me simple game notifications such as “MLB Final: TOR 2 @ NYY 5” or “BKN @ MIA - 8:00p ET” and a FOX Fact about the game instead of “🚨Game Start 🚨: Brooklyn Nets @ Miami Heat. Follow live on the ESPN App ➡️➡️”. I really love the design of the app and will continue to use it in detail alongside with the ESPN App, but I personally prefer Fox Sports over ESPN. Thank you FOX for this app.