5 interesting features a sports app can have

by JONATHAN PAUL Jonathan Paul working at PHPProgrammers, a leading

This article is going to highlight some of the best features a sports app can have. If you are planning to invest in building a sports app, read on and get some ideas for your app.

You may wonder why investing in the sports app market is a good idea. Here are a few stats and facts, which will give you the answer you are looking for.

The North American sports market is growing every year and it is expected that by 2020, it will be worth more than $76 billion. Have you heard about the sports team of Dallas Cowboys? Well, the brand value of this team in 2018 was almost $4.8 billion.

Sports apps like TheScore or ESPN is already immensely popular in the industry. To build a successful sports app, here is a list of some specific functionalities, adding which can make sure your app will be competitive and as par the industry standard.

User account

This feature is subconsciously appealing to the app users. Along with offering a smart set of features and intuitive navigation, the app users should be able to customise the interface of the app according to their preferences in this segment. For example, if you are thinking of building an aggregated application, allow the app users to add their favourite player or favourite sports to the Bookmarks or Favourites list.

Ticket sale

Those who are dedicated sports fans, usually don’t want to miss a game of their favourite player or favourite teams. Hence, you can add the functionality of buying tickets for the upcoming games in your app. Integrate a payment gateway with your app, allow the users to track as well as to purchase game tickets directly from your app.

You can also integrate the app with a third-party ticket selling service. If you do this, the app users will be able to browse the game tickets, check the availability and prices from your app. To make the final purchase, users will be taken to the third-party service page but you will get a fee from each transaction.

Newsfeed

Want to keep the app users interested and engaged in your app? Make sure to add this functionality. Things become much better if you implement the push notifications as well. It will make sure no user misses any sports related news.

Other than the newsfeed, make sure to include the point table, tournament tables in your app so that the app users can check the rankings and points of their favourite teams and players.

If your plan is to develop an app for a certain sports tournament or a certain team, include the Match Day Center, an information hub containing all the relevant data on the games.

Calendar

To keep your app users informed about the upcoming games and matches, the inclusion of this feature is very important. Users can check the calendar and accordingly can plan their free time to watch a particular game they are interested in.

Live streaming

This functionality is probably the most favourite one to the app users. Without leaving your app, users can enjoy the live streaming match. In addition to this, you can allow them to watch the game records as well.

Other than the above-mentioned ones, you can add other features like

Brand store
Social media integration
Offline mode
Chat
Sports teams/Sportsmen Catalogue

So, thinking of building an app for the sports industry? Contact a trusted app development firm and get a team of skilled app developers to get your app done.

Jonathan Paul is a professional app developer, who has years of experience of working in the industry of Android and iOS app development in Australia. Presently, he is working with Visions & Solutions and leading a team of skilled app developers in Sydney. Be it app consultation, planning, strategy building, development, or maintenance and support - you can reach this expert app development team.