120 Sports Review
Price: FREE
Version Reviewed: 1.0.0
Device Reviewed On: iPhone 5
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Combining the traditional idea of live programming with plenty of on-demand video content, 120 Sports is a fine amalgamation of ways to provide expert commentary on various sporting events. Even better, it's entirely free - albeit heavily ad-supported - making it quite the no-brainer for sports fans.
Clearly laid out, the app offers up a selection of stories each day that relate to sports such as MLB, NBA, NHL, PGA Tour, NCAA Football, and numerous others. In each case, the story has a short video analyzing the news, along with images, external news articles, and popular tweets about the situation. It's just enough to be a useful snapshot of what's being discussed, although at times it makes one wish there was more expansive video content.
There are a couple of downsides, though. For one thing, there's no way to interact with content such as by providing comments - something that would have been great with contentious issues. More importantly, there's a ton of advertising in the way of mostly everything. That's somewhat understandable given 120 Sports' free nature but it makes one wish for a way of opting out via an in-app purchase. Extended use of the app makes it all the more intrusive.
Despite such issues though, 120 Sports is a cool idea. It's a great snapshot of important sporting issues and the live programming is worth checking out each day. For free, it's hard to be too critical here.