The Best Apps For The Olympics
In Rio
What’s the best way
to keep track of the Olympics on your smartphone or tablet? Check out these
apps.
01 /07 | THE BEST APPS FOR THE OLYMPICS IN RIO
What’s the best way to keep track of the
Olympics on your smartphone or tablet? Check out these apps.
02 /07 | BBC SPORT
03 /07 | ESPN
04 /07 | GOOGLE
05 /07 | NBC OLYMPICS: RIO NEWS & RESULTS
06 /07 | NBC SPORTS
07 /07 | RIO 2016 SOCIAL HUB
The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro are almost here. As one
of the world’s great sporting events begins, television is preparing for a
top-to-bottom Olympics blitz. Here in the United States, NBC is advertising
Olympics coverage nearly every third minute, and other broadcasters are doing
the same in their respective countries.
But we’re in a modern, wired world. The question remains: What’s
the best way to keep track of the Olympics on your smartphone or tablet?
Unfortunately, the "official"
apps for the Olympics aren’t the best. The International Olympic
Committee’s The Olympics - Official App is plagued by poor reviews in
both its Android and iOS editions, and the Rio 2016 app, while easier to use, has usability issues that might
turn off most casual users. In order to find out about the latest goings-on at
the Olympics, it’s best to turn to third-party apps.
The good news? Appmakers have come up with some amazing products
for 2016.
The BBC, which is broadcasting the Olympics in the U.K., has had a
top-notch sports app out for quite some time. Well designed and with a great
interface, users might enjoy the "My Sport" feature: It’s easy to
customize BBC Sport to send push notifications on results and news from your
favorite Olympic competitions. However, some reviewers complain that the app’s
default settings are too push notification-happy.(iOS, Android)
ESPN
ESPN’s mobile product is one of the best smartphone apps, period.
It’s popular for good reason: Disney’s poured money into creating an easy-to-use,
frequently updated, and friendly-to-the-eyes app. Although ESPN isn’t the
broadcaster of choice for the games, their app is a great way to receive timely
Olympics updates and news.(iOS, Android)
Google
Google’s mobile apps are getting an
Olympic makeover. New functionality has been added to the Google app that let users
browse event schedules, athlete information, and score updates, view television
schedules in more than 30 countries, and receive Google Search Trends updates
surrounding the Olympics.
(iOS Android)
NBC Olympics: Rio News & Results
NBC won the coveted rights to airing the Olympics in the United
States, and has created this dedicated app just for the Rio games. While
real-time video isn’t part of the equation, users can expect a well-designed
app with constantly updated news, results, and additional goodies thanks to the
resources of NBC Sports.(iOS, Android)
NBC Sports
Digital video fans are in luck: The NBC Sports iOS and Android
apps offer real-time streaming coverage of many Olympic events. There’s only
one catch: Watching the video feeds for an extended length of time requires
subscription to a cable or satellite service; cord cutters are limited to a few
minutes of viewing before the paywall comes in.(iOS, Android)
Rio 2016 Social Hub
Ironically, the International Olympic Committee’s least-promoted
app is by far the most helpful one they offer. The puzzlingly Android-only Rio
2016 Social Hub contains links to the verified Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
feeds of competing Olympics—it’s an easy way to follow your favorite athlete on
social media.
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