SportsTap Acquired By Score Mobile
My personal favorite app for followings sports scores and happenings of my favorite teams – SportsTap – has been acquired by Score Media, the makers of Score Mobile. With a minimalistic approach, SportsTap got you the information you wanted reliably and quickly, which I appreciated, leaving the highlights and high def media to the more able competition.
At first, I was a bit worried Score would try to completely absorb SportsTap, taking the competitor off the market and welcoming the user base to Score Mobile. It seems that is not the case: SportsTap will operate independently of Score. Sigh of relief. I’m hoping that Score Media might pump some resources into SportsTap to continually improve the experience but I’d recommend one major thing: don’t get complicated – SportsTap is successful because it’s simple!
According to their numbers, Score and SportsTap would enjoy a combined #3 ranking in app viewership behind only ESPN and Yahoo and ahead of huge networks like FOX and CBS.