Last week,  two new apps for sports scores and news were added to the iTunes app store: Sportacular and ScoreMobile. Here’s a look at both, along with an opinion on which is the best.

Sportacular

Sportstacular is my favorite of the two new apps. It offers live scores, standings, news, box scores, game plays, and the ability to track the stats of individual players.

For live baseball scores, Sportacular shows a graphic displaying who’s on base, the pitcher and batter, ball and strike count, number of outs, a traditional 9-inning scoreboard, as well as a box score and a list of game plays. Scores automatically refresh every 30 seconds.

Box scores are presented in a split view, showing the stats of only one team per page. I’m not sure why this has become the norm for iPhone apps (both native and web). I’d like to see a full box score on only one page.

The news page looks like an RSS feed, with a headline and brief summary of the article. Tapping on the article opens up the article’s website within the app (the news comes from third-party sites like ESPN, Fox Sports, etc). This is a nice feature as it doesn’t take you to Mobile Safari then force you to navigate back to the app.

Sportacular also makes it easy to follow your fantasy players. Specific players can be added to a customizable page. This allows you to easily check your fantasy players’ performances.

ScoreMobile

ScoreMobile has a more simple approach than Sportacular, focusing on scores. The app features live scoreboard, box scores, and a writeup of games that have ended, but no news or individual player tracking.

ScoreMobile also features the Vegas line of upcoming games for the sports betting enthusiast.

 Links

• Name: Sportacular
• Developer:
• Price: Free
• Download: Click here

• Name: ScoreMobile
• Developer:
• Price: Free
• Download: Click here