The Athletic: Sports Coverage
Submitted by Kelly Ford on Saturday, September 21, 2019.
Last modified
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Category
Description of App
The Athletic features subscription-based sports coverage and commentary for multiple leagues and teams with no advertising. You can follow particular authors, leagues, teams and topics. You must have a subscription to access content but The Athletic frequently runs promotional discounts of 50% or more off the standard subscription price.
Version
7.9.7
Free or Paid
Free With In-App Purchase
Apple Watch Support
Not Known
Device(s) App Was Tested On
iPhone
iOS Version
13.0
VoiceOver Performance
VoiceOver reads all page elements.
Button Labeling
Most buttons are clearly labeled.
Usability
There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.
Other Comments
The Athletic has hired and continues to hire many leading sports journalists and columnists so can be a go to place for those interested in the games along with the entire industry surrounding sports.
Developer's Twitter Username
@TheAthletic
Developer's Website
Recommendations
1 people have recommended this app
Most recently recommended by Kelly Ford 1 year 3 months ago
Comments
the athletic
I would suggest reaching out to the developer and letting them know of the accesibility issues so hopefully they can be fixed.
Accessibility Comments
The vast majority of this app is text and a few buttons so reads well with VoiceOver. Where you are offered the ability to follow authors in the app or access their Twitter commentary, the controls are missing proper accessibility labels but do include the words follow and twitter in what VoiceOver reads. The names of the buttons are duplicated as static text when using swipe gestures as well. You can largely focus on content and read it effectively in this app.