Comments on SBNation iPhone App

by John Sickels on Aug 28, 2025 12:20 PM EDT

Has anyone downloaded the new SBNation iPhone App? If so, do you have any comments or questions about it?

I don't have an iPhone and don't know anything about how they work, but I know a lot of other people do and I am interested in what people think of this. If you have questions or comments about the product, I will make sure they will get passed on to the development staff.

SBNation is really moving forward with support and development of new information technology. Apps for other technology platforms are in the works, and I'm extremely excited about the direction the network is heading. MinorLeagueball was one of the first blogs on the network, and the way SBNation has expanded and grown over the last five years validates that original decision to come on board. The future is very bright indeed, both for the network as a whole and for MinorLeagueBall itself.

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I'd rate it a B with potential

I’m used to using the mobile version of the website at this point, so I was a bit wary of the app.

Frankly, it took me a day to figure out how to get the stories just from MinorLeagueBall.com, but now that I have it’s a good way to access the site.

It’s also nice to be able to sort the stories from ALL the SB sites by sport. This app is definitely growing on me and may be as good (or better) a reference for what’s going on in baseball as MLB trade rumors.

by phiago on Aug 28, 2025 12:43 PM EDT via SB Nation iPhone app reply actions

Thanks!

Personally, I think it’s better… but I may be a bit biased ;)

You can get all the stories by sport. You can add specific “Sports” to your Lineup the same way you added Minor League Ball to your Lineup. Go to Lineup, tap the + sign or “add more” button, select “sports” and you can select baseball, football, basketball, etc…

From Lineup, you can tap on to any sport you’ve added and get all the news and stories for that sport.

Let me know if that works for you.

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by Mark_Hanna on Aug 28, 2025 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Give me Blackberry or give me death!

Or please come up with an SPNation Blackberry app. The mobile version of the website is good but a Blackberry app would be money.

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by King Billy Royal on Aug 28, 2025 12:49 PM EDT reply actions

Or an android version.

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by Marinerfanjake on Aug 28, 2025 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

BB and Android

There are currently no plans for a Blackberry app, but we will have Android out by the end of the year.

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by Mark_Hanna on Aug 28, 2025 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Good deal

by RedHopeful on Aug 28, 2025 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions

I just got a phone call for you

2002 called, they want their phone back

by sabernar on Aug 28, 2025 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Strange because 1982 called for you, and they want their joke back.

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by King Billy Royal on Aug 28, 2025 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh yeah? Well, the jerk store called, and they're running out of you!

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by Jeff Reese on Aug 28, 2025 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh yeah, well I slept with your wife!!!

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by King Billy Royal on Aug 28, 2025 11:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

iPhone user here

Just wanted to say that I love the app. It makes it really easy to check my 5-6 favorite sites in minutes. I’m really pleased with the direction of SBNation.

by OrangeBravo on Aug 28, 2025 1:35 PM EDT via SB Nation iPhone app reply actions

Thanks!

Glad you like it. Please feel free to share any feedback with us. You can email support @ sbnation.com with any questions or comments.

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by Mark_Hanna on Aug 28, 2025 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe Im just confused but I wish there was a way to view an individual blog rather than a team feed.

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by miketrout on Aug 28, 2025 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

You can!

Go to your “Lineup”. From here you can customize your app with your favorite teams, blogs and sports. If you’re looking for a blog feed, tap the + sign in the upper right or the “add more” button. Then tap “blogs”. Search or scroll for the blogs you want to add.

When you’re done, you can tap on a blog name to get a feed for just that blog. Or, go back to the Newsfeed section, refresh and you’ll see all of your Lineup selections mixed in with the latest news from SBnation.com, Baseball Nation and MMA Nation.

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by Mark_Hanna on Aug 28, 2025 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Mixed results

Mostly positive. I love the design but sometimes the load times are really slow.

by mattp31 on Aug 28, 2025 3:14 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

This is just the first step

We’ll be working on enhancing the app with new features and updates. Performance is something we plan on improving as well. Our goal was to get a solid app out to the public, collect feedback and comments and continue to work on and improve the app.

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by Mark_Hanna on Aug 28, 2025 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions

pretty good effort

I like a lot of the functionality. The sliding update tab on various stories is actually very cool, but I find it’s a little too big for the screen and consequently, my thumb catches on it a bit too often. It makes the navigation experience a little jerky and awkward. Being able to sort by sport/team is, as mentioned, a really nice touch. It ties all of SB Nation together very effectively.

I’d personally give it a B+ at present. I would have loved to use your app for a usability test project I have coming up, but I think I’m probably going to be restricted from using mobile platforms.

by mrkupe on Aug 28, 2025 3:37 PM EDT reply actions

Wow!

It’s been 5 years? How time flies….

by latenite on Aug 28, 2025 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

What it boils down to

Is that if you want to read stories, the SBN app is great. If you want to comment, read comments, participate in the action, the mobile site is SO much better.

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by Figgi4life on Aug 28, 2025 5:07 PM EDT via SB Nation iPhone app reply actions

Comments

We’ll be working on comments and enhancing them in future releases. Stay tuned!

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by Mark_Hanna on Aug 29, 2025 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions

I like it

I like that it’s only a one time log in and I can just flip between different blogs, and that the actual story and comments are separate, but I still prefer the mobile version, particularly because I can see FanPosts and such. I’d also like to have an indicator when there’s new posts, and sometimes, comments just do not load. But maybe that’s just me.

Sorry if that’s overly critical.

by CaptainCanuck on Aug 28, 2025 5:35 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

We’ll be adding fanposts to the app in the future.

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by Mark_Hanna on Aug 29, 2025 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions

fanposts

Glad to hear they’re on the list of adds. That was going to be my ‘I miss this’. Otherwise, still getting the hang of everything but it seem visually quite appealing!

by drewfull on Aug 29, 2025 9:16 PM EDT via SB Nation iPhone app up reply actions

Anything you’re still unsure of? Happy to answer any questions.

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by Mark_Hanna on Aug 30, 2025 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions

considering

Half my twitter feed/facebook feed are SB writers who were spamming about it I was very excited, sadly, no android app which makes me sad.

by ADLC on Aug 28, 2025 7:57 PM EDT reply actions

I really dig the app

Loading SBNation full sites was a bit of a pain, and as such I’ve been long been looking for a mobile solution. Now I seem to have found one.

I have just two quibbles: 1) I prefer to type in landscape mode, which the app doesn’t yet support, and B) huge comment sections — looking at you, Viva El Birdos — don’t seem to load.

Other than those things, this is a great app.

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by flavius217 on Aug 28, 2025 9:47 PM EDT via SB Nation iPhone app reply actions