Is there a good app for stream live events?
Heavily used and done badly — the most disruptable kind of gap.
88
Opportunity /100
93
Demand /100
99
Competition /100
95
Execution gap /100
24
Apps serving it
37
Mined complaints
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to stream live events, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| cannot watch live event | reliability | 1 | Can't watch final Round |
| no live streaming feature | missing-feature | 1 | Lives. We should be allowed to go on lives |
| can't play live event | reliability | 1 | tried to play clash of Italy and it wanted to give to them so much |
| can't stream live sporting events | missing-feature | 1 | Why can’t I stream live sporting events |
| no split screen for multiple live events | missing-feature | 1 | all other services allow you to split screen on busy sporting event days but Hulu does not |
| app forces a live stream on open | ux | 1 | When I open the app it takes me to a live stream. Extremely annoying |
| live stream repeats first 20 seconds | bug | 1 | when I start a live broadcast or live podcast so there’s a repeat the first 20 seconds |
| cannot hold a live stream | reliability | 1 | Can't hold a live stream to save their lives |
| cannot join live stream meetings | bug | 1 | Unable to join live stream meetings |
| no pause for live stream / lacks onboarding | missing-feature | 1 | I couldn’t pause the live stream... this app needs to explain how to use it’s settings |
| live sports do not stream | bug | 1 | when you tap live sports, nothing streams |
| chat replaced by live streaming | missing-feature | 1 | Theres no CHATS💬 It's all about live streaming |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sling: Live TV, Sports & News | 4.6★ | 239,639 | Free |
| BIGO LIVE-Live Stream, Go Live | 4.5★ | 222,432 | Free |
| Xfinity Stream | 4.6★ | 242,086 | Free |
| Tubi: Movies & Live TV | 4.8★ | 1,125,396 | Free |
| ESPN: Live Sports & Scores | 4.6★ | 4,051,684 | Free |
| Paramount+ | 4.6★ | 869,802 | Free |
| NBC Sports | 4.6★ | 438,144 | Free |
| NCAA March Madness Live | 4.7★ | 608,284 | Free |
Should you build it?
Heavily used and done badly — the most disruptable kind of gap. Opportunity here scores 88 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
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