# BlueOvalNow

> Business

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1195675066](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1195675066)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1195675066`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ford Motor Co.
- **Category:** Business
- **Rating:** 2.70 / 5 (56 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-24
- **First published:** 2017-02-02
- **Size:** 114 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blueovalnow/id1195675066)
- **Website:** [https://firstup.io/](https://firstup.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://onfirstup.com/ford/blueovalnow/policies/privacy](https://onfirstup.com/ford/blueovalnow/policies/privacy)

## Description

**BlueOvalNow** puts Ford news at your fingertips, highlighting the most important company and industry updates. In about two minutes per day, you can stay informed and easily share the stories that matter with colleagues, peers, and friends.

Key features include push notifications for breaking news and emergencies, content sharing, and the ability to submit your own photos and suggestions. Stay connected at work, at home, and everywhere in between with a simple, timely experience.

## Rankings

- #204,966 — Overall

## Review summary

BlueOvalNow is handy for food truck schedules and work updates, with the ability to share photos. However, it suffers from reliability issues: paystubs are often inaccessible after updates, the app crashes or won’t open, and server errors disrupt use. The navigation/search UX is clunky and some features are missing. While it has potential, its inconsistency pushes users to use the website for payroll and critical information.

### Pros

- Food truck schedules available on mobile
- News and updates accessible in one place
- Useful for tracking labor/work updates
- Photo sharing within the app

### Cons

- Paystub/payroll viewing unavailable or hard to access after updates
- App crashes on startup / won’t open after updates
- Server errors such as 504 and other connectivity issues
- Poor UI/UX and navigation makes paystubs difficult to find/use and search is inefficient

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1195675066)