Cricinfo - Live Cricket Scores

I finally deleted the ESPNcricinfo app. I’ve used it for years and liked the cricket coverage, but forcing users to sit through 30-second (or longer) full-screen video ads while simply trying to check scores or follow a match is unacceptable. I understand the need for advertising on a free app, but ads should not make the app frustrating to use. There are plenty of less intrusive ways to advertise without effectively holding the user hostage for 30 seconds. Unfortunately, it reached the point where the advertising ruined an otherwise very useful app. Deleted.

Whoever the "genius" was that decided full-page, restrictive ads were a good idea will be single-handedly responsible for the downfall of what used to be a great app. Who in their right mind is going to sit through long, unskippable ads just to quickly check a score or read a short article? It is utterly ridiculous. I honestly can’t believe something this terrible actually passed through a massive corporation like ESPN. This is embarrassing app development. It’s blatantly obvious that whoever designed this update has zero understanding of basic user experience. Unbelievable.