# Boston Headline Sports

> Sports

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id458794538](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id458794538)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id458794538`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Herald Interactive, Inc.
- **Category:** Sports
- **Rating:** 4.50 / 5 (1,169 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.33.400045244
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-11
- **First published:** 2011-09-09
- **Size:** 62 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/boston-headline-sports/id458794538)
- **Website:** [http://www.bostonherald.com/sports](http://www.bostonherald.com/sports)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://static.mobilelocalnews.com/html/privacy.html](http://static.mobilelocalnews.com/html/privacy.html)

## Description

Boston Headline Sports is the only sports app Boston fans need, covering the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, Bruins, and Revolution with stories, stats, blogs, photos, videos, and more.

It delivers up-to-date headlines, team-focused content, and multimedia resources in a fast, easy-to-use format, helping you stay on top of Boston's sports scene and share moments with fellow fans.

## Rankings

- #52,204 — Overall
- #81 — sports

## Review summary

Pros: strong, well-written Boston sports coverage; free, easy-to-navigate app accessible to non-local fans. Cons: outdated updates, reliability issues (slow loading/crashes/reinstalls), intrusive ads, and some complaints about fluff reducing focus on current news. Overall, the app offers solid coverage but is hampered by infrequent updates and performance/ads problems.

### Pros

- Well-written, informative Boston sports coverage.
- Free to use and easy to navigate.
- Accessible to non-local fans, helping them stay up to date on Boston teams.
- Reliable links and generally smooth access to content.

### Cons

- Content not updated for long periods (outdated news).
- App instability: slow loading, crashes, and frequent reinstall needs.
- Ad-heavy experience with pop-ups that freeze or slow the app.
- Perceived decline in content quality with fluff and less focus on current sports news.

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