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Fans struggle to find scores across niche sports and leagues

Sports fans want scores and schedules for specific teams, less-covered events, or several sports in one place, but existing apps may omit events or include more content than they want. Analysts also report difficulty finding affordable data beyond the major leagues. These needs overlap around coverage gaps, though the analyst-data use case may require a more specialized product tier.

For sports fans and analysts following less-covered competitions. Mentioned from Nov 2024 to Sep 2026 on Bluesky and Stack Exchange.

6 different people described this problem in 6 separate discussions.

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Indie fit
2.0/10
Pain
5.0/10
Frequency
7.0/10
Willingness to pay
4.1/10
Momentum
4.7/10
Who pays
Consumers
Competition
High
Build difficulty
High

What people said

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  1. what do you use for unrivaled scores? The score app doesn't have them and Google seems to dumb to put them as the top result
    waldofoz.bsky.social on BlueskyJan 2026Asked for a tool
  2. Is there an app that covers both cricket and football scores? I've always used BBC sport but they can get tae fuck
    whatstephsaid.bsky.social on BlueskySep 2026Asked for a toolWants to switch
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