The Official Liverpool FC App

Review by eFreeware

Most club apps are little more than a news feed with a crest on top. The official Liverpool FC app tries to be more than that, pulling news, matchday coverage, video and player numbers into one place for supporters of the Premier League champions. It is free to download and has been on Google Play since 2012, with more than a million installs and a 3.9 average from just under 11,000 ratings.

That mix is what makes it worth considering if you follow the club closely. The app is built for people who want the schedule, the lineups, the goals and the reaction without hopping between a browser, a video service and a stats site. It is the club's own product, published by Liverpool Football Club itself, so the coverage comes from the source rather than a third party.

I'd treat it as a companion for the season rather than something you open once. The sections below cover what it does on a matchday, what it offers between games, and what you need to know before installing.

Matchday, from the lineup to the final whistle

The match centre is the part most supporters will live in. It carries the Liverpool schedule and confirmed lineups, then follows goals and scores as they happen, with live audio commentary for those who want a voice alongside the numbers. Enhanced match reports close the loop once the game is over, and advanced stats give you a deeper read on how it went than the scoreline alone.

The newest addition fits the same rhythm. Predictors and Polls give you a way to guess the final result before a ball is kicked and to take part in player votes inside the match centre, with results visible on matchday. It is a small thing, but it gives you a reason to open the app before the whistle rather than only after it.

What appeals to me about this arrangement is that it covers the whole arc of a fixture: the build-up, the ninety minutes and the analysis afterward. If you only ever want the final score, a general sports app will do that job. This one is for the supporter who wants the detail around it.

Video and the numbers behind the players

Video is the second pillar. The app carries recent highlights and iconic moments from seasons gone by, along with interviews from inside the club. The developer notes that the interview content sits with All Red membership, so some of what you see is tied to that option rather than open to everyone.

For anyone who enjoys the statistical side of football, the player data goes well beyond goals and assists. You can look at tackles and passes as well as scoring, follow individual players and dig into numbers from previous seasons. That makes it useful for settling arguments about form and for tracking how a player's role has shifted over time.

I'd expect this section to appeal most to supporters who already read match reports closely. The video is the draw for a casual fan; the deeper numbers are what keep the analytically minded coming back between fixtures.

Shaping the app around the teams you follow

The feed is personal rather than fixed. You can tailor it to your interests, choosing between the men's, women's and academy teams and picking out your favorite players so their content surfaces first. For anyone who follows more than the first team, that flexibility matters, since coverage of the academy and the women's side would otherwise be easy to miss.

Alerts work alongside the feed. The app can send Liverpool FC updates that reach you without opening it at all, which suits supporters who want to know when something breaks rather than checking repeatedly through the day.

News from Anfield and the AXA Melwood Training Centre arrives as it breaks, alongside interviews you will not find elsewhere. Taken together with the match centre and the video library, that is a broad package for a free download.

What you need before you install

There is not much to set up. You download the app, and from there you decide how much tailoring you want: which teams and players shape your feed, and whether you want alerts switched on. The developer describes the app as working whether you are at Anfield, traveling or watching from home, so it is not tied to being inside the stadium.

Two practical points are worth flagging. The app carries advertising, and it offers in-app purchases. It also carries a Mature 17+ content rating, which is worth knowing if you are installing it on a device shared with younger supporters.

The app has been updated recently, with Predictors and Polls arriving in the latest release, so the match centre is still being added to rather than left as it was.

Supporters who will get the most from it

This is a club app, and it behaves like one. Everything inside it is about Liverpool: the news, the fixtures, the video, the player data and the polls. Someone who follows the club week in and week out will find plenty to open between matches, and the personalized feed means the parts you care about are the parts you see first.

It also suits supporters who cannot watch every game live. Live audio commentary and the match centre's running updates give you a way to follow along when a screen is not an option, and the reports and stats let you catch up properly afterward.

The 3.9 average from a large number of ratings suggests a broadly satisfied audience rather than a universally delighted one, which is a fair reflection of what a free club app tends to be. If you want the club's own coverage in one place and you are happy with ads, the package is straightforward.

My recommendation for Reds supporters

The official Liverpool FC app does the job a club app should do, and it does a fair amount of it: news, a match centre with lineups, scores and live audio, video, player stats going back through previous seasons, and a feed you can shape around the men's, women's and academy teams. The Predictors and Polls addition gives matchdays an extra point of contact before kick-off.

I'd suggest it to supporters who want club coverage from the club itself and who will use it regularly through a season. The free download, the ads and the in-app purchases are all part of the picture. If you follow Liverpool closely and want the schedule, the numbers and the reaction in one app, this is a reasonable thing to install.

What's new in version 6.30.30

New: Predictors & Polls Predict the score before kick-off and vote in player polls right in the Match Centre. Make your pick, see how you did, and check back every matchday.