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Web app or native mobile app?

I'm curious how others would approach this.

I'm building a platform around live sporting events where fans can browse stadium food, ratings, photos, and reviews. We originally assumed we'd need a native mobile app because most usage happens while fans are at games.

The more we thought about it, though, the more a web app seemed to make sense:

  • No download required
  • Fans can access it instantly from social media, search, QR codes, or links
  • Many users may only need it a few times per season
  • Easier sharing of specific reviews and pages
  • Lower development and maintenance costs

On the other hand, apps have advantages around notifications, loyalty, retention, and repeat engagement.

If you were launching today, would you start with a web app or go straight to iOS/Android?

At what point would you feel a native app becomes necessary?

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u/Inevitable_Maybe2103 — 2 days ago
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I built a web app that allows fans to rate & review food at sports venues

After spending the last year building sports-tech products, I recently launched Stadium Slop - a fan-powered platform that helps people discover, review, and rank food at sports venues.

The food options across all pro & collegiate venues continues to evolve and outside of the product on the field is the only other reason people attend. The league and team sites offer hardly any insight and other food review platform barely touch what is available.

So I built this as a tool to help enhance the game-day experience. Not only does it give fans the ability to leave an honest review, but it will create a leaderboard of fan sentiment over a game, season and all-time. Oh, and it will probably help improve the quality and portions being served.

Today the platform includes:

• 147 sports venues (more to come once I build out NCAA)
• 5,000+ food and drink items
• Verified game-day review windows tied to venue location and event schedules
• Fan profiles, scorecards, photos, rankings, and shareable reviews

One unexpected expansion has been State Fair Slop.

The Minnesota State Fair attracts nearly 2 million attendees each year and features more than 1,600 food items across hundreds of vendors. People spend weeks debating what to try, yet there isn't a centralized fan-powered review platform for fair food either.

So we adapted the same concept:

Know before you bite.

Fans can browse food, share reviews, upload photos, and help identify the foods that become part of a venue's (or fair's) identity.

We're still early, but it's been exciting to build something focused on real-world experiences instead of endless scrolling.

Would love feedback from fellow founders:

  • Have you seen other niche review communities work well?
  • Would you trust reviews more if they came from verified attendees?
  • If you were attending a game or state fair tomorrow, would you use something like this?

https://www.stadiumslop.com

u/Inevitable_Maybe2103 — 5 days ago
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Would you use an app that connects singles via a shared sports team fandom?

Not everyone is into sports and even those that are the degree of passion varies. but I think there are a lot of people that would see this as a great way to connect with someone they already know share a common interest. And it sets up the perfect first date to go watch that team. Passion meets Passion..

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u/Inevitable_Maybe2103 — 1 month ago
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Fandom is the Filter

I created an app that connects singles based on a shared sports team fandom. I just finished it last week, and considering I had no technical experience I' pretty blown away with how it turned out.

The key element I included is that the number of teams a person can claim loyalty to is limited (based on 3 subscription tiers), AND those teams are locked permanently to avoid bad actors jumping around from team to team.

It is currently set up with a free 2 month free trial, and you can cancel anytime, so if anyone signs up please let me know what you think or if you have any issues navigating.

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u/Inevitable_Maybe2103 — 1 month ago