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    I'm looking for some feedback about Fantrax specifically about its mobile App and its general user interface as my league is considering moving from ESPN to Fantrax.

    I've looked into Fantrax and understand that it offers every feature under the sun, most of these I do not care about. We don't need salary cap or minor players or the ability to score a player's Fenwick.

    What I want to know is, Is the Fantrax app easy to use? easy to follow your team and quickly check boxscores and current matchups?

    It looks like Fantrax does not have a true "app" but basically a mobile website you can access from your phone. The reviews I'm reading specifically about the App say its not great but looking for some first hand experience.
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    Long-time users will tell you that the new interface is a mess, but that's just because they are most likely unhappy with the change.
    I find it extremely easy to use for the basic needs of the hockey pool.

    Chat room can be a little difficult to manipulate sometimes and there's the odd bug now and again, but overall it's very easy.

    From a commissioner stand point you need to navigate to the page via browser, not add the "app" to your homescreen.
    Some pages aren't accessible from the "app".

    It has come a long way from what it once was, and it constantly gets better.

    If you hop into one of the View Roster links in my signature and resize your browser window to about the size of a phone you'll get to see what it looks like.
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    I have the app on my phone but I dont think to use it much. I just go online and change what I need that way. The layout looks identical between the two.
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    Its easy enough to do the basic management stuff. A Doctor of Jurisprudence should have no problem with it.

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    I have the app installed but I find the website through the browser easier to use. The app has fewer navigation options.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PrairieDog View Post
    I have the app installed but I find the website through the browser easier to use. The app has fewer navigation options.
    Same. I don't use the app, just the website through the browser, and that works well enough for checking rosters and matchups. Trying to make trades can get a little clunky that way, so I usually only try to do that on a desktop.

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    quick things like lineup changes etc are easy from the phone.
    Needing to work a trade and or more involved things you should do through desktop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CAN-AM Commish View Post
    quick things like lineup changes etc are easy from the phone.
    Needing to work a trade and or more involved things you should do through desktop.
    I just opened the app on my phone for the first time in probably over a year and I agree with this. The menus and navigation isn't great because it requires some trial and error to figure out what the icons mean. But once you're there you can check out all of the basic things pretty easily.


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    I dont mind the ''so called'' fantrax app but I do 75% of my adds/drops , trade discussion while on desktop . The main league page of your league via the app will show you a live / accurate account of your h2h matchups so if thats all you need Lawman then it does the trick . I've also done active/bench and some adds/drops via the app and my iphone is small compared to what I see most people using these days .

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    Also took a quick tour of the mobile website and it's pretty much the same as the app, except it's contained within a browser. I'll be removing the app in favor of accessing my leagues through bookmarks.


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    The App sucks but the site is the best one out there (minus how they stupidly kept trading more difficult than it needs to be)
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    Yeah, the APP looks nicer now but its limited in what you can do, and its not really an app since it opens up in your mobile browser and its just the mobile version of the site. There are some things you need to do over the PC, but the mobile is just fine for setting lines and chatting and creating trades.

    To answer your question though, I do use it for real time info during the season. Its good for watching you team scoring and standings etc.

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    Fantrax app back in the iOS app store.


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    Quote Originally Posted by GavinC View Post
    if its like the old app you could log in with your free or paid league . I once asked fantrax support when the old app was available why it was 150ish for a premium league and they stated apple needs to take their cut somehow .......so , obviously if going with a premium league buy it on the website for 79.99 not through the app

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