# Essendon Official App — user reviews > 92 indexed App Store user reviews of Essendon Official App by Telstra Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 94 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/essendon-official-app/id510341909/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/essendon-official-app/id510341909.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 75 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## What do users think of Essendon Official App? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great visuals and news - 👍 Informative and up-to-date - 👍 Good merch access - 👍 User-friendly navigation - 👍 Helpful stats - 👍 Good club news updates - 👍 Entertaining content - 👍 Awesome app for fans - 👍 Good for stats - 👍 Informative content - 👍 Good website for fans - 👍 Great for bomber fans - 👍 Good app for fans - 👍 Brilliant app - 👍 Fantastic app **Cons** - 🐛 Inaccessible membership tickets - 🐛 App not working on older devices - 🐛 Removed widgets - 🐛 Difficult to navigate - 🐛 Clunky interface - 🐛 Slow galleries - 🐛 Not enough articles/news - 🐛 Hard to find player notes - 🐛 Too many ads - 🐛 Videos pause and exit - 🐛 Glitches with tickets - 🐛 Constant login/password issues - 🐛 Broken Ticketmaster connection - 🐛 Poor app design - 🐛 No landscape mode on iPad - 🐛 Crashes on iPhone - 🐛 Poor accessibility for vision impairment - 🐛 Notifications not working - 🐛 Player stats removed - 🐛 App is an advertisement platform - 🐛 Forced to buy new phone - 🐛 Can't contact club - 🐛 Game spoilers in notifications **Commonly reported bugs** - Cannot see membership card (iOS 17+ only) - App no longer works on iPhone 8 - Widgets removed in latest version - Cannot access app on older phones - Cannot access mobile membership barcode - Member tickets error - App constantly glitches and won't load membership tickets - Rarely download ticket on first attempt - Online membership card doesn't work - Videos loading but pausing and exiting not working - Galleries slow to download - App not easy to negotiate - Inaccessible member ticket function - Connection to Ticketmaster is broken and confusing - Cannot access mobile membership through the app - Terrible app for accessing mobile membership - App not giving access to membership tickets - App crashes on iPhone - Notifications not sending - Player statistics removed - Constantly asked to sign back in, resetting passwords - No landscape mode on iPad **Most requested features** - Bring back widgets - More video content - Separate WAFL from AFL teams - More behind-the-scenes content - Article on lucky member - Improve font size and screen reader accessibility - More content for men's team - More news on player fitness ## Newest reviews (13 of 92) ### 4/5 — WTH *2025-07-26* How do you lose by 93 points? You could get a group of chimpanzees to play better! Good golly you should all be embarrassed. ### 3/5 — AFL Player list/photos *2025-05-21, version 5.5.4* It takes FAR too long each year (and mid season) to update player numbers, photos and statistics. ### 1/5 — Membership card *2025-04-25, version 5.5.2* The online membership card doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Why should I be forced to purchase new phone? *2025-03-27, version 5.4.2* I’m old and quite happy with my old iPhone 7 . Barracked for Bombers all my life but now with update to app I don’t have any option to leave and work on old platform? The new app might be better but I shouldn’t be forced into an expensive new iPhone. ### 1/5 — Adelaide game *2025-03-22, version 5.5.2* Absolutely atrocious ### 3/5 — Videos *2025-03-21, version 5.5.2* The videos are loading but pausing and exiting from them is not working ### 1/5 — An Advertising App *2025-03-19* This app is used as an advertisement platform to fans. Essendon is more focussed on maximising revenue than it is on winning games of football. Unfortunately for Essendon, success in the AFL is measured by wins and losses, particularly in finals… and based on that metric, Essendon is the least successful club in the last 20 years. Don’t bother with this app if you want footy information - you’ll get more Ess footy info in the media. If you love seeing ads every time you open an app, by all means download this app! ### 4/5 — Clunky *2025-02-15, version 5.5.0* Galleries slow to Download ### 1/5 — Not enough articles *2025-01-24, version 5.4.8* Not getting any information about how the players are going need more news what’s happening on the track the site is just not that informative ### 2/5 — Dan Bruce *2024-12-21, version 5.4.5* I hardly use the app to hard to get to player notes and updates and the information better just to go to AFL to get updates on the club Also one of the many reasons I don’t renew my membership each year now ### 1/5 — more video content *2024-11-25, version 5.4.5* need to have far more videos. Any material that goes on Facebook, instagram, youtube should also be on the website ### 1/5 — You need to separate *2024-09-23, version 5.4.3* You need to separate the wafl from the afl teams. It’s like you are forcing the female competition onto us. ### 2/5 — David *2024-09-14, version 5.4.3* I have followed Essendon for over sixty years I carnt believe you want to charge people for the latest news it’s disgraceful the club has been run into the ground with very poor decisions ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Leaving members behind *2026-04-04, version 7.3.0* Not only can I not get tickets for Anzac Day but they have updated membership app so I can’t see my own membership card because it only works with iOS 17z - so disappointing ### 1/5 — No longer work with an iPhone 8 *2026-03-30, version 5.5.6* Congratulations. I can no longer access the app on my iPhone 8. ### 1/5 — Widgets removed *2026-03-03, version 7.3.0* I loved the previous version allowing a live scoreboard via widgets. Unfortunately they have removed the widgets altogether which is extremely disappointing. If you love widgets don’t update to the latest version 6. 04/03/26 - Still no widgets. What’s wrong with the AFL and Telstra. BRING BACK WIDGETS!!! ### 1/5 — What the hell *2026-02-28, version 5.5.5* I can’t even access the app because my phone isn’t updated enough ### 1/5 — Widgets removed *2025-12-21, version 6.1.0* I loved the previous version allowing a live scoreboard via widgets. Unfortunately they have removed the widgets altogether which is extremely disappointing. If you love widgets don’t update to the latest version 6. ### 1/5 — Widgets removed *2025-11-17, version 6.0.0* I loved the previous version allowing a live scoreboard via widgets. Unfortunately they have removed the widgets altogether which is extremely disappointing. If you love widgets don’t update to the latest version 6. ### 1/5 — Won *2025-08-01, version 5.5.5* Be better if we put up a better showing now and then, time for a change of manager? ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2025-07-05, version 5.5.4* Cannot access mobile membership barcode ### 1/5 — Member tickets error *2025-05-10, version 5.5.2* If you’re going to have an app, at least have one that you can still access your tickets rather than getting a code error when trying to retrieve ticket. Not good enough ### 1/5 — Terrible *2025-04-30, version 5.5.2* Horrible app. Can never use my membership tickets as it constantly glitches and won’t load ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Bombers *2025-06-13, version 5.5.4* All you need to know about the Bombers is on this site. Gr8 visuals and on point news. ### 5/5 — Best ever *2025-06-03, version 5.5.4* Essendon is the best club in the world and I love them so much for that And they deserve it so so very much ### 5/5 — Dons *2025-05-21, version 5.5.4* #GoDons ### 5/5 — Shocking *2025-04-28, version 5.5.2* You can rarely download your tkt on first attempt always problems ### 5/5 — THIS APP IS GOATED *2024-10-13, version 5.4.3* Ever since I downloaded this app Essendon women’s have been putting on a show this app is so good can’t wait to see men’s play again! ### 5/5 — The best team of all time *2024-09-25, version 5.4.3* The best team of all time ### 5/5 — Go Essendon *2024-09-24, version 5.4.3* Go Essendon ### 5/5 — Essendon *2024-08-31, version 5.4.3* It”s the best thing I have done ### 5/5 — The Bombers for me! *2024-08-13, version 5.4.3* A bit of a roller coaster this year from sitting at no 2 to struggling for the playoffs Enjoy watching and listening from 15,000 kilometres Keep going lads! ### 5/5 — Essendon app *2024-07-26, version 5.4.3* It is so col to see it because it is helpful and interest --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*