Varsity Network vs Oklahoma Sooners
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Varsity Network
Access live and on-demand audio broadcasts for college sports teams. Enjoy official team channels, exclusive content, and real-time streaming for games and podcasts. Experience the excitement of college sports audio anywhere.
- Vast audio library of live broadcasts, shows, and podcasts
- Official team audio channels
- Live audio streaming
- On-demand listening for past content
- Exclusive original content
- NCAA Postseason event coverage
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Welcome to the Varsity Network, the ultimate app for college sports fans who crave the best in official team audio content. Whether you're on the go or relaxing at home, Varsity Network delivers the largest collection of live and on-demand audio broadcasts from your favorite college teams. With the free Varsity Network app, fans get access to key features: Vast Audio Library: Immerse yourself in an extensive selection of live game broadcasts, shows, and podcasts from hundreds of teams across various sports. Our comprehensive audio archive ensures you never miss a beat. Official Team Channels: Tune into official audio feeds for authentic commentary and insights directly from the source. Experience the game as if you were there with the most accurate and engaging audio content. Live Audio Streaming: Follow the action in real-time with high-quality audio streaming. Feel the excitement of live sports, no matter where you are. On-Demand Listening: Access past games, shows, and podcasts anytime you want. Our on-demand library allows you to catch up on missed moments or replay your favorite segments. NCAA Postseason: Official streaming partner of Westwood One’s coverage of March Madness, the College World Series and other NCAA Postseason events. Exclusive Original Content: Discover unique shows, behind-the-scenes interviews, and in-depth analyses that you won't find anywhere else. Our original content provides fresh perspectives and deeper insights into your favorite teams and sports. Varsity Network transforms your sports listening experience, bringing you closer to the action with every broadcast. Download the app today and enjoy the most comprehensive collection of official team audio content available. Get ready to listen and cheer like never before!
Oklahoma Sooners
Stay connected with your favorite OU athletics teams. Access real-time updates, team rosters, schedules, and stories. Manage your mobile tickets and enjoy a gameday hub with mobile ordering.
- Team rosters
- Schedules
- News stories
- Live video
- Mobile tickets
- Gameday hub
- Mobile ordering
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The official app of the Oklahoma Sooners. Download to follow your favorite OU athletics teams, access your tickets, get real-time updates and much more! - Rosters - Schedules - Stories - Live Video - Mobile tickets - Gameday hub - Mobile ordering
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Oklahoma Sooners at none against Varsity Network's shown. Oklahoma Sooners also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Varsity Network's advantage is rating (3.0 vs 2.6) and review sentiment (24% vs 5%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Varsity Network holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 549 and 152 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Varsity Network's written reviews are positive against 5% of Oklahoma Sooners's.
Varsity Network ships an update every 2 months, Oklahoma Sooners every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Varsity Network | Oklahoma Sooners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (549 ratings) — better | 2.6 (152 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.1% of reviews — better | 4.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 549 — better | 152 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 271 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Learfield Communications, Inc. | University of Oklahoma (Information Technology) |
Customer experience
Varsity Network
Oklahoma Sooners
User reviews
Varsity Network
From 549 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app for college sports fans
- 🔥 Unlimited college sports broadcasts
- 🎉 Free service with no subscription fee
- 🔊 High-quality audio production
- 📡 Ability to listen to local radio broadcasts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🚫 Inability to get past advertisement screen
- 🔍 Difficulty finding and accessing favorite teams
- 🔁 Issues with audio skipping and repeating
- 📵 App not working when screen is locked
Oklahoma Sooners
From 152 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works great for me
- 👍 Love it
Room to improve
- 😞 Terrible app
- 😞 Worst app ever
- 😞 Upgrade became a downgrade
- 😞 Garbled mess
- 😞 App is trash
Bugs and requests
Varsity Network
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashing on launch
- Freezing on advertisement screen
- Audio issues like skipping, repeating, and distortion
- Inconsistent behavior across different devices and OS versions
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Add favorites/bookmarks to easily access preferred teams
- Improve stability and reliability of the app
- Provide more control over audio playback (pause, rewind, etc.)
- Optimize performance and reduce issues with advertisements
- Add support for background audio playback
Oklahoma Sooners
Reported bugs
53 issues- Not optimized for mobile
- Requires too much work to use
- Phone didn’t sync to music
- Phone is noticeably slower
- App is annoying to navigate
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- Unable to download the app
- Cannot find a way to access tickets
- App does not work
- App is poorly organized and very slow
- Was able to download tickets before
- App is not working anymore
- Tried deleting and reloading, but that does not work
- App won't open
- Lost money not being able to access or transfer tickets
- App continues to crash and burn
- Cannot log in to manage tickets
- Softball schedule doesn't exist as its own category
- App runs like trash
- Unable to watch videos on iPad
- Reinstalled the app numerous times to no avail
- Garbage. Doesn’t work.
- Have to use the webpage to get anything
- Simply doesn’t work much of the time
- Called OU and they can’t figure it out either
- App doesn’t open & neither does “Contact Us”
- Never lets me get to my tickets unless I delete and reinstall
- Takes a couple of times to even see tickets
- Seems to be an issue with this app and the iPhone 14
- App has bricked
- Doesn’t work on iPad
- Spent hours troubleshooting
- Known issue for over a year and they haven’t fixed it
- Video content does not work in Safari on the iPad
- Number of logins is crazy
- Passwords don’t work
- Live works - On Demand NOT
- Won’t play On-Demand video, it freezes after a few seconds
- Freezes at exactly the same spot every time, on every video
- Same on multiple devices
- Videos stop 3 seconds into the video and engage to play
- Will not play videos on iPad
- Football schedule doesn’t say if games are home or away
- Results say all the previous games were away
- Added tickets to the wallet, selling, or transferring them does not work
- How is someone supposed to get into a venue with electronic tickets if this app never works?
- Accepts the log-on to retrieve tickets, but then fails to pull up any information
- Provides an error message with an option to try again
- Unable to sign into my ticket account through the app
- Tried resetting my password and still no good
- App functions okay until it comes to ticket management
- Won’t open at all on IOS 15
- Does not work with IOS 15
- Won’t open so how am I supposed to get my digital tickets???
Requested features
11 requests- Need to step up their game with technology and apps
- Find a better provider
- Fix this app
- Need a decent app that works on all major platforms
- Fix the video playback issue on iPad
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- Fix the video playback issue on Safari on iPad
- Add a back button when looking at tickets
- Make ticket management work (add to wallet, sell, transfer)
- Fix the login issues for ticket accounts
- Improve football schedule information (home/away, results)
- Make the app work on all major platforms
In-app purchases
Varsity Network
No in-app purchases
Oklahoma Sooners
No in-app purchases
Questions
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