The stablemate of Ladbrokes - both are owned by Entain group -  Coral is another well-established bookie that has a great betting app. Some exciting features such as prize giveaways and prediction games to win cash or bonuses set Coral apart, and there are ‘Coral Coins’ to collect as a loyalty reward system, allowing you to earn free bets or even free spins in the casino part of the app. 

The Coral Racing Club allows fans of horse racing to get closer to the sport they love with discounts on attending events and special behind-the-scenes content. The welcome offer of ‘bet £5, get £20’ in four £5 free bets is also a strong one, and the app store rating is 4.7. 

Read our full Coral bookmaker review.

Pros:

• Prediction games to win cash or free bets

• Apple Pay available

• Great graphics and interface
  

Cons:

• Touch response is sometimes a bit slow 

• Pop-up surveys can be annoying.

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Betway is one of the smoothest apps when it comes to user experience, with a smart black-and-white design complemented nicely with a splash of colour to represent different sports and teams. 

The opening offer of ‘bet £10, get £10’ must be used within seven days of your deposit, but beyond that there are other options including a free bet club where you can get £10 a week if you bet £25 on sports multiples across the week. Betway also offers in-play insurance on tennis. A huge 4.8 rating in the app store speaks to the app’s quality.

Read our full Betway bookmaker review. 

Pros:

• Free predictor games to win bonus money

• Casino games included alongside sports betting

• Good search function to find teams or events

• Esports available to bet on

Cons:

• ‘Bet £10, get £10’ isn’t the strongest welcome bonus 

• Occasional issues with logging-in can occur

• Limited specials available

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The live calendar view is possibly the most eye-catching feature of this sports betting app, allowing you to see upcoming events across many sporting markets. 

The bet £10, get £20 in free bets welcome offer is a good one and ideal for beginner bettors, while another good offer is 10% back in cashback on weekend sports bets up to £500. However, the overall design and touch functionality of this app could be improved .

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Pros:

• Live calendar view across sports

• Function to save your favourite teams for quick access to bet on their matches

• Weekend sports cashback deal

Cons:

• Not a slick interface

• A casino-first app with the sportsbook coming across as more of a secondary function.

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The distinctive black and green Bet442 app is eye-catching and a focus on esports will be appealing to many. There are some good offers available, including the chance to get up to £50 returned in free bets on horse racing singles. 

There’s also a great offer to get 77% extra with any four-fold accumulator. The user experience on this one is solid if not spectacular but there are plenty of markets available to bet on, so on the whole it is a decent betting app to download.

Read our full Bet442 bookmaker review here.

Pros:

• Odds boosts clearly flagged 

• Option to accept odds changes after you place your bet

• Impressive acca boost promo for 77% extra on accas with four or more bets

• Special markets including politics and award shows

Cons: 

• Main welcome offer is only eligible on horse racing

• Can be long withdrawal times

• No loyalty programmes available.

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With an impressive 5-star rating on the app store, the Bluefox app offers both sports betting and casino. While the app does not have the best design or touch functionality, it provides a strong array of offers including cashback on certain sports and a bet £20, get £30 welcome bonus.

A results tab allows you to quickly check on recently finished sporting events while the event view allows you to quickly navigate between different countries’ leagues.

Read our full Bluefox bookmaker review.

Pros:

• Cashback offers on multiple sports markets including cricket, cycling and Formula 1

• Bet £20, get £30 free bet is a good welcome offer

• Option to save your favourite teams for ease of access

Cons: 

• Sportsbook is not the main focus of the app, with casino being more prominent

• Functionality and design could be improved.

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Betfred’s app is an even better platform than their website, with a slick user experience provided. Offering a great welcome offer of bet £10, get £50 - this bookie is actually known as the ‘Bonus King’ and offers deals on football acca bets and odds multipliers too. 

With a 4.6-star rating in the app store, Betfred downloads quickly and sends push notifications with their latest offers. Simple to navigate between sports, events and markets, you can find plenty of price boosts on the most popular betting events. 

Pros:

• Function to locate your nearest Betfred shop if you’d like to bet in person

• Easy to navigate between sports and casino games

• Lots of offers including sport event ticket giveaways

• Specials markets including reality TV shows and award ceremonies

• Tells you which TV channels events are being shown on

Cons

• No esports betting available

• No Apple Pay option for making a deposit

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Coming in with an impressive app store rating of 4.8, Mr Play is better known for casino than sports betting but houses a full sportsbook within its casino app. However, it is easy to find your way around this solid sports betting offering and bet on a wide array of sports markets. 

There are plenty of esports options and some of the live-action sports betting markets available like winter sports and water polo can be hard to find elsewhere. 

Read our full Mr Play bookmaker review.

Pros:

• Lots of obscure sports betting markets covered 

• Popular bets flagged clearly and odds boosted

• Easy to scroll between markets and sports

• Statistics on live sports available

Cons:

• Not a sportsbook-specific app 

• Subdued design 

• Welcome bonus not clearly flagged

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With an impressive 4.7-star rating in the app store, and its trademark red colours, it’s clear that the Ladbrokes betting app belongs to one of sports betting’s big hitters. The new customer welcome offer of ‘bet £5, get £20 free bets’ is decent, as it’s a small starting commitment and the £20 is divided into four free £5 bets to prolong the initial fun. 

Bingo, live casino and slot games are hosted within the same app as sports betting. With streaming and fun functions like the lucky dip, this is one of the stand-out online betting apps available.

Pros:

• Live streams offered for certain events

• Quick and easy sign-up process

• Good graphics to show jockey colours for horse racing

• Lucky dip option where Ladbrokes assign you a random selection at a fixed price

• Politics and esports markets available

Cons:

• Can only watch live streams if you have funds in account or have bet in last 24 hours

• Slightly slow to load at times

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Despite only having a 3-star rating in the app store, there is plenty to like about the 10bet app. A very enticing welcome bonus of 100% deposit match up to £50 is a great way to get started and the sportsbook is simple to navigate. 

There’s a tab for quick access to casino games too if that interests you. 10bet uses graphics well to illustrate live events in action, with stats and text commentary available to read as you bet.

Read our full 10bet bookmaker review here.

Pros:

• Strong bonus of 100% deposit match up to £50

• Easy to navigate with a clear display of matches, competitions and betting markets

• Live streaming, including esports

• Good graphics for in-game stats and commentary

Cons:

• Can be a bit slow to load betting options

• Other than initial welcome bonus, other bonuses are steep - requiring a £75 stake just for a £10 free bet

• Subdued graphics.

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In terms of looks, Matchbook’s use of colours, scrollable frames and design gives it an instantly different feel to most of the other popular live betting apps out there. And that’s apt, given that Matchbook is a betting exchange, rather than a traditional bookmaker. 

That means you bet against other customers, rather than against the bookies themselves. Matchbook’s classy interface lives up to its 4.8-star app store rating and it has some decent promotions for new bettors. They include a 0% commission for 110 days offer, a bet £30, get £30 deal and a bet £50, get £50 offer.

Read our full Matchbook bookmaker review.

Pros:

• Betting exchange with different opportunities to bet against other people

• Really strong design and usability

• ‘Matchbook Zero’ function where you can place one bet per event with zero margin and zero commission

• Bet on virtual events including football, horse racing and greyhounds

Cons:

• You need to make a significant amount of bets before getting your free bets welcome bonus

• A slightly limited range of sports available compared to others.

Read our full Matchbook bookmaker review