Ladbrokes App Download: Free Android & iOS App + Review

Being such a major player in betting, you’d rightly have high expectations that a Ladbrokes app would carry on the proud tradition which its founders began back in 1886. We’re pleased to report that in our view, the app doesn’t disappoint. Read on for details for how to download the Ladbrokes Android app, along with the free bets that go with it, plus a review of the main features.

Ladbrokes App: First, open a new account for the free bets on offer

To begin with, proceed to use this link to register and secure the new customer offer (18+ T&Cs apply). Ladbrokes makes the process easy to do in just two simple steps if you have a PayPal account. If you don’t already have PayPal or prefer to use an alternative source to fund the account (e.g. credit card, Neteller etc), complete the form with your personal information, which includes your security questions and password creation.

During registration, we recommend that you check the box that lets the Ladbrokes app notify you about special offers, promotions etc. because there are good deals to be had which you’ll probably want to be alerted to (18+ T&Cs apply).

Of course, after you’re done with the new account creation process, you could choose to continue using the mobile app site. You don’t need to have installable app download for Android, as it’s simple to create a home page link to the Ladbrokes mobile web app for future use.

Ladbrokes App Download

For the fastest and most reliable installed app, we recommend downloading the multi-bookie Android app Ladbrokes APK experience which is the BookieBoost app:

You can also download this app for Android and iOS devices from the BookieBoost.com official site. BookieBoost not only gives you fast access to Ladbrokes as well as a shed load of other bookmakers’ free bets and special offers. This means that you can take advantage of multiple offers from the one app. Furthermore, BookieBoost has free football accumulator tips and even a ‘Bet Tools’ area where you can keep track of live footy scores as well as betting calculators so you can calculate your potential winnings. It effectively centralises your betting needs in the one app, rather than clogging up your home screen with yet more icons. It also keeps you informed by way of push alerts with info about winning accas.

You can get the BookieBoost app by pressing the download button below. It’s also available from Getjar & the Amazon App Store.

The above will allow you to download & install the required BookieBoost APK file directly onto your Android mobile or tablet device. Because it’s from an app store other than Google Play, you have to allow installs from Unknown Sources on your mobile device to and then complete the action using the Package Installer.

Logging in to bet on the Ladbrokes app

You can now login either by using BookieBoost (under ‘Bookies’) or on the Ladbrokes mobile site directly by pressing the Login button at the top of the screen. If you’ve logged in previously, the Ladbrokes app should ‘remember’ your details and automatically log you in. You can also tap on ‘Bet Now’ from the initial screen.

You’ll no doubt be eager to get started with Ladbrokes at this point.

Main Features

If you open the menu by tapping on the menu button, it opens up access to your account as well as ‘Quick Links’ to the most frequently used parts of the app. Our review team found this to be a useful way to browse Ladbrokes’ active promotions and current In-Play sports. These are probably the first place that most punters will look.

Scrolling down the Quick Links reveals the sports by category, showing the most popular sports for betting. If you need to see more sports, tap on ‘A-Z Betting’ to reveal others which include markets for GAA, Futsal, Handball and even Politics (which some politicians clearly regard as a sport if you’ve ever seen Parliament in session…).

The design of the Labrokes app is very clean and we found the navigation to be very intuitive. You should be able get to wherever you need within a couple of taps by scrolling down to the relevant section.

Different odds for each football match, for example, are stored in drop-down boxes that you can tap to show/hide. This is slicker than some apps that simply show all possible bets, which can have the effect of giving you a bit too much information all at once.

Look for the ‘Cash Out’ icon next to bets that have this option available. It’s green with two stacks of coins and an arrow. If you’re unfamiliar with this concept, it allows the punter to ensure a profit or reduce exposure prior to an event finishing.

Although you are offered less return than waiting for the event to complete but it can come in handy. Many of us have breathed a sigh of relief when cashing out just moment before an equaliser is scored during the closing stages of a football match.

A summary of some of the features of the Ladbrokes App for Android:

New customer offer (18+ T&Cs apply)
Payment methods accepted include PayPal, UKash, Neteller, SKrill and credit & debit cards
Customer Funds Protection information can be found in Ladbrokes’ terms and conditions
Cash Out functionality on selected sportsbook markets
Support is available from Customer Services (UK) whose telephone number is 0800 731 4171 or you can email support at [email protected]
The app uses strong SSL security as you would expect

As we eluded to earlier, there is more than a bit of history to Ladbrokes.

Quite a trivial yet commonly asked question is how to pronounce the company’s name, and many will tell you that it is Ladbrooks (including this non-official entry) or Ladbrookes. As the name was actually adopted upon the joining of Schwind & Pennington by Arthur Bendir (because of a signpost to Ladbroke Hall in Worcestershire that he noticed on his first visit to them), the correct pronunciation should presumably be that of the Hall.

That was in 1886 and Bendir was influential in changing the direction of Ladbrokes and helping make it what it is today. Until the point that he joined Schwind and Pennington, the pair had been making their money by backing horses that Schwind had trained. Bendir shifted the main focus from backing these horses to laying odds for them, thus acting as bookmaker as well as punter. It was Bendir’s idea to establish Ladbrokes as bookmakers to the upper classes. Basing themselves in London near the Strand, they then moved to Hanover Square in 1906 and then onto 6 Old Burlington Street, Mayfair in 1913.

Despite the company performing well for many years, it suffered a decline in the 1950s until 1956 when it was acquired by Cyril and Max Stein. The importance of Cyril Stein was major. He changed the business model significantly by opening up the customer base to the general public rather than restricting it to the wealthy and privileged. Aided by a change in the Betting and Gaming Act, betting shops became legalised for the first time in 1961 in the UK and Ladbrokes began to flourish by opening their own shops.

In 1967, the company floated on the London Stock Exchange to raise funds for further expansion. The company moved from Old Burlington Street to Carnaby Street (cue the Austin Powers theme music) in the 1960s and then to Rayners Lane in Harrow to cope with further expansion requirements. It’s still based there today.

Circa 2000, Ladbrokes started online bookmaking and they have made gradual improvements to the online user experience as technology has changed. With the dawn of the mobile smart phone, the company followed suit by making its mobile site responsive. The future of Ladbrokes looks to be in good hands.

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Ladbrokes Android app
App price: Free

Ladbrokes Mobile App (Our verdict)

Appearance - 91%

Mobile usability - 97%

Promos (18+, T&Cs apply) - 90%

Betting Markets - 100%

95%

Quality like you'd expect

We really like this app for so many reasons, it's difficult to pin down just one.