You could class Betway as a new kid on the block, given that the bookie was founded in 2006, but as the saying goes, if they’re good enough, they’re old enough, and that is certainly the case here. The bookmaker is partners with several of the biggest football clubs in the world, such as Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, whilst also sponsoring several of the biggest UK & Irish horse racing events.
Although Betway may not have a history as extensive as its competitors, the bookie is still well-liked by UK punters. The betting app is one of the reasons for that, available on both iOS and Android stores, with ratings that put it among the top betting apps in the UK.
On the App Store, there are almost 35,000 reviews with an average rating of 4.8 stars, which is one of the highest ratings we have seen given to an app. Whilst there are fewer reviews on the Google Play Store, the app still has an average rating of 4.2 stars from nearly 13,000 reviews.
This means that Betway is rated at 4.5/5 stars on average by customers on the respective app stores, which is a fantastic rating.
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If you would like to find out how to register on the Betway App, you can follow our step-by-step guide below:
After downloading and opening the Betway app, tap the green ‘Register’ button at the bottom. Alternatively, if prompted, you can click the option to sign up in the scrolling promotional offer at the top of the screen, as shown below.
The first step of the registration process is claiming your preferred welcome offer, although you can also opt to refuse the offers when signing up. However, doing so will make you permanently ineligible for any of the offers after completing the registration.
In this step, you will be asked to enter your personal information such as your title, full name and date of birth. Make sure that these details are correct before proceeding.
Next, you need to decide your account details, which involves creating a username and setting a password. The latter must include a number and be between six and 20 characters.
Then, you will be asked to provide your contact details to help verify your account, so type the first line of your address into the text box, tap on your address, and the information will be filled out automatically. Finally, add your telephone number.
The final step of the process is to set your daily, weekly and monthly deposit limits, as well as set your marketing preferences. Before you can tap on the 'Register' button at the bottom of the screen, you must confirm you are over 18 years old and agree to the app’s T&Cs.
The list of payment methods at Betway, and on the app, may not be as long as some of the top betting sites in the UK. However, the most prominent methods are there and for most punters, that is all that matters. Indeed, those who sign up will be able to find the popular e-wallet PayPal and even the Instant Banking method.
As confirmed in our test of Betway, the withdrawals are also relatively fast as the funds arrived after a little over 10 hours. This was via a Visa debit card, it should be noted, so the result was still quite good. Some will be disappointed that the popular and convenient Apple Pay is missing from the list, though.
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Mastercard
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Paypal
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Trustly
| £5 | Not specified | No fee | Instant |
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Bank Transfer
| £5 | Not specified | No fee | Instant |
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Instant Bank Transfer
| £5 | Not specified | No fee | Instant |
If you are unfamiliar with the deposit process on the Betway app, you can follow our step-by-step guide below:
After opening the app, select the ‘Banking’ area in the menu located at the bottom of the screen. From here, you will automatically be taken to the ‘Deposit’ section, where you can choose your payment method.
For first-time deposits, you need to enter your card details and billing address. However, on deposits after this, the app will offer you the option of depositing with your ‘Preferred Method’. Then, select the green ‘Next’ button.
After providing your details and tapping on ‘Next’, enter your deposit amount or choose one of the pre-determined options. For this test, we deposited the minimum deposit amount of £5. Following this, tick the box at the bottom after reading the ‘Protection of Customer Funds’ section.
Tap on the ‘Deposit’ box to complete the deposit. The funds should now be in your account and you will be able to start betting.
If you haven't requested a withdrawal on the Betway app before, you can follow our step-by-step guide below:
After opening the app, select the ‘Banking’ option in the menu at the bottom of the screen. You will now automatically be taken to the ‘Deposit’ section, so tap on the ‘Withdrawal’ tab at the top of the screen.
Once again, you will be offered several methods of withdrawing the funds. We selected to withdraw the funds with the ‘Preferred deposit method’, but you can choose any available method.
Now it's time to choose your withdrawal amount. There will be a pre-selected amount, or you can enter a custom amount. After choosing your withdrawal amount, check the tickbox about the ‘Terms and Conditions’.
After tapping on the ‘Withdraw’ option, you will be taken to a confirmation page showing that your withdrawal has been completed. You can check the status of your withdrawal from the main menu of the app as well.
The main focus of Betway’s app is its sportsbook, which is understandable given that the app is titled ‘Betway Sports'. And with more than 25 sports available on the app, it ranks highly for its versatility.
Finding a sport is easy to do. Simply tap the ‘Menu’ option in the top left corner of the home screen and use the scrollable ‘All Sports’ menu. Alternatively, if you know the event you would like to bet on, you can use the ‘Search’ tool in the middle of the home screen.
When entering the football section of the app, the ‘Top Leagues’ such as the Premier League are promoted for punters, as are sections such as the ‘Live Now’ and ‘Coupon’ categories, and this makes browsing fixtures very easy to do, at the range of level of the sports is fantastic.
The ‘Top Leagues’ may be promoted, but finding leagues such as the Bolivian Second Division is equally easy. To do so, tap the ‘All’ tab and scroll for the country/continent of the league/competition you would like to punt on.
There is one slight drawback, though. Compared to some of its football app competitors, the markets are not as broad, and the interface is not as enjoyable to use, which takes away slightly from the app. Creating bet builder bets follows this trend, unfortunately, and whilst they are easy to create, the lack of available markets is somewhat frustrating.
Browsing the horse racing fixtures is very simple to do, but again, the options are limited. When entering this section, you are immediately met with the next starting race, but you can find others by the other daily tabs, which show you all available fixtures. Similarly to the football markets, the offering is not as comprehensive, but Best Odds Guaranteed is always appreciated.
However, Betway are one of the few apps to offer markets for e-sports, as there are a range of different fixtures and several of them have live streaming.
Betway also offers a very intriguing ‘Feed’ area. In the main area of the app, tap the ‘Feed’ option in the bottom left corner of the app, then select your favourite sports, leagues, and even teams, and you can create a personalised feed.
Even if the app is called Betway Sports, the casino section of the app is still pretty good. Offering a fantastic range of different casino games, such as card games, table games and slot games, there is a range on the app which matches the sportsbook.
Accessing this casino is very simple. Once you have opened the app, tap one of the ‘Casino’, ‘Vegas’ or ‘Live Casino’ tabs, and from there, find the game you would like to try your luck with. Furthermore, Betway’s Casino allows a massive range of stakes, looking at the Roulette table, for example, there is a minimum bet of £0.25, all the way up to £1,000 per hand.
If you need to speak to customer support on the Betway app, simply tap the ‘Menu’ button in the top left corner, and then scroll to the ‘Help & Support’ tab, then select the ‘Help’ option. From here, you will, unfortunately, be taken to Betway’s website as opposed to a designated area of the app.
You will initially be met with a range of FAQs, or if you scroll down the menu you can find several options, from ‘Casino Promotions’ to ‘Sports Betting Rules’, each section will have its FAQs. However, if you wish to raise your query, you can do this too.
Return to the main FAQ page, scroll to the bottom before selecting the ‘I Have Another Query’ option and then tap ‘Yes’ when asked if you need further help, and you will be prompted to ‘Contact Us’. However, the only option for customers is live chat, which isn't necessarily bad but something to keep in mind.
Although the app is simple to use, there are some drawbacks due to this simplicity. In several areas, the markets do not share the quality of other bookmakers in the industry, and while some punters will prefer this over having many fancy features, it is still not the best sportsbook and casino option around.
Accredited football journalist with a focus on Italian football, working for the likes of SempreMilan and Serie A Total. As an avid punter, I enjoy browsing sportsbooks for the best-value bets.