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The CBS Sports app is generally praised for its real-time scores and comprehensive coverage, but recent updates have introduced significant usability issues, including a shift to a video-heavy social media-like interface and persistent review prompts that frustrate users.

4.7★ lifetime (833,629) Free + in-app purchases since 2009 by CBS Mobile updated 0.3 mo ago recent negative 33% 120 reviews across 3 regions
Review Prompts New Interface/Update Content Coverage Technical Issues
5★269
4★53
3★34
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recent reviews across 3 regions, vs the 4.7★ lifetime average

The CBS Sports app is valued by many users for its timely sports news, scores, and team information, with some considering it superior to competitors R48R50. However, recent updates have led to widespread complaints about a redesigned homepage that prioritizes videos over articles, frequent and annoying requests to rate the app, and inadequate coverage of minor and women's sports R2R9R7R23.

What users like

  • Provides real-time scores and timely sports news.R38R48R49R52
  • Offers comprehensive sports coverage for major leagues and teams.R49R50R66R382
  • Easy to navigate for scores and general information.R74R122R50

What users complain about

  • Frequent and persistent requests to review the app are highly annoying.R3R5R7R15
  • Recent updates have changed the homepage to a video-heavy, social media-like format, burying articles and making content harder to find.R2R9R46R60
  • Coverage for minor sports, women's sports, and specific leagues (e.g., PWHL, college hockey, tennis) is weak or missing.R12R16R23R122
  • Users report issues with app stability, including crashes and slow performance.R8R437R523
  • Some users experience problems with notifications, streaming, and accessing videos in certain regions like Canada.R141R325R352R386

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Recurring themes

Review Prompts negative
Many users are extremely frustrated by the app constantly asking them to write a review every time it's opened, leading some to give low ratings or consider switching apps just to stop the prompts. This contradicts the developer's implicit goal of gathering positive feedback.R3R5R7R14
New Interface/Update negative
Recent updates have drastically changed the app's interface, with many users disliking the new design that looks like social media, is video-heavy, and buries traditional articles and headlines. Users find it clunky, hard to navigate, and prefer the old list-style format. Some positive reviews mention liking the new design, but these are fewer.R2R9R27R41
Content Coverage mixed
While many praise the app for its comprehensive coverage of major sports, a significant number of users criticize the lack of coverage for minor sports (e.g., wrestling, volleyball, golf), women's sports (e.g., PWHL, women's NCAA conferences, WNBA), college hockey, college baseball, and tennis. Some also complain about too much emphasis on gambling content.R12R16R23R35
Technical Issues negative
Users report various technical problems, including the app being slow and clunky, crashing frequently, notifications not coming through, issues with streaming and video access in certain regions, and incorrect scores or game information. Some also noted a missing score widget after an iOS update.R8R21R30R141

Who it's for

This app is for avid sports fans who want real-time scores and news for major sports and appreciate a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate platform for general sports updates R48R49R50R52. It is not for users who prefer a traditional article-focused news feed, are easily annoyed by frequent pop-up requests, or primarily follow minor sports, women's leagues, or specific niche content not covered by CBS Sports R2R9R12R15.

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, particularly concerning the new interface and review prompts. While there are positive reviews, they are fewer and often generic, or specifically mention liking the old version or just wanting the review prompt to stop. The lifetime rating of 4.7 suggests a strong positive sentiment historically, but the recent trend indicates a significant decline in user satisfaction due to recent changes.

Frequently asked

Does the CBS Sports app cover women's sports?
Based on recent reviews, coverage for women's sports, including the WNBA, PWHL, and women's NCAA conferences, is considered weak or missing by many users R12R16R23R85.
Can I stream live games on the CBS Sports app?
Some users mention watching games on the app R1R55, but Canadian users specifically report being unable to view or access videos and live stream games due to regional restrictions, even with a CBS All Access subscription R325R352R386.
Has the CBS Sports app interface changed recently?
Yes, recent updates have significantly changed the app's format, with many users noting a shift to a video-heavy, social media-like homepage that makes articles harder to find and navigate, replacing the previous list-style layout R2R9R27R41.

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

  1. [R38] 5/5 · US Timely: An easy site to catch up on sports news, especially scores
  2. [R48] 5/5 · US Perfect: Scoreboards update in real time. Pretty good articles to read on the site. Its my go to sports website.
  3. [R49] 5/5 · US Up to minute: No matter what sport or league, this CBS Sport DC has it covered. A must for sports nuts.
  4. [R52] 5/5 · US Love CBS sports: I refer to this app all the time to check on all kinds of sports scores and game times and locations. Very helpful
  5. [R50] 5/5 · US Scores and More at My Fingertips: I’ve used CBS Sports app for years and it has always delivered: news, scores, and my favorite teams’ info as well. Easy to navigate and lots of information at my fingertips.
  6. [R66] 5/5 · US CBS LIVE SCORES & NEWS: JUST LOVE YOUR COMPLETE/ACCURATE/SPORTS COVERAGE DAILY. YES!!!
  7. [R382] 3/5 · CA CBS SPORTS: BEST OF BREED: This is the best site for scores, ranking, news, and navigation through the world of sports! It is my”go to” site when I am travelling and want a quick and accurate up-date of all major sports events!
  8. [R74] 5/5 · US Love this App: It’s easy to navigate on this app and it does not have a lot of fluff lol
  9. [R122] 3/5 · US Great App: Great App, easy to use, especially the Scores tab. Lots of great information on teams and players. Nothing available for the PWHL, HUGE MISS. Drops you from 5 to 3 stars.
  10. [R3] 1/5 · US App is bad: Stop asking me to rate
  11. [R5] 5/5 · US Review: Quit asking me to write a review every time I open the app
  12. [R7] 1/5 · US No more “review” requests please: I use the app a lot and everytime I open it up I’m being asked if I like the app. I give it 5 stars…then get the question again the next time I open it up. Makes me consider using another source as my sports go to.
  13. [R15] 1/5 · US Annoying: App asks for a review every time. Umm, OK, stop doing that.
  14. [R2] 1/5 · US Bad Update: The new update makes the app look like social media, not an app that actually has articles with sports stories along with the scores
  15. [R9] 1/5 · US New update: This was my favorite sports app, and the only one i would use, until about two weeks ago when they updated it and now it’s just all videos. They used to have headlines which you would click on and read the story and they got rid of that.
  16. [R46] 3/5 · US Update disaster: Could you at least make a setting to allow to view homepage in the old list style? Feels like a lot more scrolling to get similar content, many more videos (there’s a watch tab for that), everything is a large thumbnail that isn’t necessary and takes away from the app.
  17. [R60] 1/5 · US Newest update is awful: CBS Sports, why did you have to make the app so horribly complicated? Where did the actual articles go? I really liked their baseball writers. I see nothing but videos when I scroll. Am I missing something? And where did the fantasy sports information end up? I am likely deleting this app because of the god-awful update.
  18. [R12] 1/5 · US The W!?!?! The WNBA ????: I have never searched for a WNBA score on here, I’ve not looked for a team of the W, I’m not on the Catlin bandwagon, or the TMAC lookalike angel reese , as an avid sports fan my whole life, if I need to add WNBA to my interest, I will quit watching sports altogether and do something I have no patience for , fishing. CBS please stop pushing stuff especially after the user
  19. [R16] 1/5 · US Missing new leagues: I will redownload this app when they add the PWHL, AUSL, and WPBL. I get they’re newer leagues but these are the ones I want to see on here because you don’t see as much coverage on them.
  20. [R23] 3/5 · US Just ok: The app falls short for minor sports such as wrestling, volleyball and golf. The coverage is weak for many women’s sports, too.
  21. [R8] 1/5 · US Bad: Slow bad and clunky
  22. [R437] 3/5 · CA Crashes too much: Unstable. Good mitigation a & features but too unstable
  23. [R523] 3/5 · AU Great app but...: Keeps crashing in the NFL section on iPhone 6. Please fix!
  24. [R141] 3/5 · US Notifications: The app is good overall but none of the notifications will come through
  25. [R325] 3/5 · CA Canada: Most disappointing and annoying that cannot view or access any of the videos associated with your material in “our region “ , CANADA,the country just to the north of you that runs along the entire length of your northern continental border as well as the entirety of your eastern Alaskan and southern borders Would have rated lower than 3 stars if it weren’t for your otherwise excellent cov
  26. [R352] 3/5 · CA Streaming: I downloaded the app because it said I could stream sports through all CBS all access, however when I try to sign in to my CBS all access it tells me my stuff is incorrect when its not.
  27. [R386] 3/5 · CA From Canada Eh!: I would totally give this app 5 stars if I could buy a subscription in Canada and live stream games. Unfortunately, it’s not available to us up here.
  28. [R14] 5/5 · US Stop: I’m writing this review so this ad stops popping up!!
  29. [R27] 1/5 · US New update is a nightmare: I loved the CBS Sports app. Great scoreboard and the news feed was always dialed. New update destroyed the formerly great news feed. Suddenly it is video and AI slop everywhere you look. I’ll be looking for a new go to sports score app if it’s not fixed. Hire a designer!
  30. [R41] 2/5 · US App: Why did you change the format? The new layout with “following, trending, favorites” is awful. The new feed is hard to navigate. I don’t need a bunch of videos. I need headlines and I’ll click if I’m interested. I’m not 12. I actually am looking for a new sports app due to the new format. At least give me an option to stick with the “classic” format.
  31. [R35] 4/5 · US CBS Sports: You’ve got way too much information and emphasis on gambling.
  32. [R21] 1/5 · US Downfall: Was one of the best sports app now constantly wrong scores , wrong times , wrong starters , and completely fabricated events in the game it will tell you that Jalen Brunson hit a three and the score is 145 to 160 when the score is 44-45 in the second it’s really bad , chat will block you for any slang any abbreviations any talk of money line or talks of them rigging also does not go thro
  33. [R30] 1/5 · US Widget gone: After updating to iOS 18 the score widget is gone. Please bring it back
  34. [R85] 1/5 · US Misappropriation of Sports: You do not give women’s sports enough coverage.
  35. [R1] 5/5 · US Good: It’s fun to watch games on here umm yeah it’s good but developers pls respond to me I just think it’s cool lol
  36. [R55] 5/5 · US Flyrod: Love that I can go see all the scores and I can watch the games

Synthesized from 120 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store