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CBS Sports Fantasy

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User verdict / 100 High confidence In trouble

The recent update to the CBS Sports Fantasy app has largely been met with negative feedback, with many users finding the new interface unintuitive, lacking essential features, and suffering from numerous bugs, particularly affecting fantasy baseball.

4.6★ lifetime (254,556) Free + in-app purchases since 2013 by CBS Mobile updated 2.0 mo ago recent negative 63% 120 reviews across 3 regions
Usability & Navigation Missing Features Bugs & Performance Advertising & Cost Commissioner Tools
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recent reviews across 3 regions, vs the 4.6★ lifetime average

The CBS Sports Fantasy app, despite a high lifetime rating, has seen a significant drop in recent user satisfaction following a major update. Users report a redesigned interface that is less functional and harder to navigate, especially for fantasy baseball, with many core features either missing or broken. While some users appreciate the visual refresh and speed improvements, the overwhelming sentiment is negative regarding the app's usability and stability.

What users like

  • Some users find the new app visually cleaner, faster, and an improvement over the old version.R61R152R153R228
  • The issue with daily totals for fantasy baseball has been fixed for some users.R13R24
  • The app is considered excellent for fantasy football by some long-time users.R163R212R215R244
  • The fantasy baseball podcast content is highly praised.R7R133

What users complain about

  • The new update is widely considered unintuitive, difficult to navigate, and a downgrade from the previous version.R2R9R11R17
  • Many essential fantasy baseball features, such as daily team totals, pitcher start indicators, and mock drafts, are missing or hard to find.R1R5R6R10
  • Users report numerous bugs, including incorrect scores, freezing, crashing, slow performance, and data not updating in real-time.R4R18R21R22
  • The app is criticized for being overloaded with ads, even for paid leagues.R4R61R378
  • Commissioner tools are limited, requiring desktop use for certain functions like add/drops and approving multiple transactions.R14R180
  • Some users find the fantasy analysts' advice for baseball to be unhelpful or incorrect.R3
  • The app lacks support for advanced features like viewing future weeks, specific player news filters, or dual positions for hockey players.R16R174R176R185

Latest update · v7.1.0

What the developer says changed (the verdict above weighs this against what reviewers report):

• NEW! Commish Tools - Add/Drop (allows commissioner to make add/drops for any team) • Bug fixes and optimizations

Recurring themes

Usability & Navigation negative
Many users find the new app interface unintuitive, difficult to navigate, and a significant step down from the previous version. It requires more clicks to access information and doesn't 'flow well'.R2R9R11R16
Missing Features negative
A prevalent complaint is the removal or difficulty in finding key features, especially for fantasy baseball, such as daily team totals, mock drafts, pitcher start indicators, trade block access, and detailed stat views.R1R5R6R10
Bugs & Performance negative
Users report frequent bugs including incorrect scores, freezing, crashing, slow loading times, and data not updating in real-time. This contradicts the developer's notes about 'bug fixes and optimizations'.R4R18R21R22
Advertising & Cost negative
The app is criticized for being 'overloaded with ads' even for leagues that pay a fee, leading to frustration. Some users also note that free fantasy baseball options are no longer available.R4R61R293R300
Commissioner Tools negative
While the developer notes mention 'Commish Tools - Add/Drop', some users still report limitations in commissioner functionality, such as inability to approve multiple transactions or needing a desktop for add/drop functions.R14R180

Who it's for

This app is for long-time CBS Fantasy Football users who appreciate its league customization options and find the app easy to use for that sport R163R212R215. It might also appeal to those who enjoy the CBS Fantasy Baseball Today podcast R7R133. However, users seeking a highly intuitive, bug-free, or feature-rich fantasy baseball experience, or those who prefer other platforms like Yahoo or Fantrax, should skip this app .

Evidence note: The recent reviews skew heavily negative, with many users expressing strong dissatisfaction with the latest update, particularly concerning fantasy baseball features and general app stability. While some positive reviews exist, they are less frequent and often relate to specific sports (football) or podcast content, rather than the general app functionality. The high lifetime rating likely reflects the app's performance before the recent update.

Frequently asked

What are the main issues with the recent CBS Sports Fantasy app update?
The main issues with the recent CBS Sports Fantasy app update include an unintuitive interface, missing essential features like daily team totals and mock drafts, numerous bugs such as incorrect scores and frequent crashing, and an overload of ads R2R4R10R21.
Has the app fixed the daily totals issue for fantasy baseball?
Yes, some users have reported that the issue with daily totals for fantasy baseball has been fixed in recent updates R13R24.
Are mock drafts available on the mobile app?
No, mock drafts are reportedly no longer available on the mobile app and require using a desktop version R1R6.
Does the app support commissioner tools for add/drops?
The developer notes indicate new commissioner tools for add/drops, but some users still report needing a desktop to perform these functions or finding the in-app tools limited R14R180.

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. [R61] 5/5 · US Finally: The old app was honestly rough. The new one isn’t perfect, but it’s a huge step in the right direction. The ads are still brutal, and they really need to bring back team totals on the Scoring page, but everything else feels better, navigation makes more sense, the visuals are cleaner, the data is easier to read, and the player pages are really good. It also feels a lot faster overall. Gl
  2. [R152] 5/5 · US One of the best fantasy apps: Great update to the app!
  3. [R153] 5/5 · US Good Overhaul: I generally like all the new changes to the app. However, when I go to Rankings under Fantasy baseball and try to change the league from Roto to H2H, the player rankings stay the same as Roto. Just a minor fix that needs to be looked at. I am sure there may be more that needs to be looked at
  4. [R228] 5/5 · US 5 Stars!: Lookin great guys - can tell the investment is paying off
  5. [R13] 4/5 · US Getting better compared to the Old Version: Update: The issue with daily totals is fixed and new functionality shows who is active and where they are in the lineup, which is nice. My last requests are to make the font of the stats a little larger and make player news searchable by fantasy team. Otherwise the app is improved but not 5 stars yet. Original: I’ve used this app for many years for my
  6. [R24] 4/5 · US Issue fixed!: Recently I have this app 1 star because there was no daily summary for fantasy baseball rosters. That has been fixed, so I’m adding stars!
  7. [R163] 5/5 · US Fantasy Football: The CBS FANTASY FOOTBALL app. is outstanding. It’s very easy to use and allows fantasy leagues to adapt to their own unique league.
  8. [R212] 5/5 · US CBS Fantasy Football: We have a great Fantasy Football league in CBS running since 2006 started out as keeper league now it’s Dynasty league.We get everything we need for draft day, and the app is easy to use and never any glitches or down time. Out of all other leagues i’m in CBS is second to none.
  9. [R215] 5/5 · US Fantasy Football Rules!: Using the app for 10 years now and I think it’s really useful.
  10. [R244] 5/5 · US Woowiewewah: This website is the most amazing fantasy football website ever I love playing on it
  11. [R7] 5/5 · US 1st Time Rating: Overall Show is fantastic, Scott, Chris and are GREAT along with the HOST. EVERYONE does an excellent Job! Have listened to 3 or 4 BB podcasts in the last 6 + yrs…some will know platforms. The last 3/4 yrs all CBS. Made playoffs the last 4 years in our 14 team league and won last year. Wish you guys could cover FB too.
  12. [R133] 5/5 · US Feedback: I love the fantasy baseball today podcast, guys all do an amazing job deeply diving into player pool and answering questions. However, I have been truly frustrated by the new update to the app, not a fan of it at all. Leaving the 5* because I love the pod and hoping the app issues are resolved soon, but it is getting very frustrating.
  13. [R2] 1/5 · US Why?: The update is ridiculously uninteresting and horribly non-intuitive. Took something that did the job nicely and wrecked it for no apparent reason. Wish I had seen it before I renewed our league. Terrible, CBS. Who green-lit this redesign? Not someone who uses it.
  14. [R9] 1/5 · US Hate the new look: Hate the new update and look. Loved the old app. This is not user friendly. Change it back.
  15. [R11] 3/5 · US New update is terrible: Fantasy baseball was so easy to use and navigate but now I’m constantly searching for just the basics. Hate it! Update: Have found my way around a bit more but there was no reason to change it. Just doesn’t flow well.
  16. [R17] 1/5 · US Dog poo: The new app is terrible. It always takes some getting used to a new UX but it’s almost like someone who never used the product redesigned the app. There is nothing to like about it over the old app except it probably generates more ad revenue compared to the old version. So many critical features or details were left off. We have used cbs sports for over 20 years for our fantasy baseball
  17. [R1] 2/5 · US Mock drafts gone from app: How dose a fantasy site take away mock drafts from the mobile phone! What a joke that you have to use a desk top just to do a mock draft. Bring back mock drafts to the app
  18. [R5] 1/5 · US Fantasy baseball: You need to add trade block back to the league menu for fantasy baseball. How do you keep missing this???And add rostered% and make it sortable when looking at free agents or drafting. You need to do these basic things like ASAP considering the cost of having our league on this platform.
  19. [R6] 1/5 · US Football Mock Drafts On Mobile App: Use to easily be able to do Unlimited Mock Drafts On Mobile App. Can’t Even Find It Now. Is It Still Available On Mobile App?
  20. [R10] 1/5 · US Fantasy Baseball: What a horrible horrible update to the fantasy baseball platform within the app. It’s insanely difficult to figure out the number of starts I have already. It’s also hard to see individual stats for the week. This all used to be seen in the prior version. Don’t understand why so much was lost in the app. The website didn’t receive a change at all. I can’t find my watch list. Ther
  21. [R4] 1/5 · US Bloatware: New version is just terrible… slow, over loaded with ads, and super confusing. Why change? You made it worse
  22. [R18] 1/5 · US What in the world did you do to this app?: Doesn’t even deserve the 1 star - Probables constantly incorrect - active players listed in minors - frequent stat corrections into the next week - schedules constantly incorrect People are paying for this, and it’s not being fixed
  23. [R21] 1/5 · US Baseball Update: The update for the 2026 season is trash. Head to head scores don’t reflect the real score. I’m losing ERA and WHIP, but the score shows me winning those 2 categories. Many other leagues have the same issues. There’s a whole Reddit thread complaining about it.
  24. [R22] 1/5 · US Maybe the worst update ever?: Shows incorrect scores, hard to navigate or see which pitcher is starting, waivers freeze constantly. How is this any sort of upgrade?
  25. [R378] 3/5 · CA App is great, but there is advertising and it’s annoying and constant: I would think that after each league (of which there must be millions) paying over $200 for per league, you wouldn’t be shoving your fantasy app full of ads you can’t turn off. Isn’t that typically why you pay the money? App works great but it’s slimey to advertise on a paid for product.
  26. [R14] 1/5 · US The new iOS app stinks: The two things I need no longer work. Daily team stats are not aggregated. I used to use the old app all the time to see how my team is doing in real time. That’s gone now. I only use this to set a lineup. It’s hard to see who is probable for pitching starts. The commissioner tools no longer allow adds/drops requiring me to use a laptop to see daily team stats and perform a
  27. [R180] 3/5 · US Not great: Would love to do much more with the app, especially as commissioner. I can’t even approve multiple transactions at the same time let alone make rules changes or look up historical data. Lately it’s been closing the app when approving a transaction! Otherwise it’s okay.
  28. [R3] 1/5 · US Worst baseball analysts: They might like to watch baseball but they are clueless when it comes to reviewing it, especially on pitchers. If you want to win the league, just do the opposite what they recommend. Miss Adam and Heath.
  29. [R16] 3/5 · US App Interface: I’ve kind of gotten used to the app since launch, but the previous version definitely was superior for functionality. For baseball, please consider a separating line/column between batters and pitchers on the matchup screen. It was easier with the BATTERS and PITCHERS titles at the top of each section.
  30. [R174] 3/5 · US CBS Fantasy Football app: There are many bugs or unwanted features in this app that persists year over a year. Some views are also difficult on the eyes.
  31. [R176] 4/5 · US Weekly setting of lineups: Is there a way to set my Leo ups multiple weeks in advance?
  32. [R185] 4/5 · US Please separate Defensive and Offensive “Player News”: Our league has used your site for nearly 20 years. It’s great, but I have written emails each of the last five years with no response regarding the humbug of having defensive player news lumped in with offensive player news. MOST fantasy leagues simply use a TEAM defense and special teams, not IDP, or individual defensive players. It’s a humbu
  33. [R293] 5/5 · CA CBS: Awesome site but it’s getting to expensive to justify
  34. [R300] 3/5 · CA Free Fantasy Baseball?: What happened to the free fantasy baseball? Used to be able to have up to 4 free leagues (2 years ago) last year wasn’t available. Now only Paid. (179.99) out of my league.

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