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ESPN Fantasy Sports & More vs ESPN

ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner ESPN Fantasy Sports & More
ESPN 4.6★ · Free + IAP 55

For dedicated fantasy sports players, ESPN Fantasy Sports & More is the better choice despite its recent stability issues, while ESPN is suitable for general sports news and live scores, but struggles with streaming and personalized content.

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ESPN Fantasy Sports & More offers a dedicated platform for fantasy leagues, but users report significant issues with app loading and stability. The main ESPN app provides broad sports news and scores, but struggles with streaming reliability, excessive ads, and content personalization.

Head to head

Features & Content edge: ESPN Fantasy Sports & MoreR5R18R25R26
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More Users appreciate ESPN Fantasy Sports & More for its core fantasy sports functionality, enabling them to manage teams and compete with friends R26R38. However, some users desire more advanced features like Dynasty Mode R5 and customizable public leagues . There are also complaints about missing historical roster data R18 and limited statistical views R25.
ESPN ESPN is praised for its comprehensive sports coverage, including live scores, breaking news, and highlights . Users find it a good source for general sports information and keeping updated on favorite teams . However, there are complaints about a lack of coverage for niche sports and a desire for better content filtering .
Ease of Use & Personalization tieR6R9R25R38
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More When functional, ESPN Fantasy Sports & More is described as user-friendly and easy to navigate for managing fantasy teams R38. However, the app frequently reloads when switching between apps R6R9R25, which is frustrating for users trying to research players or set lineups.
ESPN The ESPN app is generally considered easy to use and provides personalized features for following favorite teams . However, many users are frustrated by irrelevant notifications for sports they don't follow and a lack of control over content direction, with the app pushing content users don't want .
Reliability & Performance tieR1R2R3R4
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More ESPN Fantasy Sports & More suffers from severe and widespread reliability issues, with many users reporting the app failing to load R1R2R3R4. Users also experience frequent crashes , constant reloading R6R9R25, and issues with roster moves not saving . Some users have to uninstall and reinstall weekly R15.
ESPN The ESPN app also has significant reliability problems, with users reporting frequent crashes , slow loading times R94, and articles failing to load or displaying blank screens . Streaming is often unreliable, with buffering and interruptions R61R94.
Price & Value tieR12R28R37R53
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More ESPN Fantasy Sports & More is free with in-app purchases. Users complain about a bombardment of alcohol ads, suggesting a premium option to remove them R12. Some also experience ads redirecting them to browsers R28R37R53.
ESPN The ESPN app is free with in-app purchases and subscriptions (ESPN+). Paid subscribers complain about still seeing numerous ads, even during live streams and replays R79R94R112. Users also express frustration with multiple paywalls and required subscriptions to access all content .
Customer Support tieR31R52
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More One user reported a negative experience with customer service, where reporting league wrongdoing led to them being accidentally booted from their league R31. Another user mentioned a lack of competent response to service requests R52.
ESPN Reviews do not provide specific feedback on customer support for the main ESPN app.
Pick ESPN Fantasy Sports & More if

You are primarily interested in managing fantasy sports teams and are willing to tolerate significant app stability issues and frequent reloading R1R6R10R15.

Pick ESPN if

You want a broad source for sports news, live scores, and highlights, and are less concerned with streaming reliability or highly personalized content .

Evidence note: The evidence for customer support is thin for both apps, with only a few reviews addressing it for ESPN Fantasy Sports & More and none for the main ESPN app.

Frequently asked

Which ESPN app is better for fantasy sports?
ESPN Fantasy Sports & More is specifically designed for fantasy sports and is generally preferred for managing teams, despite numerous user complaints about app loading, crashing, and constant reloading R1R6R10R15.
Does the ESPN app have good streaming quality?
Users report that the main ESPN app often has unreliable streaming quality, with frequent buffering, interruptions, and issues finding specific content, even for paid subscribers R61R79R94R112.
Are there many ads in the ESPN apps?
Both ESPN apps have significant ad presence; ESPN Fantasy Sports & More users complain about alcohol ads and browser redirects R12R28R37, while ESPN app subscribers report still seeing numerous ads during streams and replays despite paying for the service R79R94R112.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R5] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 4/5 · US Add Dynasty Mode: For the love of God can y’all please make a dynasty mode so I don’t have to use sleeper. Y’all are one of the biggest media companies there is no excuse, let’s get it done please! Till then 4 stars it is.
  2. [R18] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 3/5 · US Need help: I can’t find where to look at last season’s roster. Wanted to look back with my friends, but there seems to be no way to access that historical data.
  3. [R25] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 1/5 · US Weak app: Keeps resetting when I go to research the player I’m looking at. Doesn’t show Ks for my batters. Weak app. Do better ESPN
  4. [R26] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 5/5 · US Love doing Fantasy: Ever since my dad told me about this app, I’ve been just using it NONSTOP. Thank you for making my days when I’m bored. Peice✌️.
  5. [R6] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 3/5 · US Worst Fantasy App: This is the most annoying fantasy app I’ve ever used. While I’m doing research on players and switching between apps, EVERY SINGLE TIME I want to go back to the ESPN Fantasy App, it has to reload for about 30 seconds-1 Minute. Extremely frustrating when trying to set a lineup and research players. I would use ANY OTHER APP if I could.
  6. [R9] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 3/5 · US App refresh: The app resets where I’m at in the app if I leave it for 10 seconds
  7. [R38] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 5/5 · US Perfect for All Fantasy Football Players: Perfect hub for all of my fantasy sports teams. The games are always fun and I can see everything that I can see on the website, but it looks better on here.
  8. [R1] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 1/5 · US App doesn’t load: Please update the and fix the app.
  9. [R2] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 4/5 · US Not working: Not working on apple iPad
  10. [R3] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 3/5 · US Does not work: I have played this app before it’s super fun but when I try to play it on my new phone it doesn’t work.
  11. [R4] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 1/5 · US stuck on pulsing shield: Subject: Critical App Crash: Stuck on Pulsing Shield Blue Screen (iPad 7th Gen)Issue Description:After recent updates, the ESPN Fantasy app is completely unusable on my device. The application launches to the blue splash screen with the pulsing shield logo but freezes indefinitely. It never loads the login screen or the league dashboard.Device & System Specifications:Devic
  12. [R12] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 3/5 · US Needs the following improvements:: This app needs a premium option to remove all the alcohol adds. We want our fantasy league to stay here but the bombardment of beer adds makes it hard to want to stay.
  13. [R28] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 1/5 · US Ads will not stop: Did an NHL bracket. At the page that shows both of the brackets it will not stop opening my browser for an ad. Even if you leave it open and go back to the app, it kicks back over to the browser ad.
  14. [R37] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 2/5 · US Bugged: I love the service as a whole, I think is one of the more premium Fantasy Sports Services out there. Although I keep having an issue with the Hockey Playoff Bracket, when I’m on the home page, that shows both of my brackets, and their ranking, for some reason, it keeps redirecting me to safari on some random tab that normally is gray text with a light turquoise underline and arrow. I doubt
  15. [R53] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 4/5 · US Ad: Whenever I click the games and go to nba playoffs it sends me to this ad from a grocery store. I would recommend but please fix
  16. [R31] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 2/5 · US Customer service is bad: Beware of reporting wrongdoing in fantasy leagues as ESPN may punish you. Reported, “Collusive Transactions and Impeding Other Team Managers” in a ESPN fantasy baseball league. Customer service mixed up the teams and ended up booting me from the league and confirmed it was an accident after it was too late.
  17. [R52] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 1/5 · US Lineup alert: Alerting player out of lineup when they're not. Now they're on my bench hitting HR's. 👍 Also - never anyone with competence to respond to service requests. I never review apps so you must really suck.
  18. [R10] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 1/5 · US Won’t load: For the past several days the app will not load and I have no idea how I am doing in my fantasy leagues. This needs to be fixed ASAP
  19. [R15] ESPN Fantasy Sports & More 3/5 · US Needs to fix the app!: This is a great fantasy app, but it needs work. I can’t get on it. I have to uninstall and reinstall it almost ever week. Fix this problem!
  20. [R61] ESPN 1/5 · US Worst App: I bought the subscription for a month to see Wimbledon. The streaming stopped working so many times. I reset everything and I still have the same problem. I wish I could rated 0 star. Let me mention that the other apps on my Samsung TV work fine.
  21. [R79] ESPN 1/5 · US Do not waste your money on subscriptions: I subscribed to ESPN specifically to watch the Wimbledon 2026 men’s and women’s singles matches in the US. Because of the time difference, the matches are played while I’m at work, so I expected to watch the replays in the evening. Instead, I paid for a subscription that still includes a lot of advertising, and by the time I get home, many of the matches
  22. [R94] ESPN 1/5 · US The buffering and ads: The buffering, awful, the load time for the app, awful. The ads will work perfectly though, dumb. This app and in its entirety, AWFUL.
  23. [R112] ESPN 1/5 · US Commercials: I pay for espn unlimited I should get no commercials. They throw in commercials in the middle of matches when the announcers are explaining something important. Just let me watch without a damn commercial, I’m not gonna buy whatever is on there because I saw a commercial on here.

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