Best Free Basketball Live Apps & Games

250+ iOS apps & games curated and reviewed

4.7 avg rating
20 free apps & games
Updated October 2026

Every iPhone needs a few good free basketball live apps and games. We benchmark 250+ of them on App Store rating, freshness, and pricing, then surface the standouts so you don't have to scroll the App Store yourself.

Compare top Free Basketball Live Apps & Games (October 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1FLS: Live Sports StreamingFLS: Live Sports StreamingFree4.5★ (11)YesNoOct 2026
2NBA: Live Games & ScoresNBA: Live Games & ScoresFree4.7★ (94K)YesYesNov 2026
3DAZN: Stream Live SportsDAZN: Stream Live SportsFree4.7★ (610K)YesYesNov 2026
4NCAA March Madness LiveNCAA March Madness LiveFree4.7★ (608K)YesNoNov 2026
5ESPN: Live Sports & ScoresESPN: Live Sports & ScoresFree4.6★ (4.2M)YesYesNov 2026
6GoLive The Basketball AppGoLive The Basketball AppFree—NoNoOct 2026
7CBS Sports: Live Scores & NewsCBS Sports: Live Scores & NewsFree4.7★ (836K)YesYesNov 2026
8Basketball Live Scores HDBasketball Live Scores HDFree—YesNoOct 2026

Top Picks for Free Basketball Live

NBA: Live Games & Scores#2

NBA: Live Games & Scores by NBA MEDIA VENTURES, LLC

Basketball highlights & stats
Strong Contender
⚽ Sports
4.7😞(94K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#3in Sports
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Follow every NBA game with live scores, highlights, and personalized updates. Access live game streams, in-depth stats, and instant answers to your NBA questions. Offers extensive content for dedicated fans, including historical games and 24/7 NBA TV coverage.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great app
  • 👍 Can watch highlights
  • 👍 Variety of features
  • 👍 Good overall
  • 👍 Excellent app
  • 👍 Amazing
  • 👍 Simply great
  • 👍 This the best app out there

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Starting issue
  • 🐛 Doesn't work in Canada
  • 🐛 Can't get off loading screen
  • 🐛 Can't even open app
  • 🐛 Constantly getting errors
  • 🐛 Horrible, glitchy on mobile
  • 🐛 Does not work in Canada
  • 🐛 Way too many bugs
  • 🐛 Work better last year
  • 🐛 App not loading
  • 🐛 Games not opening and app also
  • 🐛 Bugs
  • 🐛 Poor app lots of bugs
  • 🐛 They never leave it alone
  • 🐛 Horrible
  • 🐛 Gets worse each year
  • 🐛 Consistently getting worse
  • 🐛 Terrible streaming experience
  • 🐛 Unreliable
  • 🐛 Many games are inaccessible or blacked out
  • 🐛 Lag
  • 🐛 The League Pass will disappoint you
  • 🐛 Garbage App
  • 🐛 Totally useless
  • 🐛 Do not pay money thinking you'll get to watch full games
  • 🐛 Trash
  • 🐛 Terrible UI
  • 🐛 I Would Give Zero Stars If I Could!
  • 🐛 Worst app in general.
  • 🐛 Downgrade
  • 🐛 Getting worse
  • 🐛 The new app is worse than the previous 😔
  • 🐛 New version of the app is horrendous
  • 🐛 Started having issues
  • 🐛 Unusable
  • 🐛 Shouldn't have changed the app
  • 🐛 Totally useless
  • 🐛 Frustrating and buggy
  • 🐛 Less Features- Getting Worse
  • 🐛 Doesn't even cast to chrome properly
  • 🐛 New app is awful
  • 🐛 Get rid of the ads and get design team equal to engineers
  • 🐛 Fix the whole thing
  • 🐛 Sort it out
  • 🐛 League pass/support problems
  • 🐛 Disappointed
  • 🐛 The updated app is no good
  • 🐛 Unusable
  • 🐛 Worst streaming app for live games
  • 🐛 Garbage
  • 🐛 STOP TURNING A BLIND EYE
DAZN: Stream Live Sports#3

DAZN: Stream Live Sports by DAZN Limited

NBA, NHL, MLB, Boxing and more
Worth Considering
⚽ Sports
4.7😞(610K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
#13in Sports
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Stream live and on-demand sports, including exclusive local team games, boxing, MMA, and international football. Connect with other fans, access real-time stats, and enjoy documentaries and shows. Watch anytime, anywhere, on any device.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great value for money
  • 🎥 Excellent content coverage
  • 👍 Convenient streaming options

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent streaming issues and buffering
  • 🤖 Poor customer service and support
  • 🤔 Confusing subscription and cancellation process
  • 📺 Lack of features compared to previous NFL Gamepass

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FAQ about Free Basketball Live

What are the best free basketball live apps & games for iPhone?
FLS: Live Sports Streaming tops our free basketball live apps & games ranking as of October 2026, with a 4.5-star average from 11 App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
FLS: Live Sports Streaming shows ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of October 2026.
We track 250+ free basketball live apps & games on the iOS App Store as of October 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.