CBS Sports: Live Scores & News: iPhone vs Android
CBS Sports: Live Scores & News gets 5k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, September 2026, rounded down to a band).
CBS Sports: Live Scores & News by CBS Interactive is on both the App Store and Google Play. Here are both versions together: downloads, users, revenue, ratings and chart positions, store by store with totals.
Rating
4.4 ★
278k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#11
Android · 
Sports Free
Sports FreeMeasured
App Store
App details
App ID
307184892
Publisher
CBS Interactive
Content rating
4+
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.handmark.sportcaster
Publisher
CBS Interactive, Inc.
Content rating
Everyone
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v10.57.1, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Trackers
18
Permissions
21
Trackers
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CBS Sports: Live Scores & News downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| iPhone | 500+ | – |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 10M+ Measured |
| Total | 5k+ Confidence | 10M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
iPhone: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where CBS Sports: Live Scores & News's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Ad-led
How CBS Sports: Live Scores & News makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchasesAds · 80 ad networks
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Ads
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | SportsLine Monthly Sub subscription | |
| 2 | SportsLine Quarterly Sub subscription | |
| 3 | SportsLine Yearly Subscription subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 20k |
| Google Play | 4.4 ★ | 258k 37k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.4 ★ weighted by ratings | 278k |
What users say about CBS Sports: Live Scores & News
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed (52% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for regular updates, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about ads, and speed and performance. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Updates: “Always my choice for games & updates”
- Ease of use: “easy to navigate.remember to update it's fun it's fast”
- Fun: “Enjoying CBS a lot during NFL season”
- Features & content: “great recourse for scores and eatching games, it also loads much quicker then the ESPN app and also has more options so glad I switched!”
Common complaints
- Ads: “Full screen unskippable ads”
- Speed & performance: “can't watch any live games just gives me a loading screen”
- Updates: “The latest app update for the 2026 season is horrible”
- Features & content: “This app has become inundated with Kalshi and gambling/odds content”
About CBS Sports: Live Scores & News
The CBS Sports App is everything a sports fan needs in one place. Get customized alerts based on your favorite teams, players and leagues, stream live games from CBS & Paramount+ and stay on top of the biggest news in the sports world. With the CBS Sports App, you’ll have the ability to watch NFL, UEFA Champions League, PGA Championship, Big Ten Football, the Masters, the NWSL, Concacaf Nations League, NCAA Basketball, WNBA and more—either free or via your existing TV provider.
Follow every moment of March Madness with the CBS Sports App! Get the latest news, watch instant highlights, track live scores, and dominate your tournament brackets with our expert analysis and complete game coverage.
With the CBS Sports app, you’ll get:
•The fastest app for scores and breaking news from all major sports, so you’re always the first to know
• Advanced gametrackers to follow your team when you don’t have the ability to watch the game
• CBS Sports HQ, a 24/7 free sports news & highlights network with onsite coverage from the biggest sports events
• CBS Sports Golazo Network, a 24/7 free soccer channel with live matches, exclusive studio shows like Morning Footy and Box 2 Box, news, highlights, documentaries and more
• Select free live events and games, including The Masters, PGA Championship & PGA Tour, NCAA basketball, PGA Tour and more
• CBS & Paramount+ events including NFL, UEFA Champions League & Europa League, Big Ten football, Serie A, Concacaf Nations League, NWSL and more*
• Personalized sports news and video highlights from your favorite teams, leagues and athletes
• Breaking news from around the sports world, so you’re always up to date and never miss a moment
• Daily fantasy shows including Fantasy Football Today & Fantasy Baseball Today, so you can get the edge in your league this season
• A 24/7 stream of CBS Sports Network including: NCAA football & basketball games, Scottish Premier League, NWSL, Professional Bull Riding, and more
• Expert betting advice from SportsLine insiders via articles and live or on-demand video
*Available via login from your TV provider and/or Paramount+
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Follow every moment of March Madness with the CBS Sports App! Get the latest news, watch instant highlights, track live scores, and dominate your tournament brackets with our expert analysis and complete game coverage.
With the CBS Sports app, you’ll get:
•The fastest app for scores and breaking news from all major sports, so you’re always the first to know
• Advanced gametrackers to follow your team when you don’t have the ability to watch the game
• CBS Sports HQ, a 24/7 free sports news & highlights network with onsite coverage from the biggest sports events
• CBS Sports Golazo Network, a 24/7 free soccer channel with live matches, exclusive studio shows like Morning Footy and Box 2 Box, news, highlights, documentaries and more
• Select free live events and games, including The Masters, PGA Championship & PGA Tour, NCAA basketball, PGA Tour and more
• CBS & Paramount+ events including NFL, UEFA Champions League & Europa League, Big Ten football, Serie A, Concacaf Nations League, NWSL and more*
• Personalized sports news and video highlights from your favorite teams, leagues and athletes
• Breaking news from around the sports world, so you’re always up to date and never miss a moment
• Daily fantasy shows including Fantasy Football Today & Fantasy Baseball Today, so you can get the edge in your league this season
• A 24/7 stream of CBS Sports Network including: NCAA football & basketball games, Scottish Premier League, NWSL, Professional Bull Riding, and more
• Expert betting advice from SportsLine insiders via articles and live or on-demand video
*Available via login from your TV provider and/or Paramount+
Please note: The CBS Sports app features Nielsen's proprietary measurement software which contributes to market research, like Nielsen's TV Ratings. Please see https://www.nielsen.com/digitalprivacy for more information
Terms of Use: https://legal.paramount.com/us/en/cbsi/terms-of-use
Paramount Privacy Policy: https://privacy.paramount.com/policy
Minors' Privacy Policy: https://privacy.paramount.com/en/childrens
Your Privacy Choices: https://privacy.paramount.com/app-donotsell
California Notice: https://privacy.paramount.com/en/policy#additional-information-us-states