NBA: Live Games & Scores

Sports

7.2~~/10~~

Our score

★ 4.5 Google Play·10M+ installs

Reviewed by Editorial Team, ScoredApps editorial · updated 2026-09-05

Screenshots

Title art with three players above the official NBA app name

News tab with story carousel and a where-to-watch key dates graphic

What's Trending Now in the NBA: a video story of a Lakers player in the app's feed

Games tab with live scores and network labels under each fixture

Live channels tab with a Finals champion channel and schedule

Fan account page with membership badges and voting

About NBA: Live Games & Scores

The NBA app covers the league from three angles: free live scores with the broadcaster marked on every game, a vertical highlights feed, and League Pass, the league's own subscription for watching full games at $16.99 a month. It also runs live channels and NBA TV, plus a fan account with badges. What it cannot do is show the games your local network is carrying.

App information

DeveloperNBA MEDIA VENTURES, LLC

Version0.97.0.20260810164031 (Android) · 120736 (iOS)

Size30.1 MB (Android) · 280 MB (iOS)

Price / In-appFree

Contains adsYes

In-app purchasesYes

Content rating4+

Requires (Android)Android 7.0+

Requires (iOS)iOS 17.2+

Offline modeDownloads on the Premium tier; scores and streams otherwise need a connection

Interface languagesEN, FR, DE, IT, KO, PT + 4 more

Store rating (Google Play)4.5 from 249,471 ratings

Installs10M+

Updated by developer2026-08-27

Data checked2026-09-07

Specs come from the official store listings and were last checked on 2026-09-07. Developers change pricing and requirements — check the store page before installing.

NBA Review: Free Scores, $16.99 to Watch

League Pass Runs $16.99 to $159.99

The subscription ladder is wide. League Pass costs $16.99 a month or $109.99 for a season; the Premium tier, which removes commercials, adds downloads and allows three devices at once, is $24.99 monthly or $159.99 annually. NBA TV alone is $16.99 a month. Below those sit single games from $0.99 to $4.99, and a team-specific local access pass at $19.99 a month. The league also sells a Team Pass for following one out-of-market club, which is the polite phrasing of the blackout rule that shapes everything here. Prices are US listings.

Every Score Shows Who Is Broadcasting It

The games tab is the part worth having installed even without a subscription. Fixtures for a date show live scores with the quarter and clock — a game tied 101-101 with 3:30 left in the fourth — and underneath each one, the network carrying it: ESPN, NBC and Peacock, Prime Video, or a League Pass tag when the app itself can stream it. In a season split across four services, that single line answers the question people actually have. Around it sit a highlights feed built like short video, live channels and NBA TV.

Advertising, Tracking and Five Data Categories

The free side is paid for in the usual way. Google Play carries a Contains ads badge and lists five collected categories, with location, personal information and two others shared with third parties. Apple's card is blunter: purchases, location, contact information, browsing history, identifiers and usage data may all be used to track you across other companies' apps and websites, in an app rated 4+. The fan account layer — badges, voting, membership since a given year — exists to make that data more useful to the league.

Pros

Live scores show which network is carrying each game
Highlights feed works without any subscription
Live channels and NBA TV run inside the same app
Single games sell from $0.99 for one-off viewing
Rated 4.7 on the App Store across 94,000 ratings

Cons

League Pass costs $16.99 a month, $24.99 for Premium
Local games stay blacked out; out-of-market passes exist for that reason
Advertising and cross-app tracking in an app rated 4+
Five data categories collected, four shared with third parties

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Verdict

Install it free for the scores, because the broadcaster label on every game solves the actual problem of a season scattered across four services. Only pay for League Pass if you follow an out-of-market team — blackouts still apply where you live, and $16.99 a month buys the games you are least likely to have another way of watching. Note the tracking before letting a child use it.

Core function8.5Scores, schedules, highlights and live games in one place, with broadcasters labelled clearly.

Ease of use8.0Date strip, game cards and a channels tab; finding a specific fixture takes two taps.

Monetisation6.0$16.99 monthly before Premium, NBA TV or a team pass, with blackouts still applying.

Performance7.5Streams and the highlight feed hold up, though the install is heavy for a sports app.

Privacy & permissions5.0Cross-app tracking of purchases, location and browsing history in an app rated for all ages.

7.2out of 10 · weighted average of the five scores above

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Frequently asked questions

Is the NBA app free?

The app, live scores, schedules, standings, news and the highlights feed all cost nothing, supported by advertising — the Play listing carries a Contains ads badge. Watching full live games is what costs money, through League Pass or a single-game purchase from $0.99.

What does the games tab show?

Every fixture for a chosen date with the live score, quarter and clock, and beneath it the network carrying that game — ESPN, NBC and Peacock, Prime Video, or League Pass when the app can stream it directly. With the season split across several services, that label is the most useful line in the app.

How much is NBA League Pass?

$16.99 a month or $109.99 for the season; Premium, which drops commercials, adds downloads and allows three devices, is $24.99 monthly or $159.99 annually. NBA TV on its own is $16.99 monthly, a team local pass is $19.99, and individual games start at $0.99.

Can you watch your local team's games?

Usually not through League Pass — local and nationally televised games are blacked out, which is why the league sells a separate Team Pass for following an out-of-market club. For the team in your own market, the answer is still a regional network or a cable-replacement service.

What are the alternatives?

For watching, the services listed on each game card — ESPN, Peacock, Prime Video — carry the nationally televised fixtures without a League Pass subscription. For following scores only, this app is free and covers every game, which makes the subscription question separate from the app question.