Love to make bets and fantasy leagues? Whether you’re a seasoned sports better or if you’ve just always wanted to test your luck, there’s a mobile app for you. In fact, there are lots of sports betting apps out there — but only some of them dominate the field. Here’s a quick look at six of the best sports betting apps in 2020 and beyond.
First, we’ll start with a few of the most established and popular sports betting apps. Then after those, we’ll look at two of the best new sports betting apps. All of the best sports betting apps we’ve picked here have high user ratings, averaging well above 4 out of 5 stars.
Already popular sports betting apps
888 Sport: Live betting in the UK & New Jersey
You may already know the brand 888 for its popular casino gaming apps. Now the company has brought its gaming expertise to UK and US sports betting apps. In 2018 it launched its 888 Sport betting app for UK fans, and then for New Jersey residents with its 888 Sport NJ app.
Both 888 Sport apps deliver live bets, real-time stats, dynamic odds, and updates. Not only can you test your skills with live games of MLB, MLS, NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, Champions League football, rugby, cricket, and Grand Slams tennis, but you can also bet on horse racing, greyhound racing, snooker, and even the outcomes of some TV shows and movies.
For all of 2020, 888 Sport NJ has a special new-user welcome offer of a free first-bet up to $500. And for the UK app, you can get £30 in free bets after completing your first £10+ bet, or improved odds on select games.
DraftKings: Top fantasy sports app
One of the kingpins in betting apps is DraftKings, a top fantasy sports app which in less than five years has racked up over a million downloads and high user ratings. DraftKings lets you assemble your favorite fantasy teams and leagues for football, American football, baseball, basketball, golf, NASCAR and more.
With DraftKings you can play in public or private contests, including starter contests with other beginners. And you can play in free contests to win your share of $10,000, or in a paid contest for a chance to win even more. Besides potential payouts, you also earn experience badges.
DraftKings was launched in 2015 and is based in the US in Boston.
Boom Fantasy: Whatever fantasy you fancy
Another popular fantasy sports app is Boom Fantasy, which like DraftKings lets you make fantasy teams in both free and paid contests for all EPL, MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL, NHL, PGA and MMA games. But Boom also includes eSports, and more unusual sports like sumo wrestling and competitive eating. You can win up to $100,000, trips to major games, and daily jackpots.
Boom Fantasy and its well-funded developer company Boom Shakalaka were founded in 2015 by Stanford graduates. The company is now headquartered in New York City.
Kroo Sports: Win game tickets instead of cash
Offering a different twist among the best sports betting apps is Kroo Sports — a free sports gaming, fan engagement, and rewards app that lets you win free or discounted tickets to real NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL games. While watching your favorite games, you pick the outcomes of live MLB player at-bats and live NFL team drives.
Instead of winning cash, Kroo gives you credits for competing and winning. When you earn enough credits, you can redeem them in the Kroo Store for real game tickets. Most games in the Kroo app are free, with no monetary deposits needed. You can also earn points from daily pick’ems, fantasy games with $15 caps, sports trivia, and even by engaging with Kroo articles or social posts.
Kroo Sports was launched in 2017 by New York based Broker Genius, which provides dynamic ticket pricing. Kroo Sports now has over 10,000 downloads and high user ratings — though be aware that a few of their 5-star ratings appear to be promoted.
Notable new sports betting apps
Fanduel: Dual apps for betting & fantasy sports
Though Fanduel’s online betting service has been around for years, the large, multinational company just recently added mobile apps. For your fantasy sports fetish you can try the FanDuel Daily Fantasy Sports app, and for live betting there’s the Fanduel Sportsbook app.
Both Fanduel apps offer full scores, news, data, and daily coverage of MLB, NBA, WNBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL, EPL and UCL football, boxing, motorsports, and more. You can start with contests only for beginners, and then progress to more advanced play. There’s also a brand-new Fanduel app just for horse racing, though so far, it’s not as well-rated.
GameOn: Simple sports bets and trivia
Just over a year old, GameOn is another free sports betting app — centered mostly on North American teams in the MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and college sports. GameOn connects you with other fans through group chat and leaderboard functions where you can follow and track how your friends are tracking.
But instead of spending time drafting players for fantasy teams, in GameOn you make picks from questions like “who will hit the most three-pointers?” or “who will score the first touchdown?” During the game, you get points for each correct pick. Prizes can reach up to $100,000, and your money is deposited into your PayPal account.
Also based in NYC, GameOn launched in late 2018 and already has over 50,000 downloads.
More great apps…
Now that you know more about some of the best sports betting apps out there, be sure to check out our list of other great mobile apps, including live football (soccer) scores. They aren’t all betting apps, but we still think they’re a solid bet.
