NBA: Official App Software

I decided to subscribe to league pass when I saw there was a monthly option. I sure am glad I did. My boys and I were able to watch nearly every game and we loved it. We could choose between my iPad or our tv and when out of the house we could watch games on my phone. It’s like Netflix but with the this app. It was an excellent season and we are very pleased with the league pass service. We will be subscribing again next season. The only thing that bothered us was the blackouts for nearby teams. We don’t have cable or access to games that aren’t on TNT, ESPN or league pass but three teams nearby were blacked out due to location. The closest of those teams is 8 hours away and the furthest is 14. We couldn’t watch those games even if we did have cable. I wish that could be changed.

This review isn't a reflection of the app itself, I'd probably rate that 3 stars. I'm very dissatisfied with this app tv which was marketed to me through the app. They put out this app tv for $6.99 a month in an attempt to bring in revenue from younger viewers without a cable subscription. Don't bother. You get access to the most boring games that you would never want to watch and they're never your home team. The 99 cent 10 minute pass is a complete waste too, the clock starts running as soon as the purchase goes through whether you're actually watching the game or not. Time will run out as you're connecting to the server, through time outs, on commercial break, literally anytime that isn't the game. I bought a ten minute pass 5 separate times and just barely got through 9 and a half minutes of actual game time. I basically paid to sit through commercials. They will also run ads past the end of the actual commercial break, as you'll see in the awkward transitions from advertisements to the middle of a play.

**Update** The Audio only version has been fixed, and we are able to listen to all the games. We love the app, and appreciate the developer’s response. The only issue we have now is volume control - sometimes the actual broadcast is very very quiet, so we turn the volume all the way up, but the commercials come on and are on blast. Otherwise we are very happy. We purchased the Audio only version, we were excited to listen to opening night games. The app says we are “listening” but there is no sound. I decided to leave it on in case there was a long loading time, and then forgot about it. The audio came on suddenly and lasted for about 15 seconds, and then went back off. Came on for another 10 seconds about 20 minutes later. We were disappointed pointed to miss opening night play. Hoping this gets fixed soon! We actually purchased the Audio League pass on 2 devices, and it didn’t work on either of them.