The Best Apple Sports Betting Apps

There's been a seismic shift in the way people bet on sports in recent years. The days of going to a physical sportsbook to place a bet on a game have gone the way of the dinosaur.

Even the act of going online and logging on to your favorite sportsbooks web page to put down a wager is growing more passé with each passing day.

We live in a mobile society today in so many ways and sports betting is no exception to this rule. At the 2019 East Coast Gaming Conference in Atlantic City, N.J., industry experts projected that within the next decade, 90 percent of all sports wagers placed in the United States would be made via a mobile device.

"That's the way the world is moving," Dan Shapiro, vice president of strategy and business development for bookmaker William Hill US, told Associated Press.

Nearly 80 percent of all sports wagers placed in the state of New Jersey in 2019 were made online.

"The true capability of sports wagering is mobile," predicted Parikshat Khanna, CEO of CG Technology, a licensed Nevada bookmaker.

Recognizing this trend, online betting sites are ramping up their mobile game. Almost all sites now offer live video streams and audio commentary. Mobile bookmakers stream thousands of sporting events for free every month to their iOS apps. Watch anything from matches at Wimbledon to NBA basketball on your mobile device. For those who bet the ponies, horse racing from around the globe is also streamed daily.

Since mobile is the wave of the future, betting sites are offering exclusive promotions to new players who download their iPhone and iPad apps.

That being the case, sports bettors looking for an online sportsbook should be playing it smart when it comes to their smartphone. The best bet is to determine firstly, whether the betting site offers mobile apps and secondly, is the site's mobile app compatible with an Apple iPhone?

Well, you could do that, or you could just continue to read on, because these are the top betting sites with iOS compatible mobile apps.

Betway

Betway sports offers the best odds for over 15,000 global and regional sporting markets, both live and in-play. Popular betting markets include tennis, cricket, rugby and soccer. There's also a wealth of other sports betting options from hockey, football and basketball to UFC and a variety of specials in between.

Betway is the recipient of a Fairness and Safety Certificate from prestigious independent regulator eCOGRA, so you can play without worry. They also offer 24/7 customer service 365 days a year.

Betway garnered a 4.7 rating out of five on the Apple App Store preview site.

Bodog

Known as Bodog in Canada and Bovada in the United States, they are one of the most experienced players in the online sports betting industry, in operation since the mid-1990s.

Bovada mobile is the slickest mobile betting app available today to iPhone sports bettors in the United States. It offers lines on every major sports betting market. Naturally, since they cater to a North American clientele, the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA and UFC/MMA hold places of prominence. But they're also strong in such markets as golf, tennis and auto racing.

iPhone users can also place bets through Bovada on all three Triple Crown events - the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes - as well as every other major horse race from any track in the world.

888Sport

The 888Sport iOS app provides a quick and easy way to bet with an endless array of pre-match and in-play sports markets to choose from. They offer wagering on everything from Premier League soccer to the NFL to every horse race you can possibly imagine.

So, if you're at the races, or at the match, or sitting and watching sports from your sofa at home, it's all there at the click of a button. 888Sport also provides 'fingerprint' touch ID, making logging in faster than ever before.

William Hill

In the sports betting game since 1934, William Hill combines tradition with cutting edge technology in its iPhone app. They proclaim to provide the definitive betting experience on a mobile phone or tablet with the William Hill app.

It offers instant prices on thousands of markets. There's live streaming of hundreds of events daily and advanced in-play scoreboards that enable bettors to stay in the moment as they place live bets on an event.

William Hill also offers its mobile players early and partial cash out options. Take a smaller early payment and get out while your bet is ahead in a game. Or, for those seeking the best of both worlds – get something back on your bet early while waiting for the rest to play out.

Bet365

The amount of sports offered on the Bet365 mobile site is mind boggling. They live stream dozens of events every day, including soccer, tennis, rugby, basketball, cricket, boxing, volleyball, squash, snooker, darts and horse racing. A schedule of that day's live streams can be accessed right on the Bet365 mobile site.

Bet365 provides in-play betting options, live scores and results from matches around the world, even handicapping advice for upcoming events.