Monetize the season, the team, and the big night.
Sports apps run three revenue models at once — season subscriptions like ESPN and NBA League Pass, à-la-carte passes for one team or one game, and single-event pay-per-view for the marquee fight or final. CashSDK ships all three from one integration, with paywalls you A/B over the air and revenue you can read the same night you go live.
Season subscriptions · league-pass à-la-carte · single-event PPV — one SDK, both stores.
Stream every game, all season
Cancel anytime · Restore purchase
How the category prices
Three revenue models, running at the same time.
The top sports apps stack recurring season passes, à-la-carte league passes for a single team or game, and one-off pay-per-view for the big event — each targeting a different fan. Here is how the category really charges.
Recurring + bundles
Season subscriptions
The revenue base: monthly or full-season passes, usually good-better-best, with bundles stacking a sports service into a wider plan.
- ESPN app — Select ~$12.99/mo, Unlimited ~$29.99/mo (~$299.99/yr)
- NFL+ ~$6.99/mo → NFL+ Premium ~$14.99/mo (~$49.99 / ~$99.99 yr)
- The Athletic ~$7.99/mo (~$71.99/yr); MLB.TV all-teams ~$149.99/yr
- Bundles: Disney+/Hulu/ESPN ~$35.99/mo; ESPN + NFL+ Premium ~$39.99/mo
ESPN · NFL+ · The Athletic · DAZN · MLB.TV
À la carte
League-pass passes
Fans buy only what they follow — a whole league, a single team, or one night's game — instead of one all-or-nothing plan.
- NBA League Pass ~$16.99/mo → Premium ~$24.99/mo (in-market, ad-free)
- NBA Team Pass (one team) ~$13.99/mo; single-game day passes historically ~$6.99
- MLB.TV single-team ~$129.99/yr vs all-teams ~$149.99/yr
- NFL Sunday Ticket ~$276/season on YouTube, +RedZone add-on
NBA League Pass · MLB.TV · NFL Sunday Ticket
Single event
Pay-per-view
One marquee event sold on its own — the impulse buy that spikes on fight or game night and monetizes non-subscribers.
- DAZN boxing cards sold PPV per event (~$69.99–$89.99)
- UFC numbered events historically ~$79.99 pay-per-view (via ESPN+)
- No subscription required — a one-time entitlement for the night
- DAZN Ultimate (~$44.99/mo) folds 12+ PPVs into the subscription
DAZN · UFC / ESPN+ · boxing promotions
Market context only. Prices are representative US list prices for 2025–26 and vary by league, region, season window, and promotion; app, league, and tier names are trademarks of their owners and are cited to describe the category, not affiliation. On the stores, sports apps file under Apple and Google Play “Sports.”
Paywall shapes
Every sports paywall, rendered from our own components.
Season subscriptions, à-la-carte league passes, and single-event pay-per-view — the same primitives, themed for sports. These are CashSDK’s unbranded chrome, never a copy of any app’s screen, broadcast, or team crest.
Stream every game, all season
Cancel anytime · Restore purchase
Season subscription
Good-better-best tiers gate every live game, replays, and in-market or ad-free upgrades.
Buy the pass that fits
Follow the whole league, just your team, or one night's game.
One-time purchase · Restore purchase
League-pass à-la-carte
A full-league season, a single-team pass, or a one-night game pass — the fan buys only what they follow.
Championship Night — live
The full card, live in 4K. Yours to buy, no subscription needed.
One-time purchase · Restore purchase
Single-event PPV
One marquee event sold pay-per-view — no subscription, the buy that spikes on fight or game night.
Why CashSDK fits sports
One SDK for the whole sports money stack.
Paywalls, experiments, one-time and recurring entitlements, and validated receipts — the pieces a sports app needs to charge three different ways, without building billing infrastructure.
Paywalls you A/B over the air
Design the season-pass upgrade in the dashboard, publish it without an app release, and change copy, tiers, and price for any cohort — before tip-off, not after.
Experiment on price & offer
Run holdouts on the paywall that gates the live game — measure conversion and revenue per install across a season, not vibes.
Learn moreSeason passes & one-off events
Sell recurring season subscriptions and single-event PPV side by side — recurring entitlements and one-time buys from one catalog.
Learn moreValidated receipts
Every Apple and Google receipt is verified server-side into a clean entitlement — a PPV buy unlocks the stream and can’t be replayed.
Learn moreLocalized pricing, both stores
One catalog prices in local currency across the App Store and Google Play, with intro offers and season promos honored natively.
Built for the whole stack
Charge three ways from one integration.
Ship a sports paywall that pays off
Season subscriptions, à-la-carte league passes, single-event pay-per-view, validated receipts, and localized pricing — in one SDK. Start free and ship your first paywall before the next whistle.
