Willow TV: How to Watch, Subscribe, Activate and Download

Monthly price: $9.99 plus taxes (Willow subscribe page, official pricing) · Free channel: Willow Sports, ad-supported (CableTV.com watch guide (provider comparison)) · Official app: Willow by Cricbuzz (Apple App Store listing (publisher record)) · Stated market: USA and Canada (Willow subscribe page, official pricing)

Seven facts anchor the rest of this article, and each row below traces back to a named listing or Willow’s own pages.

How do I watch Willow TV?

Watching on the official Willow website

• Willow sells monthly and yearly Premium Subscriptions through its site and app, in the US and Canada only (Willow subscribe page, official pricing).
• Viewers can also watch by signing in with their TV provider, according to the same page (Willow subscribe page, official pricing).
• The page lists laptops, PCs, smartphones, tablets, Apple TV, Roku, Samsung, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, Android TV, Chromecast and Google TV as supported devices (Willow subscribe page, official pricing).

Watching through the Willow app

• The Apple App Store lists Willow by Cricbuzz as replacing the legacy Willow TV app, on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV (Apple App Store listing, publisher record).
• The app is free to download and carries in-app purchases (Apple App Store listing, publisher record).
• The Google Play listing says a Willow Monthly subscription is required to watch live cricket streaming (Google Play listing, app store record).

Watching Willow Sports on third-party platforms

• Sling carries Willow through its Sling Orange plus World Sports bundle, and DIRECTV and Fubo carry it in their sports packages (The Streamable channel guide (streaming listings)).
• Prime Video lists Willow TV as available with a subscription, offering live matches and replays (Prime Video Willow listing (streaming platform)).
• The free 24/7 Willow Sports channel is ad-supported and carries mostly replays and highlights rather than live matches (CableTV.com watch guide, provider comparison).

How do I activate Willow TV?

What activation means for Willow TV

• Willow’s activation page says an email verification link is sent to the registered mail ID, and it advises checking spam if the message is not in the inbox (Willow activation page, official setup).
• The Apple App Store listing says the app supports OTP-based sign-in without passwords, plus TV provider login (Apple App Store listing, publisher record).

Activating on a device with the app installed

• A user review on the Apple App Store reports OTP login emails that never arrived and a generic error during TV activation (Apple App Store listing, publisher record).
• The supplied sources give no device-by-device activation sequence, so the email and TV-provider steps are the only documented path.

Activation problems that the sources do not explain

• No supplied source explains how to fix the generic activation error that user reviewers describe.
• Check activation requirements on the official Willow app or website before you buy a plan.

What this means: the activation step is where a paid subscription either starts working or becomes a support problem, so confirm it works on your device first.

How much does a Willow TV subscription cost?

Listed HD price

• Willow’s subscribe page lists the Monthly plan at $9.99 plus taxes and the Yearly plan at $79.99 plus taxes (Willow subscribe page, official pricing).
• WhereSports lists the Willow Monthly plan at $9.99 USD per month and the annual plan at $79.99 USD per year (WhereSports Willow TV review, verified 2026).
• CableTV.com lists the standalone subscription at $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year, and describes it as suited to cord-cutters (CableTV.com watch guide, provider comparison).

Willow Monthly subscription

• Google Play describes the Willow Monthly subscription as required for live cricket streaming and as a recurring subscription (Google Play listing, app store record).
• The Google Play listing reportedly shows $14.99 per month, which conflicts with Willow’s official $9.99 (Google Play listing, app store record).
• Apple’s in-app purchases list a Willow Monthly Subscription at $9.99 (Apple App Store listing, publisher record).

Prices not covered by the sources

• The supplied sources give no Canadian dollar price beyond the $5.99 Canada monthly in-app listing (Apple App Store listing, publisher record).
• Renewal and refund terms for the yearly plan appear only in WhereSports’ warning about non-refundable upfront billing (WhereSports Willow TV review, verified 2026).
• FireStickHacks reportedly claims the monthly plan includes three free months, a claim no official source repeats (FireStickHacks install guide, third-party tutorial).

Nine listed prices and limits sit side by side below, and the gap between $9.99 and $14.99 for the same service is the number to resolve before buying.

Is there a Willow TV free trial?

What the sources confirm about trials

• The Google Play listing states Willow does not offer a free trial of subscription (Google Play listing, app store record).
• WhereSports’ review, verified February 2026, says Willow TV has no standard free trial in the US and Canada (WhereSports Willow TV review, verified 2026).
• Fubo advertises a free trial with no long-term commitment, but trial length and eligibility vary, and that offer belongs to Fubo rather than Willow (Sporting News Fubo guide, sports media).

What to check on the official app before signing up

• The only source promising three free months is FireStickHacks, a third-party tutorial (FireStickHacks install guide, third-party tutorial).
• Read the trial terms in the official Willow app or on the subscribe page before entering payment details.

The catch: any trial offer that asks for card details before the official terms are visible is a risk you carry alone.

How do I download the Willow TV app?

Official Willow app listing on Google Play

• The Google Play listing is titled Willow – Watch Live Cricket and uses the package name willow.android.tv (Google Play listing, app store record).
• The listing describes Willow as a recurring subscription (Google Play listing, app store record).

Verifying the official Willow by Cricbuzz app

• The Apple App Store lists Willow by Cricbuzz as the upgraded mobile experience that replaces the legacy Willow TV app (Apple App Store listing, publisher record).
• Match the package name willow.android.tv on Android before installing, and use the Apple listing on iPhone, iPad or Apple TV (Google Play listing, app store record).

1. Open the Google Play listing and confirm the title “Willow – Watch Live Cricket” and the package name willow.android.tv before installing on Android.
2. On iPhone, iPad or Apple TV, use the Apple App Store listing for Willow by Cricbuzz, which replaces the legacy Willow TV app.
3. Compare the monthly price with the $9.99 figure on Willow’s subscribe page, since Google Play reportedly lists $14.99.
4. Read the trial terms in the app or on the subscribe page before entering payment details, because no official source confirms a trial.
5. Test the email verification or TV-provider sign-in before paying, because a user review reports OTP emails that never arrived.

The implication: the official store listings agree on the brand and the subscription, so download from the store on your device rather than from a sideload guide such as FireStickHacks install guide (third-party tutorial).

Confirmed facts and open questions

Confirmed facts

• Monthly plan at $9.99 plus taxes and yearly plan at $79.99 plus taxes (Willow subscribe page, official pricing).
• Direct subscriptions are offered in the US and Canada only (Willow subscribe page, official pricing).
• Willow by Cricbuzz replaces the legacy Willow TV app on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV (Apple App Store listing, publisher record).
• The free Willow Sports channel is ad-supported and carries mostly replays (CableTV.com watch guide, provider comparison).

What’s unclear

• Free trial length and terms, since official sources say no trial exists and one third-party guide disagrees (FireStickHacks install guide, third-party tutorial).
• Which monthly price is current, given the reportedly conflicting $14.99 Google Play figure (Google Play listing, app store record).
• Step-by-step activation on each device (Willow activation page, official setup).
• Availability outside the US and Canada, where WhereSports reports standalone accounts are geo-blocked (WhereSports Willow TV review, verified 2026).
• Cancellation steps, which none of the supplied sources describe.

The pattern: the confirmed list covers what Willow publishes, while the open list covers what buyers run into after they pay.

What the listings and reviewers say

“Willow does not offer a free trial of subscription”

Google Play listing (app store record)

“Willow by Cricbuzz is the upgraded mobile experience for cricket fans, replacing the legacy Willow TV app.”

Apple App Store listing (publisher record)

“Because Willow TV is an encrypted specialty sports channel, an over-the-air digital antenna will not pick it up.”

WhereSports editorial review (WhereSports live TV guide (editorial guide))

The catch: a store listing and an editorial review are not Willow’s own terms, so the trial and antenna answers still need a written statement from Willow.

Where this leaves a US or Canadian viewer

Live Willow cricket sits behind a paid route in every source covered here, and the free channel carries mostly replays (CableTV.com watch guide, provider comparison). For a cricket fan in the US or Canada, the choice is clear: pay $9.99 a month for direct access (Willow subscribe page, official pricing), or check whether a TV-provider bundle you already pay for carries Willow before adding a new bill.

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