# Hooked

> Escape into addictive stories

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1024818709](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1024818709)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1024818709`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** CMS Media Inc
- **Category:** Books
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (14,432 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-10
- **First published:** 2015-08-22
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hooked/id1024818709)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.hooked.ai/privacy-agreement.html](https://www.hooked.ai/privacy-agreement.html)

## Description

Hooked is the hottest app for anime stories on your phone—bite-size, tap-through episodes with bold manga-style art, cinematic panels, and nonstop cliffhangers, loved by 100,000,000+ people worldwide. Read, listen, or watch in a mobile-friendly experience with the world's largest selection of webcomics across horror, thriller, sci-fi, romance, fantasy, and more. Personalized picks and trending charts help you discover your next obsession fast.

Hooked Unlimited Subscription offers unlimited access to the full story catalog and premium content. Pricing is shown in the App Store matrix; subscriptions are auto-renewed unless turned off in Settings. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, with renewal handled within 24 hours of the end of the current period. Privacy policy and terms of use are available at hooked.co/privacy and hooked.co/terms.

## Rankings

- #15,360 — Overall
- #17 — Essential Book Apps
- #79 — story

## Review summary

Users praise Hooked for engaging stories and strong plots, but criticize a shift to paid access and monetization. Recurrent complaints include subscription costs, reliability issues (crashes, login problems), and a problematic coin/reward system. Overall content quality is high, but monetization and stability are major pain points.

### Pros

- Engaging, well-written stories with solid plots.
- Stories are entertaining and keep you guessing.
- Some users value the library for unique or hard-to-find titles.

### Cons

- Subscription is required to use the app, with high ongoing costs (e.g., weekly $9.99) and diminished free access.
- App reliability issues: frequent crashes, not opening, and login problems.
- In-app currency and rewards system is confusing, expensive to use, and prone to bugs (coins disappearing, daily rewards issues).
- Perceived shift toward monetization and 'greed,' with users feeling the app has moved away from a free/fun experience.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1024818709)