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List of user reviews and ratings for Unhook:

Total ratings

4.30 (Rating count: 254)

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Review summary

Overall, users praise Unhook for reducing distractions and helping focus, but recurring feedback centers on billing woes, aggressive upselling, forced permissions, free-tier limitations, and occasional bugs that hinder usability.

Pros

Reduces distractions and doomscrolling, helping focus and time management.
Blocks distractions and ads from YouTube, aiding mindful usage.
Users report it does what it's supposed to do and improves control over viewing.
Effective at limiting shorts and helping users stay on task.

Cons

Billing and cancellation issues: ongoing charges after cancellation, refunds difficulties, and unclear pricing or upsells.
Free tier feels unusable or heavily restricted, with constant push to upgrade to Pro.
Requires Screen Time permission to function, causing onboarding friction.
Bugs and errors (for example, error 152-4) can block watching content.
Perceived dark-patterns or review gating, including upgrade prompts and aggressive upsell tactics.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 4.30

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38% (11)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-07-06	At*****	Absolutely no mention of a Pro tier on app page. Forced into sub just to try free trial. Very scummy and shady practices.
Absolutely no mention of a Pro tier on app page. Forced into sub just to try free trial. Very scummy and shady practices.
2026-06-22	ai*****	Very shady activities. They charge me $49 with 0 trace, no email sent, no warning I remember of, no visibility on Apple Pay.
Very shady activities. They charge me $49 with 0 trace, no email sent, no warning I remember of, no visibility on Apple Pay.
2026-03-16	ja*****	I like this app a lot I think it’s straight to the point and I’m finding myself less distracted, only issue is there’s a constant error code , 152-4 that’s making it impossible to watch anything else but what I’ve already previously watched in my personal history.
I like this app a lot I think it’s straight to the point and I’m finding myself less distracted, only issue is there’s a constant error code , 152-4 that’s making it impossible to watch anything else but what I’ve already previously watched in my personal history.
2026-02-10	Xi*****	Good
Good
2026-02-03	ca*****	Do NOT put in your credit card info or else they will keep billing you indefinitely even after you’ve cancelled. And even after emailing MULTIPLE times, you will still have to dispute the transaction with your bank and block their merchant account from billing you. Source: me
Do NOT put in your credit card info or else they will keep billing you indefinitely even after you’ve cancelled. And even after emailing MULTIPLE times, you will still have to dispute the transaction with your bank and block their merchant account from billing you. Source: me
2026-01-16	__*****	I cant do anything in the app because it says "Allow Feedless Screen Time Permission to Turn off Ads and Distraction". There is no guide on how to do this and this is nowhere in my settings. I wasted more time in my settings trying to figure out how to get the app to work than I would have watching youtube
I cant do anything in the app because it says "Allow Feedless Screen Time Permission to Turn off Ads and Distraction". There is no guide on how to do this and this is nowhere in my settings. I wasted more time in my settings trying to figure out how to get the app to work than I would have watching youtube
2026-01-16	Sh*****	This app doesn’t let you watch any videos. Period. Unless they get to shove their premium subscription down your throat, they won’t even let you log out from your account. Utter disgrace! How this app even has a 4 star rating is beyond me.
This app doesn’t let you watch any videos. Period. Unless they get to shove their premium subscription down your throat, they won’t even let you log out from your account. Utter disgrace! How this app even has a 4 star rating is beyond me.
2025-10-30	Ef*****	I get lost in YouTube doomscrolling & this app has helped me stay focused.
I get lost in YouTube doomscrolling & this app has helped me stay focused.
2025-09-01	45*****	Great app to avoid distraction
Great app to avoid distraction
2025-08-28	Ja*****	It is a good app to limit your shorts use you can even use it for your kids to prevent them from shorts
It is a good app to limit your shorts use you can even use it for your kids to prevent them from shorts