# Poemhunter

> Best Poems by Best Poets

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id918149865](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id918149865)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id918149865`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Brokoli
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (8,611 ratings)
- **Version:** 26.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-12
- **First published:** 2015-01-08
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/poemhunter/id918149865)
- **Website:** [http://www.poemhunter.com/](http://www.poemhunter.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.poemhunter.com/aboutus/privacy/](https://www.poemhunter.com/aboutus/privacy/)

## Description

Poemhunter is a poetry library app for your phone with a vast archive of poems and poets from world literature. When you want to read, tap Random Poem or swipe right to see what awaits. You'll discover poems fit for any moment, from a mother's gift to a loved one. The app features over 1.4 million poems from more than 100,000 poets, with new works added daily, and you can keep discovering forever.

Key features include an endless feed of random poems, the ability to add favorites, a powerful search, and easy sharing with beautiful screenshots. The Poemhunter library includes poets like Maya Angelou, Frost, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Neruda, Poe, Whitman, Wordsworth, Keats, Hughes, Gibran, Eliot, and many more.

## Rankings

- #19,571 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews largely describe a non-functional Poemhunter app on iOS: many report blank screens, content not loading, and persistent generic errors. Searching for poems or poets consistently fails, and the app may fail to open or crash, including on iPhone 14. Several reviewers mention missing daily poems or saved favorites. A notable subset notes the app appears abandoned, with no updates for years. Overall, the recurring issues are loading failures, generic error messages, broken search, and lack of maintenance, leading to strong dissatisfaction and calls for fixes or deprecation.

### Cons

- Blank screens or no content loaded across the app
- Frequent generic error messages like Generic Error or Generic Problem
- Inability to search for poems or poets; search results fail
- App fails to open or crashes on iPhone (including iPhone 14)
- App appears abandoned and not updated for years

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id918149865)