Hooked subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.2★ from 14,437 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$2.99 per week
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months21 of 34 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews21 of 34 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (62%)
• Free trial converts to a paid plan7 days free trial, then $2.99 per week

What Hooked costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per week.

• HOOKED UnlimitedRenews every week, no trial$2.99
• HOOKED Unlimited7 days free trial, then renews every week$2.99
• HOOKED Unlimited7 days free trial, then renews every week$4.99
• HOOKED Unlimited3 days free trial, then renews every week$4.99
• Hooked Unlimited7 days free trial, then renews every week$4.99
• HOOKED UnlimitedRenews every month, no trial$7.99
• Hooked Unlimited7 days free trial, then renews every week$9.99
• HOOKED Unlimited7 days free trial, then renews every month$14.99

Price changes

• Jun 16, 2024: Hooked Unlimited went from $9.99 to $4.99 per week

How to cancel Hooked

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Hooked (listed under a plan name such as HOOKED Unlimited).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Login issues; Inability to access content without paying.

Recent one-star reviews

ScamThis is a scam app. No stories, nothing pops up when you subscribe or purchase it. There is absolutely no content in this app. Run.

ConcernBack when I was young this was free….

Unhooked- don’t waste your timeI had points saved up to read stories, opened the app today and it’s changed to subscription $9.99 a week. I’m so angry and annoyed. $40 a month? nah.

Recent five-star reviews

Sehr toll 👍🏻👍🏻❤️Ich finde die App sehr unterhaltsam. Dazu muss ich aber sagen das ich diese App über Werbung kennen gelernt habe und bisher noch nichts schlechtes darüber gehört habe. Persönlich habe ich auch bisher nur in spannenden Richtungen Lektüren gelesen, habe aber auch schon in den Kategorien andere Richtun…

Sehr spannendDie Geschichten in dieser App sind super spannend Ebenfalls finde ich es total berechtigt das man nach einer bestimmten Zeit eine halbe bis eine Stunde warten muss weil die App sich nunmal dadurch finanziert Das ist auch so gestaltet das wenn man dann warten muss die Spannung verloren geht es blei…

App Name sagt alles!Die App zeigt Geschichten in Form von Chat Dialogen, die immer sehr düster und wie der Name sagt fesselnd sind. Das Fesseln wird auch unterstützt, weil man außer wenn man Geld ausgibt nach ein bisschen Lesen gestoppt wird und 40 Minuten warten muss. Ist aber meiner Meinung nach nicht schlimm, weil i…

About the developer

Telepathic, Inc. has published on the App Store since Aug 22, 2015: 5 app(s), 1 of them no longer in the store.

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Alternatives to Hooked

• Scary Chat Stories - Addicted4.8★
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Questions people ask

How much does Hooked cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per week.

How do I cancel Hooked?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Hooked and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Hooked have a free trial?

Yes: HOOKED Unlimited offers a 7 days free trial, then $2.99 per week.

How much does Hooked cost?

The app offers a significant amount of content for free, allowing you to start reading instantly. For unlimited access to the full story catalog and premium content, there is a subscription option called HOOKED UNLIMITED. This subscription is priced at $9.99 weekly and can be managed through your device's account settings.

Hooked in one paragraph

Hooked by Telepathic, Inc. is a Books app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per week across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.2 from 14,437 ratings. 21 of 34 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (62%). The developer has 5 app(s) on the App Store, 1 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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