Hoopla Digital

- September 9, 2016

Teen

Books & Reference

( 9,774)

Description

Instantly borrow free digital movies, music, eBooks and more, 24/7 with your library card.
FREEDOM STARTS HERE, NOW.
Bringing you hundreds of thousands of movies, full music albums, audiobooks and more, hoopla is a revolutionary digital service made possible by your local library.

From Hollywood blockbusters to best selling artists and authors – not just the hits, but the niche and hard-to-find as well – you’ll soon discover that hoopla provides you the freedom you've been searching for to experience, explore and enjoy what you want, when you want, and where you want.

Simple to access and use, without the hassle of having to return the items you’ve borrowed, all you need is your library card, a web browser, smart phone or tablet to get started. The freedom you want is here, now. Sign up today!

Reviews

4.0

9,774 total

5 4,970

4 2,251

3 926

2 641

1 986

Mike McCole

Great selection, audio book app needs improvement As far as breadth of content, this app has no competition compared to other library apps. The audio book part of the app needs help. Bluetooth audio controls for forward and back do not work. BT Start/stop control works sometimes. Speed control only goes up to 1.5 and audio quality suffers, unlike other apps. The app will start audio if I press the "active" button on my s7 active. I hope they continue to improve the quality of the app, especially the audio book player.

Nausicaa Kaze

MORE MORE MORE PLEASE! Could use a wider selection of lgbt media, but that's as much a fault of society as anything else. Could use a larger selection if "if you liked this then try this" at the bottom of a title, similar to the suggestions Netflix makes according to category/genre. Three more to choose from at a time is just not enough. The app is super user friendly and convenient, and I love being able to read these books for free. And I desperately want to rent more books at a time, like I can at a physical library.

-SAL- SAL

Would give it 5 stars of it worked properly Lots of issues: movies/audio books don't always play (but still removes from allowed number of rentals), audio book would start playing if incoming text came in. Ended up uninstalling and now it won't let me reset password to log back in.

Alexandria Contes

Great concept, Issues with playback I love the app and the accessibility of the resources. The downside is that I have to hit play every 1 to 5 minutes when I'm in my home. I don't have that problem anywhere else. The only way to fix that is to move the slide bar and and try to find your and try to find your place. A great new feature would be to allow easier control in addition to our bookmark

Bill D

Needs a few things I like this app but it's really quiet( for audiobooks). Also I don't like the limited titles per month. Overdrive and Axis360 have 5 or so checkouts at a time. As soon as you are done with a title you are free to check out another. I'd recommend and give a higher rating of these things are corrected. Also it would be nice if the developers would respond to some of the reviews!

Jessie Smith

Great App Hoopla has a lot of available resources in different genres which is great. The only downfall I see if sometimes I have accidently checked out a book and have returned it right away, but I still lose a credit. There should be a way to not lose a credit if you return the book within 10 minutes. Other than that its really great.

User reviews

Mike McCole September 16, 2016

Nausicaa Kaze September 25, 2016

-SAL- SAL September 23, 2016

Alexandria Contes September 21, 2016

Bill D September 20, 2016

Jessie Smith September 24, 2016

Rachel M. September 10, 2016

I love being able to access such a wide selection of ebooks, audiobooks, and my new favorite, graphic novels! My only reason for not giving a 5-star rating is that I've noticed that bookmarks aren't always a guarantee that the last page you've finished will be there by the time you reopen the app. It also seems to max out screen brightness, which is constantly needing to be readjusted when reading ebooks. Everything aside, it's an awesome app!

Yeni Curtis September 23, 2016

STILL LOVE THIS APP... Audio books galore Love this app, the only reason I don't give it a 5 start, is that it looses connection when is working on WiFi and I move out of range, it automatically switches to you data plan, but still it stops playing... Oh and because you can only do 10 items a month, so you if you pick a movie and don't like it, you loose one item... 😕... Can hoopla give us more???

Paula Petersen September 15, 2016

I haven't had this very long but I've already told a lot of my friends about it! What's not to like? Great selection of movies, shows, books, etc, FOR FREE! If I could cast to my Roku it would be perfect (and I'm really hoping they will be adding that soon as rumored!)

Mary Wiley September 14, 2016

A world of entertainment My brother had been raving about hoopla for months. I am astonished by the variety of entertainment available ... ebooks, audio books, TV, movies ... all free of charge. The application is incredibly intuitive. It's easy to spend an hour or more just browsing the catalog. This is a fantastic application and service

Leslie Goettsch September 14, 2016

Love the ease & selection, but buggy app & website On Android app, stops playing after a few minutes & won't restart. On android, doesn't work on Chrome & Flash-enabled Puffin.... even after updating. Possibly because Hoopla uses Flash instead of the more up to date HTML5 video format. Works fine on PC's Chrome. Annoying to get the "update your browser" customer service & website responses when everything is already up to date. Now that tech support has been in touch regularly, I'll raise my rating. Once fixed, I'll upgrade my rating. Thanks.

Claudia Kitchen September 17, 2016

Performance issues with audio books I love the ready availability of content. But recently I have had problems with this app. Playback will stop frequently, requiring anything from backing up and restarting playback, to closing and reopening the app, to rebooting my phone. Also problems with low sound volume often require me to use a headset to listen even though my phone volume is at maximum. Also problems with uneven playback, creating stutters, warblers, and gaps.

John Schuttinger September 12, 2016

Good and bad Love the ease of getting titles and finding childrens stories. Do not like that after downloading 6 titles I cannot return them in less than 2 weeks to get new titles. Even OVERDRIVE allowed me to take and return in less than the two week time frame.

Dan Shenk-Evans September 17, 2016

Too many bugs, but generally OK. Three times I've had to reinstall because a book will not play after I have listened to half of it. In two books I heard things I have never heard before in audio books, like:. "Testing, testing. Is this mic on?", or just silence for 20 second. I'd also like a way to set a bookmark with one click when in the full app.

Jane Kirk September 19, 2016

Revolutionary and so entertaining In a time when everyone is connected to their cellphones, tablets,laptops and computers Hoopla got it right! To be able to download an app, enter your library card and have access to books,audiobooks,movies and music is a brilliant concept. I definitely read more than ever before by having all these things at my fingertips. Everyone is busy and to have access to everything I mentioned above without having to go to the library or bookstore is phenomenal. This is the app everyone should know about.

Christy Perez September 14, 2016

Pretty Good I really like how many options there are too rent. However, I don't like how the app doesn't integrate into my radio in the car and I have been having a lot of issues with the quality. Every book seems too skip, some much worse than others, and when I try and go back 30 seconds it doesn't work.

gjmarco marcsbaby September 18, 2016

Great concept needs some work I toke out an audio book, and it was returned because hoopla said it was due. I couldn't renew it because I had already taken out 10 items. Even though I had returned many of the items due to disinterest. So I now have only a few items out. What I do want I have to wait to be able to take out again. Wonderful concept but needs lots of work.

Chris King September 17, 2016

Buggy - can't find Internet and some titles become unplayable Often tells me there's no internet connection when there is one and other apps are streaming successfully. Some titles won't play if I have downloaded them, they expire, and then I check them out again. Feature request: volume boost and button to skip ahead 30 sec.

Corey Gower September 17, 2016

Great app! I love this app! I wish I could borrow more titles a month. With my long commute I go through audio books quickly. It is still fantastic because it is hard for me to make it to the library, and this app brings the library to your fingertips. Thank you Hoopla!

R Grant September 16, 2016

Absolutely love it! I listen to tons of books on cd but I can't take them everywhere. With the Hoopla app, as long as my phone has a charge, I can listen to books doing pretty much anything. I'm so glad I've found out about this through my library's site!

Austin Hyde September 23, 2016

Good but not great There are things that I love about this app. The interface is great, the catalogue is decent and there are no waiting periods. However, the audio book player leaves much to be desired. It does not work with Android Wear or Android Auto. The audio is choppy at times and does not respond consistently with Bluetooth controls. Sometimes, when the audio is paused it will upause after a notification is received. The audio also does not pause when Google maps is providing directions via tts.

Div Patel September 16, 2016

Very Bright Screen Nexus 7, 2013 Once book is opened, the screen goes very very bright. There is no setting in app our in android which can turn screen brightness down. What a dumb idea to have app turn brightness all the way up.

iekeogu85 September 16, 2016

Love the app but extremely buggy. Stops in the middle of an audiobook, will restart on its own but sometimes takes a while. When you try to rewind or fast forward and play, it doesn't. Tried to update but seems worse. Keeps happening I'm going to have to delete because it's starting to get real frustrating almost not worth it

Kaya Fraser September 18, 2016

Good service but glitchy app Especially for audiobooks. Skippy playback, even when downloaded, with no obvious fix. Difficult to scroll forward / back in track to find your place--why a "back 15 seconds" button but not a "forward 15 seconds" one? Frustrating UI.

September 13, 2016

Buggy and clunky It does play audiobooks, and you can even speed them up a little. But, the app is clunky and buggy. Every time you switch networks (home to mobile to work), it stops, requiring you to click on the title, reset your speed preference, and wait for it again. Downloads might or might not finish overnight. The button for download might or might not appear. The quality of sped-up sound is poor compared to other audiobook aps. It is difficult to place the location slider accurately in a 20 hour book. --jh--

Rachel Huntley September 25, 2016

Can't say enough This is an amazing app. I love reading , especially comic books. Which can be an expensive habbit but with hoopla I'm able to read everything I already love and discover new and exciting books all the time. I enjoy exploring the library but I don't always have the time. Thank you for this seriously beautiful app!

Karen Patterson September 22, 2016

Ouch my eyes! The content is good, but the screen goes to full brightness, with no option to adjust. It makes the app unusable. All the content in the world is useless if you cannot view it.

Anne P. September 19, 2016

Audiobooks Good selection of new books and audiobooks. Not everything I would like to find is in their library but enough that I keep coming back. I wish when you returned a book you could check out more than just the alotted 5 a month.

Clarissa Cutrell September 21, 2016

Good concept, but urghhh!!! As an audible book addict, I use this, OneClick, and Overdrive. Used to work but now it's effectively not working at all. Plays for 2 seconds, stops, repeat. They fixed it briefly, but now it's doing it again. If the app had a face I'd be tempted to punch it!

Midwest Tape LLC May 3, 2016

Hi Clarissa! We would love to hear more about this, can you send our support team an email at feedback@hoopladigital.com as they can better assist you with this. Thanks!

Johanna Mead September 9, 2016

Erratic functionality Works great - when it works. I'm listening with a Galaxy running Android 6 and when I have to switch from bluetooth to wired headphones, the app won't resume with the title that was active at the time of the switch. It seems to load, finds where it left off and then... nothing. Meanwhile, other audiobooks play just fine. The bug has occurred with several titles and it's very annoying. I have to finish listening on my laptop, which isn't nearly as convenient.

Elizabeth Deering September 18, 2016

Love this app! Great selection. Very happy my library picked it up. App does a few weird things though. On audio books sometimes starts when I get new emails. Also, sometimes gets stuck when going backwards. Overall love it.

Daniel Benedon September 23, 2016

Amazing! Just Amazing! This is just an Amazing application. It has a lot to offer. Meaning Hoopla, there's just so much to watch. Between Movies, Television Series, Books on Audio, ebooks, Music, and especially Digital Comics. What a Blast. There's just so much you can ask for and this is all of that, And so much more.

Barb Rayburn September 17, 2016

Is OK but not as good as I'd like.... Frequently have to struggle to find my place because when I open it my place is lost. Also, never completes a download of a book so that I can listen without wifi. Very irritating that I have to data-munch to listen to my books, which makes me avoid the app unless, as is the case currently, I can only get the audio book I want from hoopla and it's not on overdrive, which is an exceptional reading app. I use hoopla, but it is always frustrating.

Roxanna Wong September 12, 2016

Auto Logout returns all checkouts Sometimes it screws up and logs me out. But returns all my items and I reach my monthly limit :( other than that, great concept just wish I could borrow more in a month

Karin Jones September 17, 2016

Great content, if only I could listen to it. I really like all of the selection. I love that it is free with my library card. But, the playback is constantly interrupted. When I try to download a book it gets to 9% and stops. When I watch a movie I can only watch for 2 minutes at a time. This was not always the case, I am 14 hours into a 19 hour audiobook that I really want to finish. Unfortunately, that book no longer plays at all. Very frustrating

Jeff Camp September 23, 2016

Great content! Broken app! Excellent selection, but audiobook playback locks up frequently. Sometime as often as every few seconds. Often it has paused and simply hitting play will restart, other times the app must be closed and restarted then you navigate through to resume playback.

Heidi Cook September 23, 2016

Great app!! Tons and tons of choices for movies, music and Audiobooks. Love that you don't have to put anything on hold ever (like you do on Overdrive). It really couldn't be better!

Brett Williams September 26, 2016

This seems to work well enough. There are two main objections that I have so far. The first is that the highest playback speed you can get is 1.5x, and I have gotten used to 2.0x-2.5x. The second is that the recording quality is very low. It sounds like an old school audio codec from the modem days. But it's functional.

September 10, 2016

Horrible won't playback App seemed to work fine in the beginning. Downloaded an audiobook but was only able to partially listen to it one time after that it wouldn't playback. Emailed Hoopla and received an automated email advising to uninstall and then reinstall the app, still same issue.

Tagalonger Rowley September 17, 2016

Free audios, clumsy to use The fast forward and rewind options are difficult to control when looking for a specific place. The bookmarked options are great and help limit the amount of repeat hearing

What's New

We removed unabridged text from ebooks. We'll still tell you if an ebook is abridged, but we’ll stop showing useless info on the other 99.99% of ebooks.

We added more ebook fonts to choose from. No need to thank us.

We fixed an issue where comics were sometimes crashing our app. We realized keeping the app open makes it much easier to read comics.

We fixed an issue where pages were sometimes missing within ebooks, causing major gaps in the story. Our books should make much more sense now.