Hoopla Digital

- September 8, 2017

Teen

Books & Reference

( 22,769)

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

4.2

22,769 total

5 13,420

4 5,219

3 1,676

2 1,048

1 1,406

Holly Pickett

Great app. I love the speed settings so I can listen to audiobooks at 1.25x, 1.5x, 1.75x, and 2x speed. I also love that I can switch btwn my phone and my tablet and not lose my place. I wish you could read book reviews. I have to pull out my laptop and bring up B&N for reviews when choosing new books. It shows you how many stars a book has but not how many votes so for all you know that's only one person's opinion. Overall, it's a totally boss way to get free books/audiobooks!

adam bishop

This is a great resource but I go through my titles pretty quickly so I wish there was an option to rent more titles each month. Also they don't always have all the books in a series. They may have book 1 and 3 in a series of 5... Overall selection is pretty wide though.

Sandy Howell

Great app ! The best way to enjoy an audiobook. .. only negative remark would be is that you can only borrow from your local library and not from anywhere else if the book is not available in your area, but might be somewhere else. It would be nice to have access to other libraries.

Louis-Dominique Dubeau

The user interface is confusing. Whenever I want to borrow an episode in a series I tap the button closest to the episode's title but that's wrong. The correct button is under the description of the episode! Something as simple as lines separating the episodes in the list would eliminate the confusion. For now I lose one of my monthly borrowings due to the badly designed interface!

David Denton

Reviewed information about app online following a friend's recommendation. Based on reviews and available information indicating the app would met my needs I installed it. I was able to select one book and begin reading it. However, after the first session I have not been able to open the book again or even open the site homepage. When I open the app all I get is a page that says I'm offline but all other apps work normally, i.e. I am online but HOOPLA does not work. Very disappointing.

Jay Scholz

Won't let me use my email address (error message says "email address not supported? It's a valid email address and works fine everywhere else). Search results show error messages like "You are offline" even though I am not. Tailored results are not even close to anything that I have read in the past. Just another boutique app with little selection and lots of bugs.

User reviews

Holly Pickett September 16, 2017

adam bishop September 18, 2017

Sandy Howell September 18, 2017

Louis-Dominique Dubeau September 11, 2017

David Denton September 14, 2017

Jay Scholz September 17, 2017

David Ailing September 10, 2017

Books will "download" then fail to work. I'm continuously put into offline mode. App will lose my place in a book. No table of contents access for any books. Hoopla, If my Overdrive app had the works of Will Durrant it would be game over for you and I.

Quinn Hovey September 16, 2017

Soes the history function actually work for anyone? I have only a few other issues with this app, like lack of duration filters for audiobooks. But all in all, this is a great app. Edit: The history function works just fine I didn't have that setting turned on.

Adrian Hall September 8, 2017

Love the app but it desperately needs 2 additional functions. Pause/Play for the line switch in a pair of ear buds. Shouldn't be that hard most other apps have this available. And a volume boost function. Some books seem to quiet even with the volume maxed out.

Adrian Browning September 18, 2017

Really good! Only problem was it was a little confusing to figure out how to return books. But that's my only small gripe. I use this app quite a bit at work to listen to audiobooks!

Elizabeth Diana September 11, 2017

Even after this update I still am getting forced into offline mode. It's so frustrating!! Please let me know what I need to do to get this to work.

Midwest Tape LLC September 13, 2017

Elizabeth, if you are still experiencing this issue, I'd like to help you get it resolved. You can contact us at feedback@hoopladigital.com. I'll be on the lookout for your e-mail! Thanks!

September 17, 2017

Improved. Audiobook Player is more stable now. Would give 5 stars if they added chapter breaks and better playback controls: fwd & rewind, and 0.8 & 0.9 playback speeds. Would like to be able to recommend titles for Audiobook Catalogue.

Kenny S September 16, 2017

I love this ap. that lets me borrow library books and movies for free. It is Priceless! However... I occasionally have problems with it. It will just stop working. It takes a while to get it working again, gotta Uninstall it to restart it. Annoying.

Amy Hamel September 18, 2017

Love this, just wish it didn't limit you to borrowing x amount per month. I used up mine and returned them and now I have to wait to get more. Otherwise it's a great app!

Andrew G September 18, 2017

Good content, bad playback. The audiobook player doesn't use system payback and requires in app controls only. Also cannot start or stop playback from headphones or external device. Also will start playing again if paused and receive a sound notification.

Josh Adams September 11, 2017

Music doesn't even show up anymore. Also I haven't borrowed anything this month but it says I've reached my limit. I used to love this app, but it has really gone downhill.

Midwest Tape LLC September 11, 2017

Hi Josh. Can we look into this for you? E-mail me at feedback@hoopladigital.com and we can see what is going on with the account. Thanks!

Shelli Bond September 16, 2017

I really love this app and I'm happy that it exists at all. However, it freezes sometimes if I jump back 30 seconds, and the only fix I've found so far is to undownload and redownload the app altogether. Super frustrating...I want to catch every word without punishment! Update: I stopped using the app for a couple of months, and now that I've returned, I think the issure has beed fixed, and this app is a literal life saver - keeping me alert and awake on am early morning commute.

kylereigns September 17, 2017

Books, movies and comics. Hate that there is a daily lending limit. Now they got it put down to 4 items per month. They need to up the items you can get a month. 7 or 10 would be nice. Although that is my only problem I will not change my rating . I have had trouble with the app before. But it was fixed in a few days. The app as worked great for me. Nice to movies and tv shows that Netflix or the other streaming sites don't have.

Kelli Green September 18, 2017

Love this app. App is easy to use and offers a great selection of audio books. I do a lot of driving for work and only wish we could check out more than 10 books per month. But it's hard to complain too much about a great app that offers a completely free service.

Xatolos Wired September 8, 2017

While a good app for movies, ebooks, and movies, it's terrible for series. Each episode is considered 1 item, so a 30 episode series is 30 different items. At 5 items a month, it would take 6 months. No idea why a series can't be considered 1 item like at the physical library. The library doesn't lend me 1 episode or even DVD at a time, so why that limit here?

Carmen Jagger September 18, 2017

I love this app. As a college student trying to live frugally hoopla allows me to read books, watch shows, and listen to music without the cost. All smiles from me!

Ben Schwarz September 14, 2017

Good overall. Freezes when screen turns off and now I've got 5 minutes of my book left to listen to and it won't play!!! That is driving me crazy!

Midwest Tape LLC September 14, 2017

Hi Ben! Have you contacted us at feedback@hoopladigital.com? I can look into this issue for you. Thanks!

Robert Slack September 16, 2017

Either it's not there or I can't find it, but there are no chapter separations in audio books. This is infuriating. Fix it.

Frangel Munoz September 16, 2017

It's an awesome app. My only complaint is that I can only borrow 15 items a month. Which isn't bad for books but when it comes to graphic novels and videos it can go very quick.

Angela Field September 16, 2017

Every now and then the app malfunctions and I have had to turn off and restart my phone. Overall good app and for free content, pretty decent selection.

David Hiles September 8, 2017

Hoopla is a great app except for the restriction, only 5 items a month. The content is fantastic, however,it would take a lifetime to experience it. A 30 episode tv show like The Librarians will take six monthe to watch. I can'recommend it.

Midwest Tape LLC September 8, 2017

Good Afternoon David! Thank you for the feedback. Each library sets their own borrowing limits, which will vary for every library.

James Erickson September 18, 2017

The app has been having some issues lately with not functioning, but upon reload it seems to work. Other than that works great

Conor Mitchell September 17, 2017

Good product. To bad the libraries are cutting back on how much you can borrow in a month. Finding you place in movies and audio is very rough. As are controls.

Jor September 10, 2017

App was bugged but the devs quickly pushed an update. An inconvenience, but these things happen. When it works, the app is good.

Midwest Tape LLC September 7, 2017

Hi Jor! Can you please shoot me an e-mail at feedback@hoopladigital.com and we can figure this out for you? We want you to get back to enjoying hoopla as soon as possible! Thanks

Kacie Long September 10, 2017

Sadly I couldn't even sign up. It didn't have my library so my library card was useless like the app was without an account 😭 I think it would've been a great app if I could use it. Otherwise I wouldn't know anything about the app quality 😭😭

Midwest Tape LLC September 11, 2017

Hi Kacie! You can make a request at your local library to partner with hoopla in bringing you all types of exciting titles. We hope to see you enjoying hoopla soon. If you have any other questions feel free to send us questions at feedback@hoopladigital.com

Laura Kalish September 10, 2017

Update in Sept 2017- This is the most frustrating app I've ever used. It's only gotten worse since my last review in April 2017. Now it NEVER works. But if you download something that doesn't work, and report it, it still counts against your allotted downloads.

Rachel Beinish September 9, 2017

New update allows app to open, but now streaming crashes literally every minute. Totally unusable!

Devin Gripenwaldt September 12, 2017

Still has the offline problem. I can get to stuff but the minute I press back it goes offline. I can restart the app to fix but please fix it yourself. Clearly an improvement over the past offline problem.

Samantha Kross September 18, 2017

I love this app normally, but lately it's been randomly shutting out my audio books mid-listen. I've tried listening offline, with and without headphones, and still have the issue. :/

Drew Templeton September 9, 2017

Fixed offline mode bug, awesome thank you! Now just get an Amazon firestick/smart TV app and 5 stars all the way!

Midwest Tape LLC September 11, 2017

Great! Also, we are working on it! Stay tuned and thanks for supporting your local libraries and hoopla!

Has Kam September 17, 2017

Not able to get Tucson library's to create account. All you have is Phoenix. When will we be able to use this app?

Sundance North September 16, 2017

This app has a great selection of FREE audiobooks! The music library isn't bad either. I use Hoopla almost every day.

Dorothy Booraem September 19, 2017

Amazing comic selection! I am blown away by the number and quality of titles. Am now a huge fan of hoopla!

Jacob Lund September 18, 2017

I enjoyed it, but it's no longer working on my device. It keeps giving me a message saying I'm offline when I absolutely have an internet connection.

Nedra Haymon September 8, 2017

Lots of audiobooks and albums to listen to through my public library. Discovering this app gave me the option to cancel my Amazon Unlimited. Music subscription. I can save $100"per year. Amazon subscription is great, but getting a free service beats all!

What's New

Hello again! Unfortunately, we discovered that the 4.14 release for Android introduced a bug causing the app to go into offline mode. We realize this caused problems for many of you, and we apologize for any inconvenience. We worked hard to fix the problem quickly, and we hope that this update now significantly improves your experience. As always, shoot us an email if there’s anything we can do to help!