HOOKED - Chat Stories

HOOKED - Chat Stories Beginners Guide Hooked — an app for reading bite-sized stories in text message form — is rapidly climbing the App Store charts.  The app initially launched in 2015, but it started growing quickly last fall. Now, it’s risen to the top of Apple’s top free apps chart, surpassing apps like Bitmoji, Instagram, and Snapchat. In fact, according to app analyst Sensor Tower, Hooked’s total downloads grew from about 336,400 in October 2016 to 2.22 million in March 2017 — which equates to a 560% jump. So why is Hooked becoming so popular? Likely because it’s incredibly simple to use and its stories keep you on the edge of your seat. Here’s how it works.  Hooked has overtaken the App Store’s long-reigning champ, Bitmoji, as one of the top free apps on the App Store. Over the past few days, it’s jockeyed for No. 1 with Ballz, a Breakout-style game that’s also incredibly addictive. As soon as you open the app, you’ll be launched into you...

How To Use HOOKED - Chat Stories   Hooked — an app for reading bite-sized stories in text message form — is rapidly climbing the App Store charts.  The app initially launched in 2015, but it started growing quickly last fall. Now, it’s risen to the top of Apple’s top free apps chart, surpassing apps like Bitmoji, Instagram, and Snapchat. In fact, according to app analyst sensor tower .So why is Hooked becoming so popular? Likely because it’s incredibly simple to use and its stories keep you on the edge of your seat. Here’s how it works.  - Hooked has overtaken the App Store’s long-reigning champ, Bitmoji, as one of the top free apps on the App Store. Over the past few days, it’s jockeyed for No. 1 with Ballz, Breakout-style game that’s also incredibly addictive. - As soon as you open the app, you’ll be launched into your first chat story. The interface looks a lot like iMessage, but all you have to do is tap the screen to get the next message. Each m...

Tips For HOOKED - Chat Stories      Description:   HOOKED allows you to read stories in chat format for free*. Every HOOKED story is told in bite-sized, text message format. HOOKED allows readers to write their own chat stories, which can be shared with friends, or write a group story in what is called a “Fantasy Chat.” *The chat stories are free to an extent. Readers receive a certain number of free “hoots” (views of texts in a chat story). Category:  Books APP Store rating:  9+ for infrequent/mild profanity or crude humor, mature/suggestive themes, and horror/fear themes.  What parents need to know about HOOKED:    The rating is way off: I have a 12-year-old, and I would never let her use this app. Following the screenshots below, first, you select from story genres . Titles within a genre vary, but almost every story includes a thread of sex (gay (lesbian) themes are prevalent), violence, drug use, and horror...

Guide For HOOKED - Chat Stories Saying that we’ve been hooked on the Hooked mobile app ever since we’ve installed it is partially true. We love love love the idea, and the app itself is really straightforward. We hate the fact that you only get one story a day in the free version of the iOS app versus three stories a day for the Android app (woo-hoo Android). Boo. The Hooked – Chat stories app is available for both iOS and Android devices. You can install it free of charge and enjoy a limited number of creepy and bewitching stories you’ll get a day. Or pay up to $39.99 a year for unlimited access. How to get hooked on chat stories As mentioned before, the app is really straightforward. It’s built around the chat stories the Hooked app delivers to its users and there’s nothing keeping you from enjoying them to a max. For your first time using it, the app will serve you up with the day’s story – just go with it.   Use the little owl-button in the upp...