Best Reading Apps

Hoopla

Midwest Tape, LLC

A fact sheet from the app's own listing and pages. For the trade-offs against other apps, read the job pages that mention it.

By the Best Reading Apps editors · Checked 30 October 2026 · Desk research

Price: Free
Kind
App
Platforms
iPhone, iPad and Apple TV.
Price
Free with a library card from a participating public library. Titles, formats and monthly borrowing limits vary by library. [1] Price checked 30 October 2026.
Rating
4.8 out of 5 from 1,395,562 ratings, US App Store. Age rating 13+.

Facts

  1. Audiobooks, ebooks, comics, movies, TV and music in one app, with no subscription and no ads. [2]
  2. Many titles are ready to borrow the moment you find them, and titles return automatically, so there are no late fees. [2]
  3. Kids Mode for family-friendly browsing, CarPlay, offline downloads and a sleep timer. [2]
  4. Privacy label: data linked to you includes contact info, user content, identifiers, usage data and coarse location. Your email address and user ID may be used for the developer's own marketing. [2]
  5. Your library sets how many titles you can borrow each month, and the limit resets at the start of each calendar month. [1]

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Sources

  1. Hoopla (The Loop), How to Borrow Content on Hoopla, Read 30 October 2026.
  2. Apple App Store (US), Hoopla: Your Library Anywhere, Read 2 November 2026.