# Hook for iPhone - Live DJ and Mashup Workstation — user reviews > 42 indexed App Store user reviews of Hook for iPhone by Retronyms Inc, rated 4.00/5 from 39 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hook-for-iphone-live-dj-and-mashup-workstation/id1082574058/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hook-for-iphone-live-dj-and-mashup-workstation/id1082574058.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 25 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 7 ## Newest reviews (11 of 42) ### 4/5 — IF THE IPHONE VERSION IS FREE, THEN WHY DID I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT *2023-02-04* In the description it says it’s free for iPhone but I had to pay , what’s up with that. It’s not like we’re getting extra soundpacks. And there’s no point of buying this if we already have iMPC 2. I don’t know what I was thinking. I could of just bought a sample pack from Audio Copy instead. So tell me what’s different about this now that its paid, when the description says it’s free. And now I can’t even enjoy it, cuz I feel like a made a bad purchase. At least the people that paid for it deserve some kind of soundpack, or reassurance that they didn’t make a bad choice buying it ### 2/5 — poorly built -plagued with issues *2023-01-14, version 1.0.1* needs to be reprogrammed -like other similar garbage ,it doesnt do what you tell it to do-it some how loses its instructions that you tell it to do -at this point im frustrated -using the best so called phone in the world yet this app diesnt stand up to other apps feel like erasing it completely -if only reason programers can re-write the code surely than the app will rule but right now it lacks instructions ### 4/5 — 日本語 *2016-10-19* マニュアル お願いいたします！ ### 5/5 — Great App *2016-10-19* Love this app ### 4/5 — Pretty Cool *2016-08-20* I'm very happy with Hook. Loving that I can load my own samples into it. Please developers add in Audiobus and Ableton Link support as soon as you can and then this app would be perfect in my eyes. I would have actually paid money for the iPhone version. ### 5/5 — アガる *2016-08-05* 英語分かんないけどテキトーにやってても楽しい ### 2/5 — Kills battery while dormant *2016-07-30* This app has amazing features. It gives you a ton of versatility and the best part is it's free. You do have to use your own sounds or buy sound packs though, which is a given. However, I noticed that this app will consistently use 50% or more of my battery, even without being opened in the entire day, and having background app refresh disabled. It is a deal breaker being that bad. It completely rips through my battery even when I don't use the app, at all. 5 stars if that issue didn't exist because that's insane. ### 5/5 — One in a million *2016-07-29* Just started and I like it already, creativity is vastly explored and tons of fun. Could've hoped for a better tutorial and I don't know where the saved recordings go to. But overall really awesome. Next step, first class mixer. ### 3/5 — Only loads a portion of Spotify songs? *2016-07-29, version 1.0.1* This is a great app, but I could only give it 3 stars because when loading a Spotify track it only loads a portion of the song. ### 5/5 — What I have been waiting for! *2016-07-28* This is exactly what I have been waiting for. I have played around with all kinds Dj Apps, and this is by far the best when it comes to customizing your music. Arranging, and making music just the way you want. It has it all. Just give it a try. ### 5/5 — Noob *2016-07-27* Looks and sounds cool but I don't know what I'm doing ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Spotiify *2023-09-23* Can’t load Spotify. ### 1/5 — Please update *2019-05-14* Please update **Developer response:** Thank you for reaching out to us with your feedback. We appreciate the time and effort you and all of our Music Makers have invested in our apps and writing reviews. We are constantly working to fix bugs in Hook when they appear and your feedback is a vital part of this process. Please reach out to us at support@Retronyms.com with your experience so we can get the details of your situation and work on a fix. The world would be dull and boring without Music Makers like you. We'd love to hear of any suggestions for what you'd like to see in future updates. Cheers -Robert ### 1/5 — Can't really grab stuff from Spotify *2017-08-08* When sampling Spotify, the app just picks a part of the song that you can sample a loop out of. You can't choose the part it picks. So if you want to sample the beginning of a song, you can't. ### 1/5 — Buggy and audio drops out *2017-05-26* Causes audio dropouts on iOS 10. Only starts about every 1 in 4 times. The code needs refinement. I was excited by this idea but in practice not so much. ### 1/5 — THIS IS THE WORST *2017-04-27* Not only does this app have the worst sound quality but you can't do anything with it. It's a piece of garbage. Don't waste your time buying this. **Developer response:** Thank you for reaching out to us with your feedback. We appreciate the time and effort you and all of our Music Makers have invested in our apps and writing reviews. We are constantly working to fix bugs in Hook when they appear and your feedback is a vital part of this process. Please reach out to us at support@Retronyms.com with your experience so we can get the details of your situation and work on a fix. The world would be dull and boring without Music Makers like you. We'd love to hear of any suggestions for what you'd like to see in future updates. Cheers -Robert ### 1/5 — Crashes frequently *2016-08-20* Not worth the effort if you're thinking about making your own samples because it crashes before you can get a sample made. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2016-08-04* Crashes every time I use it 😐🙃😫😫horrible ### 1/5 — Garbage App *2016-08-04* Didn't work at all for me, don't download ### 1/5 — Dont wanna know what the ipad version is like *2016-07-27* This is garbage. In true retronyms form, they totally miss the mark. What is this supposed to be? Another launchpad ripoff? The loops are sub-par. The exact same lesser versions of loopmaster packs (basically all the free sounds you can download off the site). Dont get me started on the "sample from spotify" option. You cant even find a part in the track you want, it automatically takes you to a random part in the song. So frustrating. Dont download. Just as disappointing as all their other apps :[ ### 1/5 — Embarrassingly bad *2016-07-22* ...and while your at it, why not deliberately break the general pasteboard. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Pretty dope *2025-10-06* They layout is sick and everything is just working great ### 5/5 — Best DJ app out there. *2017-08-21* I really like the transitions hook has. The design is really easy to navigate too. I can spend hours with this app! **Developer response:** Thank you for reaching out to us with your feedback. We appreciate the time and effort you and all of our Music Makers have invested in our apps and writing reviews. We are constantly working to fix bugs in Hook when they appear and your feedback is a vital part of this process. Please reach out to us at support@Retronyms.com with your experience so we can get the details of your situation and work on a fix. The world would be dull and boring without Music Makers like you. We'd love to hear of any suggestions for what you'd like to see in future updates. Cheers -Robert ### 5/5 — SO.MUCH.FUN *2017-08-10, version 1.0.1* I've had a ton of fun using Hook. It has so many features and was pretty easy to pick up. The sound combinations are endless because I've been getting sound packs and samples from AudioCopy. Great stuff! ### 5/5 — Hell yeah *2017-04-08, version 1.0.1* I can't believe this app is so cheap. It is a full-featured mashup/ dj daw on my iPhone. I can grab a hook out of iTunes or Spotify in about 10 seconds. And the nonlinear transition/drop tool is a wild idea. 5 stars! ### 5/5 — What's GarageBand? *2016-12-29* Hook Is The Best App Made To Make Music!!! **Developer response:** Thank you for reaching out to us with your feedback. We appreciate the time and effort you and all of our Music Makers have invested in our apps and writing reviews. We are constantly working to fix bugs in Hook when they appear and your feedback is a vital part of this process. Please reach out to us at support@Retronyms.com with your experience so we can get the details of your situation and work on a fix. The world would be dull and boring without Music Makers like you. We'd love to hear of any suggestions for what you'd like to see in future updates. Cheers -Robert ### 5/5 — Moozetoon *2016-11-11* It's good;) ### 5/5 — DOPE!!!! *2016-11-05* Yo, thanks to JP for putting me and my artists on to Hook. If you're a DJ, or even just like having fun making music, you NEED to get this app!! On behalf of the True School Entertainment and Odad Truth Records families, THANK YOU!! This app is DOPE!! **Developer response:** Thank you for reaching out to us with your feedback. We appreciate the time and effort you and all of our Music Makers have invested in our apps and writing reviews. We are constantly working to fix bugs in Hook when they appear and your feedback is a vital part of this process. Please reach out to us at support@Retronyms.com with your experience so we can get the details of your situation and work on a fix. The world would be dull and boring without Music Makers like you. We'd love to hear of any suggestions for what you'd like to see in future updates. Cheers -Robert ### 5/5 — Great looper player *2016-10-19* Hook is big: 1) Have a bast amount of sample slots (8 columns x 24 rows). 2) Complete and highly functional mixer (faders, solo, mute, global fx, send, signal meters). 3) Sample edition (my favorite section), you can choose different sample using the library, edit its tempo or pitch, record from the iPad mic or from your favorite music app trough IAA 4) Very robust while playing in a LINK synced session. 5) Many more goodies... You will enjoy deeply playing and editing your own samples. ### 5/5 — My favorite DJ app👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 *2016-10-19, version 1.0.1* I really like how Hook integrates with AudioCopy's sound packs and lays out the sounds easily. Hook has given me so much freedom in mixing different mediums. It's fun to use and I love the convenience of grabbing hooks from other songs in Spotify and iTunes. Thanks Retronyms!! ### 5/5 — Love this app!!!! *2016-10-19* I love this app, this app lets me explore, and expand my music creativity to the limits. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-23.*