# HYPE by Hypebeast — user reviews

> 573 indexed App Store user reviews of HYPE by Hypebeast by Hypebeast Hong Kong Limited, rated 4.90/5 from 8,549 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hype-by-hypebeast/id986768161/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hype-by-hypebeast/id986768161.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 7,844 · 4★ 496 · 3★ 97 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 89

## What do users think of HYPE by Hypebeast?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 📰 Up-to-date fashion and trend news
- 🔍 Comprehensive coverage of various topics
- 🗓️ Timely information on upcoming releases
- 🔖 Ability to bookmark articles for later
- 🎨 Visually appealing and well-designed app

**Cons**

- 🔍 Intrusive ads that disrupt reading experience
- 🔗 Frequent redirects to external websites
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🔌 High battery consumption
- 📋 Lack of customization options

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on launch for some users
- Notification prompts repeatedly appearing
- Inconsistent article loading and display issues
- Inability to share content from within the app

**Most requested features**

- Ability to disable ads or pay for ad-free version
- Improved in-app browsing experience without external links
- Enhanced stability and performance optimizations
- More personalization options for content curation
- Integrated shopping/purchasing functionality

## Newest reviews (10 of 573)

### 3/5 — Why oh why….. Used to love

*2026-07-16, version 4.0.18*

Please bring back the already perfect user interface before this silly minimal update…. It WAS perfect. Saves time on what to click and read, etc. Used to use this app. about three times a week. Since the “big update” probably 2-3 times a month.

### 4/5 — 인스타 피드 없애주세요

*2025-07-19*

인스타 피드 없애주세요. 기존 하입비스트 앱에서 올라오는 소식들과 인스타 피드의 콘텐츠가 섞이니 보기에도 너무 난잡하고, 인스타 피드는 인스타 앱에서 접해야 접근성이 더 올라간다고 생각합니다.

**Developer response:** Hi 휴우V, Thanks for your report! The issue has been fixed and please update your HYPEBEAST app to the latest version in AppStore.

### 2/5 — Social Post Embeds

*2025-07-13, version 4.0.5*

Give us the option to close the embeds it’s so annoying.

### 3/5 — ブックマーク

*2025-06-09*

保存した記事が見れなくなっている点と、新たにブックマークしてもその記事が保存されないです。

**Developer response:** ご意見ありがとうございます。ブックマークの問題は修正いたしました。

### 3/5 — Significant downgrade since Hypebeast to HYPE update

*2025-04-03, version 4.0.0*

The big app update that changed the app from ‘Hypebeast’ to ‘HYPE by Hypebeast’ has significantly downgraded the user experience for me:

- no dark mode.
- includes content from Hypebae, which almost completely irrelevant to me. I should be able to filter it out entirely. The ‘For You’ feed filters out too much. 
- article size on feed is too large, so only one shows at a time. There should be an option to make it smaller. 
- app logs me out occasionally for no reason.  

Please bring back the features that were available with the old version of the app. Otherwise it is pretty good.

### 3/5 — Widget

*2025-03-28, version 4.0.0*

I’m no longer able to add the Hypebeast widget to my phone. How can I get this feature back?

### 4/5 — 위젯

*2025-03-26, version 4.0.0*

위젯이 없어졌어요 다시 나오게 해주세요 ㅠㅠ

### 4/5 — 위젯

*2025-03-25, version 4.0.0*

위젯돌려줘요

### 3/5 — ウィジェット無くなった

*2025-03-24*

アップデートしたらウィジェットがたくなりました。
復活を希望します。

**Developer response:** ご意見ありがとうございます。ウィジェット機能を復活させました。

### 3/5 — 希望可以改善～

*2024-01-24, version 3.61*

怎麼都沒有文章的推播通知

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Non responsive

*2026-01-08, version 4.0.15*

Can’t open the app. Pointless

### 1/5 — won't open

*2025-11-18, version 4.0.12*

can't even open the app

### 1/5 — Latest version is buggy

*2025-11-04, version 4.0.11*

Cannot get past the start screen since the new update, doesn’t respond to any button ns.

### 1/5 — What’s going on

*2025-10-03, version 4.0.9*

User interface is no more clean, simple, and elegant. Too much going on. Having a couple ads amongst the feeds was alright but then the Instagram posts were added too. Just a mess. A true tragedy

### 1/5 — 위젯

*2025-04-16, version 4.0.1*

왜 업데이트하고 위젯 기능 사라진거죠. 잘 쓰고있엇는데

### 1/5 — im living in a nightmare

*2025-04-02, version 4.0.0*

these “enhancements” are a disservice - what happened to dark mode? is this redesign an a/b test or a bug? NPS has plummeted since the update? i used to use this app to “stay on top of all breaking news, and in-depth coverage of everything from fashion to footwear to music and more” but the app is unbearable now

plz do better

### 1/5 — Please bring back landscape mode?!

*2025-03-21, version 4.0.0*

I have used this app for like 8 years or so now but suddenly they decided to make it vertical only. As a magic keyboard user I will 100% not take my ipad out of the case every time I want to use this app. BS

### 1/5 — 一堆廣告

*2025-02-18, version 3.73*

廣告多，還有全蓋螢幕的，強制你看約3-5秒才會顯示 X ，爛死了

### 1/5 — あてにはならない

*2025-01-29*

推測の記事が多い、これでニュースと言えるのか。ゴシップ誌と同レベル。

### 1/5 — Error code 500下午到晚上

*2024-06-21, version 3.65*

這App還有人在維護嗎？🤔

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 위젯 영어버전으로..

*2025-07-29*

언어를 영어로 설정해놓고 영어로 위젯 잘
보고 있었는데 갑자기 한글로 돌아갔어요;; 앱 언어설정은 영어인데?? 위젯 언어설정 어떻게 바꾸나요?!?!

**Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback! The widget feature has been reinstated.

### 5/5 — なんで？？

*2025-06-06*

iphoneのウィジェットから消えたんですが、なぜに？？

追記
ウィジェット復活です！！
ありがとーー
ニュース系は課金必須で、なんだかなぁ〜と思ってたら、
復活しました！と、最高だーーー

**Developer response:** ご意見ありがとうございます。ウィジェット機能を復活させました。

### 5/5 — 希望小工具功能可以回來

*2025-04-14, version 4.0.1*

新版順暢很多，但還是希望能增加舊版小工具功能😭🙏

### 5/5 — 업데이트 후 위젯이 없어졌네요 ㅠㅠ

*2025-03-22*

위젯 다시 생기게 해주시면 안될까요

**Developer response:** 소중한 의견 감사합니다. 위젯 기능이 다시 활성화되었습니다.

### 5/5 — Best App For Fashion

*2024-12-13, version 3.72*

Very Good

### 5/5 — アヴァン　ギャルドなファッション

*2024-09-11*

情報として、とても役立ちます｡ハイブランドの商品だけでなく､幅広い消費者層に支持される商品もあるのも良いですね｡値段幅を絞って､購入しやすい商品の紹介を少し増やして頂けたら､嬉しいです。

### 5/5 — 緊貼潮流

*2024-06-15, version 3.65*

帶出當代視野❤️

### 5/5 — 🤌🏼🔥

*2024-05-04, version 3.64*

best

### 5/5 — 正味最高です

*2024-02-24*

正味最高です！

### 5/5 — I love it!

*2024-02-14, version 3.61*

Awesome info on sneaker news.

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*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 2026-08-29.*