# SiteSucker — user reviews > 95 indexed App Store user reviews of SiteSucker by Rick Cranisky, rated 4.10/5 from 49 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sitesucker/id346896838/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sitesucker/id346896838.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 29 · 4★ 9 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of SiteSucker? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Easy to use - ✅ Works as advertised - ✨ Downloads entire websites - 📁 Retains original organization - 🚀 Fast downloads - 💡 Useful for offline reading - 💰 Good value for money - 🔧 Highly configurable - 👨‍💻 Excellent support - 🌟 Best of its kind **Cons** - ❌ Does not save videos/slideshows - 🐛 Fails to download media - 🚫 Does not work with paywalls/authentication - 🐌 Slow download due to delays - 🗜️ Large file sizes - 😵 Complex interface for some - 🪲 Issues with specific websites (e.g., Google Sites, Squarespace) - 📉 Inconsistent downloads (partial sites, errors) - 🔌 Requires internet for some functions - 🗑️ Useless if files cannot be exported/used outside app **Commonly reported bugs** - SiteSucker is busy error when using deep links - Folder name has a space before it (%20SiteSucker) - App no longer works - Downloaded content appears as garbled text (乱码) - Downloaded content cannot be opened - Insufficient memory error - Cannot use in Mac laptop or iPad (OS version issues) - Files completed go to 0 but nothing happens on iPad - Download stops when phone is locked or other apps are used - App doesn't work with new Google Sites - Memory saturated error despite available space - Cannot create folders (button greyed out) - Offline viewing fails with internet connection error - Interface is in French and cannot be changed - Download only empty pages, still needs internet - Delay before downloading each page - Downloads only half the site with errors and missing links - App non-functional on iPad 11.2.1 - Go button not enabled after entering URL - App support button goes nowhere - Unhelpful error messages **Most requested features** - View downloaded sites within Files app - Resume interrupted downloads - Support for iOS background features - Print option - Auto-click fake alert buttons - Add pages to favorites - Search functionality within downloaded sites - Search for a webpage URL - Support websites requiring authentication - Synchronize with desktop application - Export downloaded files (zip, etc.) - Browse downloaded files (HTML, CSS, JS) - Support for Safari Mobile user agent - Trace links in JavaScript - Support .zip format for transfer - Improve error log detail - Allow deletion of unwanted downloaded pages ## Newest reviews (15 of 95) ### 4/5 — Feature request of possible 🙂 *2025-12-20, version 6.1* I’m kinda surprised that this doesn’t take advantage of iOS 26 new background features, maybe in the future? ### 2/5 — Doesnt save my videos or my slideshows--wasted my money *2025-10-24, version 6.0* I needed my portfolio to be viewable offline and this thing doesnt work. saves the text and pages fine; does not show my slideshows or videos without internet connection. so pretty much useless to me. beware if you're buying this for media--it's easy to use, but it doesnt work for media. ### 4/5 — Print? *2025-03-29, version 5.6.2* I just purchased the app for iPad and I love how this works it’s very easy and thorough but there is no print option in the share icon which is what I needed to use. Is it hidden somewhere else? I would’ve given it five stars if there were a print option. ### 3/5 — Lack basic browser functionality *2024-11-17, version 5.4.6* The app does work as advertised but if you try to use it as a web browser it lack very basic functionality like adding pages to favorites. I downloaded a site containing a large library of music chords and I have access to everything I need now but with the live site I was able to quickly find what I am looking for using search or add some songs to my favorites, offline version does not support my account login as I would expect and also cannot execute search, so browsing through thousands of titles to find what you are looking for defeats the purpose of offline storage. Also the app start downloading the whole site the moment I put in the URL not allowing me to browse and download selecte content. I would suggest a number of improvements if this is to become really useful. ### 2/5 — Ne sert à rien *2024-04-24* Ne copie pas les vidéos, impossible de copier plusieurs pages, ça vous ramène au site en ligne à chaque fois et si vous passez en mode avion, il vous dit que vous n’avez pas de connexion internet 🧐 j’ai payé pour rien… ### 4/5 — Fonctionne bien *2023-08-12, version 5.1.10* Fonctionne bien. J’ai du cependant reduire le nombre de connection pour de gros site, meme sur un ipadpro pour que ca marche ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2023-01-03, version 5.1* I love the app it is amazing an one ov a kind as there is no other app i hav found that can do wat this one can i would hav given it 5 stars because it is well worth the money however i hav one small issue i wanted to say if i do anything else on my phone while it is downloading it stops an this is highly annoying it would be way better if it would do its thing in the back ground so u would be able to do other things while it is downloading i will update my review as i will most definitely be paying close attention to this apps progress and updates keep up the good work and thank you for doing what no one else has done ### 4/5 — Please make it work with new google sites *2022-01-25, version 4.1.2* Can’t get it to work with a website developed using new google sites. The platform seems to block it. Otherwise a great app. ### 2/5 — Can’t use in Mac laptop or iPad *2021-04-09, version 3.3.7* On Mac, it tells me I cannot download because I don’t have Mac 11.1 or better. 11.1 or better is not available yet. Can’t even update to that. On iPad Everything loads, and then files completed go to 0 but then nothing happens. ### 4/5 — Increasing Rating *2020-12-13, version 3.3.4* My earlier review only gave the app 3 stars because I was having trouble downloading sites. Truthfully, I now find that it is mostly due user error. So I’m increasing the rating to 4 Stars. ### 4/5 — Ne fonctionne plus *2020-08-18* Bonjour Je télécharge les sites sur mon ipad depuis longtemps et tout va bien. Mais depuis hier je veux télécharger un site pour pouvoir le consulter pendant les vacances. Ça ne fonctionne plus. Il me mets mémoire saturée alors que mon ipad est à la moitiée de sa capacité ### 5/5 — Funktioniert sehr gut *2020-02-28* Tolles Programm um ganze Websites zu archivieren, oder offline zu verwenden. Man kann einiges vorab einstellen, z. B. die Ladetiefe, oder Links. Ein paar Minuten damit beschäftigen, dann macht es was es soll. Leider gibt es nicht mehr viele Apps dieser Art. Danke Rick! ### 3/5 — Requiert iOS 13 ?? *2019-11-09* Très bonne application mais je ne peux plus la mettre à jour car je suis sous iOS 12.4. N’est-ce pas un peu tôt pour abandonner iOS 12 vu les bugs sur iOS 13 ? ### 5/5 — IOS Secret Weapon? *2019-06-10, version 3.0.11* Sometimes there is just no alternative. Be it for reasons of time, or perhaps the website is a mess, but, worthy of offline study. Frequently I use this iOS wget/curl type tool to create 'documentation' for apps (etc) that the creator does not supply a PDF user manual for. Which is perfectly understandable considering how difficult writing and constantly updating documentation can be. So when you want offline access to web-based (html) docs SiteSucker is about the best (only) option I've found for the restricted/handicapped iOS. If you haven't already, check out Dash.app too. ### 4/5 — I cannot creat a folder *2019-06-05, version 3.0.11* Clearly there is a create folder button showinig up when I click edit but it’s always greyed out, wonder what’s the purpose of it then ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Defective *2025-05-30, version 5.7* This app no longer works, and Apple refused to provide a refund. Don’t waste your money. ### 1/5 — 乱码 *2023-12-01, version 5.2* 下载了24小时还在没完没了的下载，不知道到底行不行，离线打开里面内容都是乱码。钱扔水里了。 ### 1/5 — 使えない *2022-02-20* ダウンロードしたものが開けなくなった ### 1/5 — Awesome! But, one MAJOR thing.... *2020-06-05, version 3.1.2* If you just added this one thing, I would give this a million ⭐️ if I could. If it’s not too much to ask, could you make it where you can search for a webpage URL? I really, really, really need that. ### 1/5 — App in französisch - lässt sich nicht umstellen *2019-07-06* Die App an sich ist zwar brauchbar, aber leider ist das Interface französisch und lässt sich nicht umstellen. Support reagiert leider nicht. ### 1/5 — Cannot view offline/memory error *2019-04-24, version 3.0.11* I paid and downloaded Site Sucker 3.0 for my iPad — I’m facing 2 problems: 1. I’m downloading a large blog and it has downloaded quite a bit but come up with an Insufficient Memory error. Will subsequent downloads be incremental? Should I keep on downloading over and over? 2. When I put my iPad on Airplane mode I get an error Failed to Connect to website ... the Internet connection appears to be offline. Isn’t the purpose of Site Sucker enable one to download a website for offline use? Please advise on how to fix these issues. ### 1/5 — Good idea, but *2018-08-05, version 3.0.4* App non-functional on iPad 11.2.1 ### 1/5 — Nul *2017-12-20* Does not work ! Download only empty pages ! Still need internet !! DON T USE IT. ### 1/5 — Downloads site with multiple errors *2017-05-03, version 2.7.3* Was recommended this app by a friend as a substitute for downloading my current Wordpress site and viewing offline. It works ( after multiple attempts ) but downloads only half the site and the other half is errors and missing links all over the shop. I feel slightly scammed. Would try another app if I was you. ### 1/5 — Arnaque *2017-05-02* Arnaque ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Bug *2026-06-17, version 6.1.8* Hello, when trying to use the apps URL (deep link) to open a downloaded website, I get a notice saying that SiteSucker is busy. I cannot get it to work for the life of me. I also notice that the folder name has a space before it. So it is encoded as %20SiteSucker. I’m unsure if I am doing something wrong. Thank you ### 5/5 — Feature request *2026-06-02* Hello, can you add the ability for one to view the downloaded sites within the files app? Like open this files documents folder to the global files documents. Also, if I am downloading a site and I lock my phone or something happens to where the download doesn’t complete. How do I resume the download that was stopped? I try to share the website link to the app again and I am prompted as to whether I want to overwrite pre-existing files. If I choose “no”, then nothing happens. If I choose “yes”, then I am pretty sure it redownloads all of the files again. I would like for it to just resume where the download was cancelled. Thank you ### 5/5 — Very Good *2025-06-01, version 5.7.1* Very good app ### 5/5 — Improvement suggestion *2024-12-20, version 5.5* Hi, some websites show fake alerts to avoid downloading, can you add new feature to auto-click on alert button ( for example cancel button) and after showing page continue downloading? ### 5/5 — customisable, easy and just works *2024-07-06, version 5.4.1* Used this to download some documentation sites to read while on a flight. It does what it says on the tin and does it well. Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Good app *2024-04-25, version 5.3.2* Good app, works pretty well ### 5/5 — The best tool *2023-04-03* Best tool for downloading websites on mobile, the mac app is great too! All features are extremely good working. ### 5/5 — A Perfect Job! *2022-05-14, version 4.2.1* This review has been written within 15 minutes of me downloading and using SiteSucker because it did what I needed immediately, did it well and was easy to use. Although the other reviews I read before buying it were from years ago, I was heartened to see that the program had been updated as recently as one month ago so was pleased to know that what I was buying is still currently supported and that is a big factor for me. A nifty and very useful app that is reasonably priced which I am most appreciative of and thank the developer. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2021-07-29, version 4.0.2* The app makes a pretty complex operation very simple. I have downloaded a bunch of documentation sites which I regularly use offline, and everything works flawlessly. This is a gem and should be better known. ### 5/5 — Great - hopefully it improves further *2020-05-31, version 3.1.2* Works as I would expect. I am not sure how it prioritises files when I limit the number of files. Hopefully its BFS ordering. Also it would be great if it could support websites that require authentication --- *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 2026-09-08.*