Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101! vs Hooked
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101!
Access a vast collection of romantic, funny, and cheesy pickup lines. This free app helps you break the ice, get a smile, a phone number, or even a date. Save and share your favorites easily.
- Extensive collection of pickup lines
- Categorized by humor and romance
- Save favorite lines
- Share via email, SMS, and Facebook
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Best Romantic Pickup Lines! This cool FREE app gives you tons of quick, short & to-the-point pickup lines! From funny to corny, lame to romantic, weird, odd & strange to pretty cool, sweet & flattering...these pickup lines will help you get a smile, a phone number, or maybe even a real date! App Features: - Save your favorite pickup lines! - Share your favorite pickup lines via Email! - SMS your favorite pickup lines! - Post your favorite pickup lines directly to Facebook! Enjoy!
Hooked
Dive into addictive, bite-size stories with bold manga-style art and cinematic panels. Choose to read, listen, or watch your favorite genres, from horror to romance. Discover your next obsession with personalized recommendations and trending charts.
- Bite-size, tap-through episodes
- Manga-style art and cinematic panels
- Read, listen, or watch formats
- Diverse genres (horror, thriller, sci-fi, romance, fantasy)
- Personalized recommendations and trending charts
- Unlimited access with subscription
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HOOKED is the hottest app for anime stories on your phone—bite-size, tap-through episodes with bold manga-style art, cinematic panels, and nonstop cliffhangers–loved by 100,000,000+ people worldwide! Featured in New York Times, Fox, Forbes, CNN, CNBC, LA Times, Guardian, Publishers Weekly and more. Why you’ll love HOOKED - Access tons of episodes for FREE. Start reading instantly. - Explore the world’s largest selection of webcomics. Spanning diverse genres like horror, thriller, sci-fi, romance, fantasy, and more. - Read, listen, or watch. Choose your format and switch anytime—perfect for quick breaks or all-night binges. - Personally tailored picks. Smart recommendations and trending charts help you find your next obsession fast. - Built for your phone. Tap to advance, smooth transitions, and “just one more” pacing that keeps you turning panels. Perfect if you love: anime, manga, webtoons, or serialized fiction with big twists and bigger emotions. Join millions of fans discovering stories in a whole new way. You won’t believe how it ends… HOOKED UNLIMITED SUBSCRIPTION: - You can subscribe for unlimited access to our full story catalog and premium content - The subscription is $9.99 weekly* - You’ll be able to watch unlimited stories for the duration of your subscription - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off for at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - You can read our privacy policy and terms of use at http://www.hooked.co/privacy - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication *Prices are equal to the value that “Apple’s App Store Matrix” determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. By using Hooked, you agree to our Terms of Use and Community Guidelines available at https://www.hooked.co/terms Questions? Email support@hooked.co for help!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101! at 76% against Hooked's 24%. Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101! also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). Hooked's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (14K vs 30). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Hooked sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hooked has 14K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101!'s written reviews are positive against 24% of Hooked's.
Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101! ships an update every 11 months, Hooked every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101! | Hooked |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better | 4.2 (14K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews — better | 23.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #140 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Quach | Telepathic, Inc. |
Customer experience
Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101!
Hooked
Bugs and requests
Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Hooked
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues
- Inability to access content without paying
Requested features
3 requests- Bring back free user-created stories
- Offer more free content options
- Reduce subscription costs
In-app purchases
Best Pick Up Lines! Cute 101!
- Ad-Free Version$2.99
Hooked
- HOOKED Unlimited$2.997 Days
- HOOKED Unlimited7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- HOOKED Unlimited7 Days trial2 variants$4.997 Days
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- HOOKED Unlimited3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Hooked Unlimited7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- HOOKED Unlimited$7.991 Month
- HOOKED Unlimited7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- HOOKED Unlimited$14.991 Month
- HOOKED Unlimited3 Days trial$19.991 Month
Questions
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