# JAX Squasher vs Hooklines

The clearest difference is rating: Hooklines at 5.0 against JAX Squasher's 4.0. Hooklines also leads on price ($0.99 vs $5.99). JAX Squasher's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

JAX Squasher costs $5.99 and Hooklines $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Hooklines holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | JAX Squasher | Hooklines |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $5.99 | **$0.99** |
| Rating | [4.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jax-squasher/id6504287575/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hooklines/id6753811052/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Size | 19 MB | 74 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jens Guell](https://appshunter.io/developer/1195004865) | [Kurt Mackall](https://appshunter.io/developer/1015935803) |

## What reviewers say

### JAX Squasher

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jax-squasher/id6504287575)

This audio processing tool maximizes loudness and compresses audio with simple controls. It offers transparent limiting and can be used across various Apple devices and compatible music production software.

**Highlights:** Self-adjusting loudness maximization, Simple input gain and threshold adjustment, Transparent limiting and loudness compression, MIDI automation for parameters, Universal app for Apple Silicon devices, Scalable to any screen size, Inbuilt preset management

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Hooklines

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hooklines/id6753811052)

This app helps musicians, poets, and lyricists capture and organize creative ideas. It uses a snippet-based system to build lyrics, offering randomized lyric generation and word utilities like rhyming and thesaurus.

**Highlights:** Capture ideas as snippets, Organize lyrics in SnippetBooks, Drag-and-drop lyric building, Randomized lyric line generation, Rhyming and thesaurus tools, Built-in dictionary and spell checker

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is JAX Squasher free?

JAX Squasher costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Hooklines free?

Hooklines costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, JAX Squasher or Hooklines?

Hooklines is rated higher. JAX Squasher averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hooklines averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do JAX Squasher or Hooklines have ads?

Neither JAX Squasher nor Hooklines shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*