# Cairn: Interactive Fiction — user reviews

> 6 indexed App Store user reviews of Cairn by Daniel Ducat, rated 5.00/5 from 4 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cairn-interactive-fiction/id6773716278/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cairn-interactive-fiction/id6773716278.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0

## Most critical reviews (6 lowest-rated)

### 5/5 — Wonderful interpreter

*2026-08-25*

Loads of polish and fun in this application. And with one purchase it’s on all supported devices. Hands down one of the best interpreters, library, and notes feature I’ve seen for interactive fiction.

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2026-08-21*

This app is great. The auto mapping feature is super helpful!

**Developer response:** Glad you are enjoying Cairn!  Keep an eye out for updates.   We've got some mapping improvements planned in the coming months.  Thanks for your support!

### 5/5 — Well worth the price!

*2026-08-19*

You would once upon a time pay $20 for a collection of Infocom games on CD-ROM. Today that gets you an app on which you can play not only the majority of Infocom’s catalog, but untold numbers of other interactive fiction games. The integration of mapping and hints is seamless, and the UX is excellent. Controls are intuitive and everything is highly customizable. A must-have app for any fan of text adventures, classic and/or contemporary.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review!  IFDB is a great place to look for 3rd party stories.  There is a robust community who are keeping interactive fiction alive.

### 5/5 — Simply Fantastic

*2026-08-15*

I’ve been looking for a replacement to The Lost Treasures of Infocom ever since Activision abandoned it and never made a 64-bit version. Enter Daniel Ducat. He made an app as good and even better than the original! You just need to do a little work to find the games and invisiclues, but that just adds to the fun. Now I can recycle my old 32-bit iPad.

### 5/5 — Brilliant idea and execution.

*2026-07-20*

Just, click buy. This app is polished, and so well done - such a great experience as well if you’re like me; having already mapped out by hand INFOCOM games as a teen way back when.

**Developer response:** Be sure to check out the indie community of game authors on IFDB.  There are some interesting non-Infocom stories being told out there,

### 5/5 — Old School Infocom Games

*2026-07-11*

This app is fantastic. Play those old nostalgic Inform games. Every update gets better and better. These are the types of developers that need your support.

**Developer response:** Truth be told, I started working on this for me.  I was feeling quite nostalgic and I knew what I wanted in a modern player.  Glad the features are resonating with others.

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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 2026-09-09.*