# CmapTools — user reviews > 87 indexed App Store user reviews of CmapTools by Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, rated 2.80/5 from 16 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmaptools/id927987108/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cmaptools/id927987108.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 6 ## Newest reviews (14 of 87) ### 4/5 — Bom *2023-05-12, version 1.6* Olá, gostei muito do aplicativo. Gostaria de saber, no entanto, se é possível gerar novo layout (ordenar posição de linhas, caixas automaticamente), função que é disponível no PC. ### 3/5 — Why can’t you synchronize folders in the cloud? *2021-12-04, version 1.6* I think the app is good, if they add the feature of organizing in folders the maps they will have a 5 stars app…. ### 4/5 — Concept map tool *2021-11-16, version 1.6* Nice app for creating concept maps. But why is it 17+? This causes problems for use at my school. ### 2/5 — Bug *2021-06-08, version 1.6* E piena di bug ### 1/5 — Cero estrellas *2021-05-24, version 1.6* Es de lo peor que he visto Look windows 95 y funcionalidad NULA HORRIBLE ### 1/5 — How the h-ll are you geniuses areinvented a no-nested Cmap ? *2021-05-16* I am opening my maps from the PC CMAP tools on iPad app just to find out a total insane mess of few hundred notes that are now NOT NESTED nodes ? Everything is now open and overlapping ? W the actual F ? ### 2/5 — Deixa a desejar ainda *2020-12-15, version 1.6* O aplicativo é útil quando você quer fazer algo rápido no iPad. Porém, achei mais difícil de usar e visualizar, mas ok, dá pra usar, o problema é que se você deixa os arquivos dos mapas da nuvem organizados em pastinhas (no mac por exemplo), não consegue visualizar no app (mesmo quando está salvo na nuvem, vendo pelo mac), então fica complicado, pois precisa deixar todos os mapas sem uma organização, fica inviável quando se tem muitos arquivos. Isso precisa ser resolvido, caso contrário perde um pouco do sentido de usar o app. Fica ruim de encontrar os arquivos no app. ### 1/5 — Muy buena, pero inútil *2020-11-25, version 1.6* Después de trabajar HORAS en ella y habiendo hecho un muy buen trabajo descubro que no puedo usar el mapa porque para exportarlo hay que pagar. Perdí horas de trabajo porque no sirvió de nada ya que el mapa solo se queda en la app. Deberían pornerlo de paga desde el principio para que no perdamos el tiempo aquellos que no podemos darnos el lujo de comprarla ### 1/5 — Improvvisamente... *2020-11-20, version 1.6* Volevo fare una mappa e l’app non si apre 😡 ### 1/5 — Pésimo *2020-09-24, version 1.6* No me deja exportar (cosa que otras apps mejores hacen gratis) Se bloquea cada 10 minutos No vale la pena ### 1/5 — Worst application ever *2020-09-17, version 1.6* You are the worst application ever YOU JUST COST ME 25% OF MY SEMESTER. I can not believe how incompent you are its just amazingly outreagous ### 3/5 — Perché si paga? *2020-07-28, version 1.6* Appena entro mi da una schermata iniziale, che credo sia anche normale, però poi quando voglio modificare che ne so il titolo della mappa o condividerla mi dice che devo pagare? E perché? Qualcuno me lo può spiegare, grazie ### 3/5 — Ability to remove text of links *2020-05-23, version 1.6* Just one feature (or removal thereof) could make this app perfect: give the option to connect topics without a connector („????“). They’re really irritating and make the whole project much more difficult to handle. If it had the option to turn that off, I’d gladly pay money for the app. It seems like it’s no longer being updated though, which is unfortunate. ### 1/5 — Si paga per un accesso al cloud che non funziona e nessun rimborso possibile. *2020-04-20, version 1.6* Non pagate per l’accesso al cloud perché non funziona. E l’acquisto non viene nemmeno rimborsato. Assurdo. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App horrível! *2025-03-16, version 1.6* Ele, para computadores, é maravilhoso! Comprei a licença pensando que seria igual, mas não vale a pena investir! Ele só salva em JPEG, o que já não fica muito bom. Não consigo colocar imagens no mapa e muito menos outro tipo de recurso. Melhorem o app para IOS, está péssimo. ### 1/5 — Fallas en lienzo de trabajo *2024-09-29, version 1.6* Después de unos minutos de trabajar, parte del lienzo se vuelve gris y no me deja visualizar el mapa ni lo que escribo, tengo que cerrar y reabrir la aplicación para que vuelva a funcionar correctamente. El problema de hacer esto es que no guarda las últimas modificaciones hechas al mapa. Pagué la app. Espero puedan resolver pronto ese problema. Saludos. ### 1/5 — L’app bien obscure *2024-09-27, version 1.6* Vraiment, je suis déçu de cette application, elle PUE! Chapue, je vais plus jamais utiliser cette app de ma vie.Pour des RAISONS OBSCURES ils ont mis plein de chose dans une version pro, mais qui te respecte si t’achète cmap pro frère, TA STREET CRED EST ÉVAPORÉ.L’app bien obscure bien ganzou bien fakalaye ### 1/5 — Nul *2024-09-27, version 1.6* Cette application est nul. JE PEUX PAS JOUER A BRAWL STAR, ### 1/5 — Appli ne répond pas aux attentes *2023-11-29, version 1.6* J’ai payé pour plus d’options et ça ne fonctionne pas. Je suis incapable de me connecter. J’ai dû avoir recours à un autre ordinateur pour me permettre de faire mon travail. J’aimerais avoir un remboursement. ### 1/5 — Al principio todo bien hasta que me hizo perder trabajos me hizo pagar tres veces *2023-09-15, version 1.6* Y pues la verdad si tienen otras opciones úsenlas, no la recomiendo para nada ### 1/5 — Perte de temps, d’argent et beaucoup de frustration ! *2023-04-09, version 1.6* J’ai payé pour avoir cette app sur ma tablette afin de pouvoir avoir accès aux options plus avancées mais ces options ne fonctionnent pas. L’app se ferme automatiquement quand j’appuie sur l’imprimante. J’ai passé des heures a faire un projet sur cette app pour une raison obscure il n’ont pas enregistré les modifications de ce projet…. Ne perdez pas votre temps ### 1/5 — Trash af *2023-01-31, version 1.6* Worst shi ever ### 1/5 — Have to pay *2022-03-23* Doesn’t tell you that you’ve gotta pay to be able to share or download your own work to your files. ### 1/5 — Pagar para uso completo *2021-10-08, version 1.6* Estaba haciendo un mapa conceptual y después de tanto tiempo me doy cuenta qué hay que pagar para exportar,compartir,etc, perdí mi tiempo usando esta app además de que no tiene muchas funciones como canva, por ultimo me gustaría que pusiera cambiar el idioma a español ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good app but old *2024-05-11, version 1.6* Hey friends from cmaps tools this app hasn’t been updated for quite some time! Will you update it? It is very useful ### 5/5 — 👍👍👍 *2023-01-23, version 1.6* This is a good app for science at school. ### 5/5 — hello this is a good app for school *2023-01-23, version 1.6* super ### 5/5 — Wow nice application *2023-01-23, version 1.6* Very cool application ### 5/5 — Best app of its kind for the price *2020-12-19* Preface: Wow, ratings appear to have been skewed by bad reviews from communist-programmed students who still think that everyone else should provide them value for free. Most (all other?) apps of this kind cost magnitudes more. This app lets you try to visualize your idea and if the result (or the sum of this and all of your future work in the app) is worth the $5 (as of this writing) to share/export/print, then you have that option. Until then, take screenshots and share those. Many of us can relate to being poor students at one time, but some of the reviews appear to be overly critical due to the general expectations of this audience. Pros: - Free to try. Pay only to share/print/export. - Pretty intuitive workflow w/ auto-sizing shapes and connectors w/ labels - Easy to label shapes and connectors - [Mostly] easy to rearrange shapes. (Multi-select hides under the target/aiming icon at the top) Cons: - No auto-alignment of shapes with each other - Connectors act like their label is another object, so it gets left behind if you drag one of the connected shapes. Sometimes, this is helpful, but wish it was configurable per connector and off by default. - Only 3 shapes: Rectangle, rounded rectangle, and oval. Reasonable for the price. - When you reach the edge of the canvas, you can go further by zooming out and back in, but I’m not yet sure how well that’s going to print/export. Conclusion: If you’re on a budget or your current project just doesn’t justify the cost of the more expensive apps, this one is great. Manage your expectations according to the price and if you want expect Visio functionality, look at the expensive apps (e.g. SmartDraw, OmniGraffe, Lucidchart, Grafio, Grapholite, or TouchDraw). I haven’t tried all of the others, because the price and functionality were right on this one. I drew our somewhat complex (25+ shapes) video distribution system for church on this app (using my Pencil 2) and was pleased with the outcome. I also didn’t have to go to my laptop and open Visio, there (yes, I have Visio and preferred the convenience of using this app on my iPad, instead). ### 5/5 — Pleaseeee!!! *2020-10-01, version 1.6* I need to remove the link phrase! Only that is missing from the application, thanks for your job!! ### 5/5 — Muy buena aplicación *2019-05-18, version 1.6* Voy a utilizar apenas en iPad esta aplicación, en pc ha sido excelente y sabiendo utilizarla la puedes combinar en pdf y jpg. Vamos a ver si sigue así de útil para poder recomendarla a mas compañeros que requieren de los mapas. ### 5/5 — La mejor *2019-04-09, version 1.6* He trabajado con diferentes apps para elaborar mapas conceptuales. No es lo mismo un mapa mental que un mapa conceptual. La mayoría de apps ofrece mapas mentales, pero la única (y he trabajado con más de 10) que está concebida para hacer mapas conceptuales académicos es esta. ### 5/5 — Excelente *2018-04-22, version 1.6* Buena aplicación, para exportar el mapa debe hacerse la compra ### 5/5 — QUIEN ES D LA ECA *2017-11-14, version 1.6* Jjjjj --- *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 2026-06-11.*