# Spout: monochrome mission — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Spout by Triple Trip Studio, rated 4.50/5 from 220 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spout-monochrome-mission/id698736221/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spout-monochrome-mission/id698736221.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 158 · 4★ 40 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 10 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Spout? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 😊 Highly addictive and fun gameplay - 👍 Simple, minimalist design - ⚡ Quick pick-up-and-play experience - 🎮 Multiple game modes (Adventure, Classic, Hyper, Speed) - 💰 No intrusive ads or paywalls - 🎨 Retro aesthetic and visual style - 🧠 Challenging and strategic despite simplicity - ⏱️ Perfect for quick gaming sessions - 🎵 Thematic chiptune soundtrack - 🚀 Smooth performance on most devices **Cons** - 🐛 White lines/bars cascading down screen (critical visual bug) - 🎮 Inverted controls confusing for many users - ⚙️ Controls feel inconsistent and unresponsive - 🎨 Graphics changed to overly retro in recent updates - ⏱️ Game speed slowed significantly after updates - 🎵 Repetitive and grating soundtrack - 📱 Performance issues on older devices - 🎮 Fixed center joystick placement uncomfortable - 🔧 iOS 11 compatibility issues in older versions - 💾 High scores reset unexpectedly **Commonly reported bugs** - White scrolling lines blocking entire game view - Game significantly slower after updates - iOS 11 compatibility breaking gameplay - Controls propel ship in arbitrary direction (left) on finger down - Momentary reorientation lag when placing finger on screen - High score data not persisting - World rendering visible at edges (pop-in effect) - Inconsistent framerate on older devices - Ads still appearing despite paid version purchase **Most requested features** - Option to disable or toggle inverted controls - Adjustable joystick placement (move from center) - Separate shoot button option - Inverted color mode for late-night play - Toggle between old and new graphics styles - Harder difficulty modes beyond Speed mode - Online multiplayer/racing mode - Point or coin collection system with cosmetic upgrades - Stronger sound effects for ship engine - Finer control granularity (not just full speed or stop) ## Newest reviews (11 of 73) ### 4/5 — Pretty sick *2019-10-25, version 2.0* A fun little game which I have personally spent hours on. I would love the idea of an inverted color mode (for those extra late nights) and perhaps a setting to play without the filter (pre v2.0-like) ### 3/5 — Good *2018-08-04, version 2.0* Great game 10/10 but the scrolling lines are really annoying almost enough to make me stop playing. ### 4/5 — Has always been a favorite game *2018-04-15, version 2.0* I have always loved this game but i miss the old *cleaner* graphics and they were changed to look to old and retro and i don’t really like it ### 3/5 — Good but not the same anymore *2017-11-08, version 2.0* This game was good, but it isn’t anymore because it is just not the same. I am really happy that you have added support for 64bit devices because I only have one 32 bit one and that’s a 3GS that won’t charge anymore. Please don’t make me spend $50 to play the old version of this game on my 3GS, because I will. ### 4/5 — 👌 *2016-06-10, version 1.6* Wonderful work! I love the exploration of the various mode possibilities. Delightful minimal juice. ### 4/5 — Could be better if... *2016-01-24, version 1.6* You had options to change the backwards controls. Going down makes you go up and vice versa. That's confusing. Please provide options to change the inverted controls. Other than that, this game would be awesome! ### 5/5 — Fun game, great time killer *2015-09-29, version 1.6* Simple and addictive, I love it ### 5/5 — Amazing *2015-07-17, version 1.6* Addicting,simple,fun and realistic physics. ### 5/5 — Great game! *2015-07-08, version 1.6* Has a great art style and the controls are tight 10/10 would do! ### 3/5 — Needs improvement *2015-07-03, version 1.6* Its a really fun game but my high score always gets reset ### 4/5 — Good minimal style *2015-03-07, version 1.6* Like the style and overall it's fun. I think it would be better with finer controls in adventure and classic (you can only go full speed or stop, though you can get around this by tapping quickly to move slower) One last thing- I don't think your gravity makes sense. Particles always fall down but aren't we in space? I guess we can assume we're moving away from a heavy body ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Why lines *2021-06-21, version 2.0* Why white lines across screen ### 1/5 — Fix it Please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *2018-03-05, version 2.0* The game was fine till the last update I thought if a waited long enough then someone would fix it. Turns out it was wrong, the game is over twice as slow no matter what mode I pick(the music included) there are huge white strips that move down the screen and block all vision of anything underneath. That was a very fun simple game now i cannt even play it. ### 1/5 — Update broke it *2017-12-15, version 2.0* This is one of my favorite games ever, but the update broke it on my iPhone 5c. It is showing large white bars cascading down the screen after upload. Please fix!! ### 1/5 — Bad *2017-11-03, version 2.0* Very bad big bars going down the screen extremely laggy practically unplayable very disappointed 😡😡😡😡 ### 1/5 — 11.0 no more *2017-09-24, version 1.6* Well it’s sad to see this app die at version 11.0 😪 ### 1/5 — Crap *2014-07-11, version 1.4* You do not inverse the controls without giving the option to change the idiot. ### 2/5 — Efects *2020-08-17, version 2.0* Please delete that efects makes me lose its so ANNOYING. ### 2/5 — What in the world? *2017-11-10, version 2.0* This is a great game. I've played it before. But when I try and play it on my device, it has these creepy scrolling lines going through the screen. The lines are white, blocking the view of the whole entire game. ### 2/5 — Good game with a fatal flaw *2017-11-02, version 2.0* At its core, this is a really good game for the reasons others have given. However, despite improvements in this version (most importantly, iOS 11 compatibility), it has a flaw that makes it unplayable in the long term: The controls. In previous versions the “thumb stick” was at a fixed location on the screen, and small movements could be achieved by just tapping around that point. Now it is wherever you put your finger down, and doing so immediately propels the ship in one arbitrary direction (left). This creates four related problems: 1. The lack of a fixed control point makes the game feel differently in the hand. It’s hard to get a consistent feel necessary for high scores. It’s sort of like a PS4 controller that weighs slightly different each time you pick it up. 2. The loss of the ability to direct exhaust or movement by tapping makes it very difficult to move around when you’re higher up and the screen is filled with obstacles. 3. It is useful sometimes to lift your finger and use gravity to take you where you want to go. However, now there’s a momentary reorientation necessary when putting your finger down on the screen which is caused by the need to avoid moving left and by the awkwardness of an inconsistent control location. 4. The crashes caused by the aforementioned reorientation discourages me from lifting my finger when I should, which results in risky flying. I like challenging games, but not when the challenge is caused by a broken control. As it is, the control is fine if you just want to kill a few seconds (literally), but since the control makes play at an advanced level nearly impossible such that I can’t achieve higher and higher scores, I’m losing interest in what is otherwise an excellent game. ### 2/5 — Stoopid Ads *2016-04-13, version 1.6* I paid the $1.39, but I still have to see ads? Poor. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Please play it. It is so good *2020-12-12, version 2.0* This is one of the best games I have ever played ### 5/5 — Fun but... *2020-08-26, version 2.0* I love this game but controls are inverted pls fix will make gameplay easier ### 5/5 — Smooth as butter *2019-07-30, version 2.0* Been playing this for a long time. Speed mode is my favorite but wish it wasn’t a solid wall at around 3000. Have gotten so good at it I only have to break the barrier and can navigate the narrowest of tunnels. Perhaps a harder mode than speed mode with a faster pace. ### 5/5 — What a mobile game should be like *2017-11-09, version 2.0* Simple yet so so so addicting ### 5/5 — Thank you! *2017-10-24, version 2.0* Spout is back! One thing — I get you’re trying to make it all “retro,” but I kind liked the crispness of the old version. Maybe you could add the ability to toggle between the two displays in the settings? But I’m glad you made it iOS 11-compatible! ### 5/5 — Update *2017-09-23, version 1.6* Love this game so much but it needs a.m. update because of iOS11 because we can’t play it anymore. ### 5/5 — Great game but needs some polishing *2016-06-14, version 1.6* This is a great way to waste time but my only problem id the controls. I would love it if you could non-invert the controls for the joystick which would make it easier to play. Overall a great game👍 ### 5/5 — Awesome *2016-05-18, version 1.6* This game is this years flappy bird. So addicting, so fun. ### 5/5 — Great *2016-02-19, version 1.6* This is a wonderful game. Very engaging. I do not really understand the lines in Hyper and Classic mode that go all the way across the screen... It makes the game less fun because they are occasionally impossible to get past ### 5/5 — Amazing *2015-11-12, version 1.6* Very very fun free game simple but entertaining --- *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 2026-06-10.*