# The Official Guide to Pocket Trains — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of The Official Guide to Pocket Trains by Steel Media, rated 2.70/5 from 23 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-official-guide-to-pocket-trains/id733555273/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-official-guide-to-pocket-trains/id733555273.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 8 ## Newest reviews (9 of 29) ### 2/5 — Too cutesy, no depth. *2013-12-06* Was looking for information on stored cars. You'd think that would be in the section on cars. It isn't. Overall navigation is clunky. Animation of train blocks some text. ### 1/5 — Not worth it *2013-12-06* This contains absolutely no useful information. ### 1/5 — Save Your Money *2013-11-28* I was excited about the planner, most of the other info is on the wiki and is not worth the dollar. Unfortunately it's just a map of the world which you can draw on. I really wanted to be able to virtualize my routes, see how much fuel each route takes so I don't have to waste money finding the right engine etc. Also the app is pretty buggy but the layout is cool. Wish they would put effort into this guide and make the planner really good plus fix the bugs, but before then don't buy. ### 1/5 — Enttäuschung *2013-11-27* Ich dachte, in der App kann man einen Streckenplaner nutzen. Der besteht aber lediglich aus einem blauen Blatt Papier, auf dem man malen kann. Dafür kann ich mir auch selbst ein Papier hernehmen, völlig sinnlos! Alle anderen Informationen kann man auch kostenlos im PocketTrain-Wiki erhalten. Braucht man absolut nicht zu kaufen. ### 1/5 — Schrott *2013-11-19* Sowas von inhaltslehrem Schrott. Keinen Penny wert... ### 1/5 — Disappointed gamer *2013-11-18* I was really looking forward to using the journey planner. But I've had nothing but problems the app keeps crashing and the planner doesn't even work. Sure I can scribble on a blank green screen... But where is the map. I'm incredibly disappointed and sad to say that this was an absolute waste of money... ### 2/5 — Im new *2013-11-16* Idk how to use any of your apps but tiny tower navigating through them is a nightmare!!! Help please ### 2/5 — Good info, clunky design *2013-11-12* The info is good, but navigating through the app is a nightmare. ### 1/5 — Crashing on iPod 4th Gen *2013-11-11* What I've seen of the guide looks interesting, but unfortunately I've only seen two slides; if I try to view more, the app crashes. The crash happens when I slide to the next slide, usually the slide from the second to the third slide after the title. It may be a problem with my outdated device, however. Many apps that have updated for and/or been optimized for iOS 7 have crashed similarly. To the devs, please look into this bug, if it is indeed a bug, and to potential users, buy with caution. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not working now *2017-10-21* Developer needs to update it to work with IOS11,please update or refund money. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2017-07-15* App is out of date scales terribly with iPhone 6 and newer models. The journey planner the only feature I got it for crashes all the time. App hasn't received updates in a real long time ### 1/5 — In desperate need of an update *2017-07-02* I've been playing Pocket Trains for a while and I thought this guide would be helpful and worth the $0.99 but once I opened it I noticed how old and dysfunctional it was. This app needs an update if I'm ever going to open it again. ### 1/5 — Schlechte App - nicht kaufen! *2016-12-24* Streckenplaner ist praktisch wie Paint mit dem Streckennetz als Hintergrund. Alle anderen Informationen sind auch gratis woanders zu finden. Kauf ist absolut nicht empfehlenswert! ### 1/5 — Does not work with latest version IOS *2016-11-03* What a waste of time just crashes, message from Apple states this app out of date and may slow iPad down ### 1/5 — Annoying to have to pay for help! *2015-04-22* Title says it all. Good game, addictive, but I don't think we should have to pay for instructions! ### 1/5 — Not Happy *2014-12-08* Crashes when I try to swipe the page. Please fix, I spent a good £1 on this. ### 1/5 — Disappointing *2014-05-19* Just keeps crashing ### 1/5 — No jobs *2014-02-04* 😕It does not show how to do jobs😢 ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2013-12-31* It is ridiculous to charge money for this. Frankly, I know most of of this information. This app is lacking the one thing that I wanted - some suggestions for track layouts. I would like to see a few suggestions for setting out Europe, for example. Then suggestions for track layouts for other regions and ways to connect them. Is the interactive map just a substitute for a piece of paper? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome *2014-02-18* Helped me understand the game better! ### 4/5 — Helpful and cute *2013-11-14* Yes, the guide is a tad flawed, and it would have been nice to have it when I first got the game. But it's very helpful. Some of the stuff in sort of guessed at a d figured out by trial and error is now clearer. And these guys have a cute sense of humor. For $.99 it's a major bargain. Game is still silly and ridiculously addictive. Thanks. ### 4/5 — Complete *2013-11-12* Excellent if you're new to the game. Would like to see advice for mid-level users. I do enjoy the game! ### 3/5 — Ok, but *2014-03-07* Not all the trains are there ### 3/5 — Pocket Trains *2014-02-01* Addictive game! However, how do you get fuel cars or larger engines? ### 3/5 — Fix the map! *2013-12-21* Please fix the map! The only reason I got it is because of that feature. It just gives me a blue screen :( it would be useful if you could actually connect the lines together like you do on the game and change the colors as such instead of just using a pen to draw over the map. PLEASE FIX!!! ### 3/5 — Cool *2013-11-12* How do you use the trip planner? ### 3/5 — Fix the map please! *2013-11-12* This is a great help for playing pocket trains, but the main reason why i bought this app was for the map feature, and all it shows is a blue screen, which i can never get away from, no matter how much i zoom out or how much i move around. If you could fix that, that would make this app a 5 star app. ### 2/5 — Pocket trains guide *2014-03-02* The concept is really good, BUT this app is always crashing, and it is really hard to turn the page. Great for beginners ### 2/5 — Good Potential but... *2013-12-28* is hard to navigate and has blank page issues which desperately need to be resolved. Like stated, has good potential but NEEDS fixes --- *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.*