# Trace — user reviews > 770 indexed App Store user reviews of Trace by Kevin Calderone, rated 4.50/5 from 128 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trace/id289446636/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trace/id289446636.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 105 · 4★ 6 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 8 ## What do users think of Trace? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Addictive and fun - 🎨 Unique and creative gameplay - 👍 Lots of levels and content - 💰 Free app with great value **Cons** - 🐛 Unresponsive controls - 🤯 Challenging and frustrating at times - 🎨 Basic graphics **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes on certain devices - Issues with drawing precision **Most requested features** - More levels and worlds - Ability to customize character - Pause button - Undo/eraser function ## Newest reviews (18 of 770) ### 2/5 — Frustrating experience *2021-06-30* While initially provided a nice burst of nostalgia to the early days of the app store, it was quickly overtaken by frustration from the controls. Often times I would press jump or move, but the input wouldn’t register, and I’d die. Additionally, resetting a level often took several presses before the button registered. The level design is also all over the place. Some levels are straightforward while others are meant to be more complex, but they don’t really have a proper order to their difficulty. Many levels can simply be cheesed by drawing a path on the top or bottom of the level and skipping everything, and often the levels that can’t be cheesed in this way make you wish you could, due to unreasonably wild obstacle movement that is near impossible to predict and makes many levels feel luck-based, especially with the slow movement speed previously mentioned unresponsive controls adding an extra layer of making the game feel that it’s actively fighting against you. At best, might be worth poking at a few levels to see what it’s all about for novelty or nostalgia, but I can’t recommend trying to play the full game. ### 4/5 — 😭 *2020-09-28, version 1.5* I remember playing this on my aunts old old iPad... I was what? Like 7? Wonderful times ### 5/5 — i’m literally crying *2020-02-05, version 1.5* i got this game on December 15th, 2010.. 9 years ago... when i was 2 years old... i still remember little clips of this game from memory and it took me a month to figure out a way to find this app name. i tried everything- stickman path, path drawing, stickman drawing, it took a lot of time... i eventually found it and it’s a roller coaster of emotions for me,,,, i miss this so much, i can’t wait to play Trace 2, i don’t think i’ve played it yet,, keep it up! <3 ### 5/5 — Thank you for making this game *2019-01-12* I have fond memories of playing it on my original iPod Touch. Here’s to the next decade. ### 5/5 — This game is a original *2018-12-31, version 1.5* From. The music to the game play it is amazing ! ### 5/5 — Surpised! *2018-07-13* I’m surprised this game is still on the AppStore till this day ever since the original iOS back then. ### 5/5 — The memories! *2018-04-20* Was going through my past purchases and saw this. I still remember playing this when my mom got stuck on a layover coming back from Florida years and years ago. Glad to see it is still supported and I’ll definitely be checking out the second edition ### 5/5 — My childhood 😭 *2018-04-20, version 1.5* Enough said! ### 5/5 — NEEDS MORE ATTENTION *2017-12-26, version 1.5* this game needs way more attention than it gets! Awesome game! ### 5/5 — Did I literally check this just as you updated it? *2017-12-10* I remember playing this YEARS ago, downloading now! ### 5/5 — Oh my god is this game still alive?? *2017-12-03, version 1.5* Thought i was using ipod touch 2nd gen, my first appstore app is this one. ### 5/5 — Back to the past *2017-11-29* A legendary game that i used to play when i was young ### 5/5 — 64 Bit! *2017-09-20* Thanks for keeping this awesome game alive! One of the best games from the early iPhone days so I'm glad it's going to be supported on iOS 11! ### 5/5 — Trace - top game *2017-05-18, version 1.4* Quite possibly the best game on the App Store played it many a times across many years ### 5/5 — Super *2016-11-15, version 1.4* Best game for iPhone ### 5/5 — Trace is awesome! *2016-07-07* The child I mentioned in the review is 13 now. I STILL put this app on every iphone and ipad. All these years later, it's still wonderful. One of the first games in the app store back when it was new and we all knew EVERY app because there were so few. Get this. It's still awesome. Ah! Nostalgia. Old review: I hope they add more worlds. Please! I love this game. My friend's six-year-old daughter loves this game. My friend with a phd loves this game. It's like the book HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON came to life! Amazing. Addictive! Massive fun! Developers-- a new purple crayon world would be cool. ### 5/5 — Fun, addictive and Amazing😍 *2016-06-03, version 1.4* THIS GAME IS AMAZING- LOVE IT!!! The graphics are amazing, it's easy to play and it's totally FREE what's not to like? Although some people think the graphics are childish- DON'T LISTEN to them Hey, why you still reading??? GO DOWNLOAD THIS APP NOW- before you need to pay for it. 😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😍😍😍😍😍😘😘 ### 5/5 — JMo *2016-03-16, version 1.4* Utterly Wonderful. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Fun game but has major probs with iPhone X *2018-02-24, version 1.5* You can swipe up to close this game. If you have Siri turned off, you have to turn your phone off to get out of it. ### 1/5 — Annoyingly Frustaing! *2016-11-09, version 1.4* I was enjoying this game and in 25 minutes I hate it now! It made me slam my phone on the floor and I was lucky it didnt break! DO NOT DOWNLOAD! ### 1/5 — Eh *2015-03-15, version 1.4* Levels are either too easy or hard enough where the glitchy controls make them near impossible. Not a game for you if you want to enjoy it. ### 1/5 — Bad *2013-12-06, version 1.4* It's uninspired and sloppy. The hot detection is SO SHODDY. It's so bad that it kills the entire game, along with atrocious controls. The game was designed for people with a newborn baby's hands. Not to mention that they are unresponsive beyond belief. Horrible, you'll just waste a few minutes of your life, get annoyed, and delete it. Don't waste your time. ### 1/5 — a *2013-11-05, version 1.4* a ### 1/5 — HORRIBlE *2012-12-27, version 1.3* This game is horrible please don't download it!!! Because you will just be sorry you didn't losing to me :( ### 1/5 — 雰囲気はいいけど *2012-10-31, version 1.3* 操作部があとほんの少し大きければストレスなく遊べるだろうと思うと、ユーザーの事は考えない作者さんなのかな、と思ってしまいます。 ### 1/5 — Don't buy! *2011-05-09, version 1.3* It's horrible! ### 1/5 — Bad *2011-02-19, version 1.3* This steals your apple I'D and takes all the money off your account!!!!!!!!!! Don't download it! ### 1/5 — Peeenca!!!! *2011-01-30, version 1.3* muy malo no pierdas tiempo descargando. los controles son pesimos :@ ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — ADDICTED *2026-06-23, version 1.5* This game is so good! I love how the levels get harder and harder as you go, unlike some games it's very easy to figure out how to play! I recommend this game for all ages! (Maybe above 5,but😅) One night I said to myself I should go to sleep now, stop playing! But I could.not.stop!!!!! Love it!!!! But wish trace two was free too... ### 5/5 — なつかしい *2024-06-17, version 1.5* このゲームまだあったんですね。自分が小学生の頃によく遊んでいました。 ### 5/5 — NOSTALGA *2023-11-11* I remember jumping on to mom’s old iphone 1 and playing this for hours. When the battery of her phone became a pillow of battery acid, i got scared of losing this game. Thank the stars it was preserved. ### 5/5 — A c *2023-05-04, version 1.5* Drd ### 5/5 — Record time: 12:47:28 *2022-07-22* Lots of fun when I was younger. Decided to get the lowest time possible. Paint: 1:40:81 Water: 1:40:31 Plant: 2:08:48 Chalk: 2:17:34 Flame: 2:21:80 Space: 2:38:54 Would like to know if anyone did better ### 5/5 — Wonderful Memories *2022-04-15* I played this game for the first time about a decade ago, I loved it then I love it now, my only problem is the controls are really wonky and broken; otherwise, it’s a great nostalgic game. ### 5/5 — My favorite game *2021-06-27, version 1.5* It has always been my number one since the beginning of iPod touches and iPhones. ### 5/5 — Güd game *2020-12-05, version 1.5* very good game amazing æ s t h e t i c ### 5/5 — Still amazing *2020-10-11, version 1.5* I first downloaded this Jan. 21 2009... here I am in 2020 still playing it. Still an amazing game! ### 5/5 — Holy moly *2020-09-07, version 1.5* I remember playing this on the iPod when I was a kid --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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