# Trout — user reviews > 12 indexed App Store user reviews of Trout by Digital-Dirtbag, rated 4.80/5 from 4 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trout/id384470167/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trout/id384470167.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — DIASAPPOINTING *2014-01-21, version 2.1.2* Does not do what it (seems to) claim to do. No help function that is helpful. Developers page is just some random thoughts written by the developer. Freezes sometimes. Very non-intuitive for me. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2012-11-15, version 1.9.1* I have been looking for a user friendly mind map and this wasn't it. There are instructions in this but I still couldn't work it out. I got so frustrated trying to work it out I ended up deleting it the next day. Disappointed!!!! Still looking! ### 1/5 — Junk *2010-08-30* Program opens and immediately closes, unusable ### 2/5 — Under developed! *2020-10-28, version 3.3.0* It’s quite difficult to come to terms with. Things don’t happen as you would expect. It crashed on a brand new iPad after 20 minutes. When that happens and I lose everything I’ve lost confidence.....the app gets binned! And that’s what I’ve done! Waste of money ### 2/5 — Too complicated and leggy *2013-03-27, version 1.9.1* . ### 2/5 — Crash Crash *2013-03-01, version 1.9.1* Looks like a really good application, but it keeps crashing on my iPad. I don't know why. ### 2/5 — useless *2011-06-14, version 1.6.5* could be a lot better with double links and not one way link. also the shapes are boring. has potential but far from being excellent. could hand write etc.... ### 3/5 — Very good... But... *2012-04-19, version 1.8* This is precisely what I need to do story/novel planning with, and having tried it out, it does the mindmap/brainstorm thing perfectly. Except it crashes. At odd times. And then you lose what you've done since you've opened it... I have emailed the developer and hopefully he can solve the problem, as this would otherwise get 5/5! ### 4/5 — Good app *2011-02-03* I've been looking at a number of mind mapping apps and this is the first to do a good job of cross linking. When you select a node a temporary menu shows up displaying all the links. Selecting a link will take you to that node. Even better, if the selected node is out of site, it moves you to the linked node! This is great as it makes browsing a complex map much easier. Things I'd like to see (and make it to 5 stars): Larger map Choice to not have an icon Ability to add more icons Better pinch and expand to zoom in more A browse mode that auto centers when you select a node or jump to a linked node. ### 4/5 — Clean and it appears to work. *2010-12-12* I have not been using the app for long. When I saw that it was free, I thought I would try it out. Thus far, it works, doesn't crash, and it a rather clean layout. I am new to mind mapping and have been looking for a good mind mapping app. This one looks like it will do the job. I give it four stars because it could use a "user guide" for the less intuitive users. ## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2018-11-15, version 3.1.0* After a bad start which mirrored a previous, 5 year old review of this app crashing when I tried to name my first mind map, the problem disappeared when I removed spaces from the name The UI is discreet and stays out of the way. Tapping a free area near the bottom brings up key options. This is easy to learn, uncluttered, flexible and attractive. May not be as full featured as others like mind node and ithoughts but this app - for me - is much more productive because of ease of use and the distraction-free workspace Impressed enough that I bought the Mac version as well. The two versions work together seamlessly via iCloud. Recommended ### 5/5 — The best app ever for organizing!!!!! *2012-04-28* This app is amazing for categorizing and organizing different things, I'm using it for med school and it has been awesome. The ability to import pics, record, and put in hyperlinks is amazing! I've tried mindjet, mindmeister, and they either lacked in fluidity and/or customization this app has both. The only improvement that I would love to see is to be able to save pics when inside the built in web browser. In the current version you can only make a link but can't save pics or import them directly from the browser. Other than that, perfect app. --- *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 2026-06-01.*