# Zavala — user reviews > 65 indexed App Store user reviews of Zavala by Vincode, Inc, rated 4.80/5 from 67 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zavala/id1546457750/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zavala/id1546457750.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 60 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (13 of 65) ### 5/5 — Simply Wonderful! *2025-11-29, version 3.3.9* This is app is wonderful! I’m very happy I found it. Thank you, developer! ### 5/5 — Great *2025-10-30, version 3.3.8* Love it ### 5/5 — Great Outliner *2025-10-07, version 3.3.7* I won't bother repeating what everyone else has written here. It's a fantastic program. My old copy of Omni outliner won't run on modern OSes, and this was a perfect replacement for me. For my fairly simple needs, I can't think of a single thing I'd improve. ### 5/5 — Solid *2025-07-05, version 3.3.6* A very solid outliner that keeps improving thanks to the skill and commitment of the developer. ### 5/5 — Outliner *2025-07-02, version 3.3.5* Learning to appreciate the simplicity of using OPML file format. This app seems to work flawlessly. ### 5/5 — Sehr schöne App, bisher allerdings noch einige Fehler *2025-06-05, version 3.3.4* Teilweise noch etwas buggy (Abgleich über iCloud, Abstürze), aber sonst sehr schöne App! ### 5/5 — Very easy to use *2025-04-28, version 3.3.1* I love that it is clean and easy to use. ### 5/5 — Great software *2025-01-16, version 3.2* I don’t think there is a better outliner on the market. Certainly not for a better price :) ### 5/5 — It's the best outliner. *2025-01-06, version 3.1.1* It's a simple, but great outliner. It would be great if I could change the order of the tags and outline list manually. ### 5/5 — Awesome job *2024-12-07, version 3.0.5* I have tried a lot, this outliner is the best. ### 5/5 — Genuinely Brilliant... *2024-08-01, version 2.7.1* As a developer, I know how much time it takes to debug and fix bugs. Seeing the number of updates and keeping it free forever when every one looking to earn fortunes with a App its truly amazing. This is true labor of love. Thank you ### 5/5 — Typewriter Scroll Mode is great!! *2024-06-15, version 2.6.0* If you write long text, Typewrite like Scrolling is very good view. :) ### 5/5 — Love the app *2024-05-17* Very well conceptualised and engineered. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Just lost an outline with 565 entries *2025-05-16, version 3.3.2* I opened my outline after the update and it was empty. Seems there is no way to rollback the change. ### 1/5 — Crashes on M1 ... *2021-07-05, version 1.0.1* very sad ... Tim told me about this app ... but yeah ... no luck for m1 ### 2/5 — Broken sync *2026-05-12, version 3.3.10* The software itself is really great. Unfortunately, the app on my iPhone is at version 4.2.2 (169) whilst my Intel Mac is running MacOS Seqoia (15.7.1) and can only run Zavala version 3.3.10 (150). This throws an error that the iCloud database is incompatible. There are various installed software issues that mean I can’t readily upgrade this MacOS version right now without breaking a bunch of stuff. It would be insanely great if you could continue releasing MacOS builds for older MacOS versions. Or, failing that, some sort of “legacy database version” option for the iOS apps to allow sync to continue to operate. ### 2/5 — Used to be great, but now it's too glitchy *2025-05-26, version 3.3.2* Basic features just don't work anymore. When typing an outline you're unable to format anything using the toolbar unless you exit that outline and re open it. ### 2/5 — Nice, but ... *2024-11-07, version 3.0.3* It is not possible to open outlines that are located in the Document Provider of other Apps or a remote server ... that makes it's it a bit useless. Should be easy to add, or? It's a standard since ... iOS 11? ### 2/5 — Läuft nicht auf M1 *2022-02-14, version 2.0.5* Auf der Suche nach einem OPML-/Markdown-Editor, empfehlen einige Mac-News-Seiten "Zavala" als neue Wunder-App! Leider stürzt die App (auch in der neuen Version 2.0.5) schon beim Anlegen des ersten Dokuments ab*! Zwei Sterne (noch) für die Idee und als Ansporn! *MacBookPro M1 & BigSur ### 3/5 — Side bar is not avaiable *2025-02-23, version 3.2.1* Somehow, the silde bar is not available. There is no way to diplay it, so I have to say that this app is ONE STAR for me. If the developer fix this issue, I will chnage the rate and this review. As of February 23, 2025, this issue has been fixed and I will use this apps again. Thanks. ### 3/5 — How to use it *2021-07-09, version 1.0.1* I was looking forward for a good clean outliner and thought Zavala is it. But where can I find ANY documentation? How do I use it? In App no docs, GitHub no docs. ### 4/5 — Free and focused *2025-12-15, version 3.3.9* May seem limited compared to payed for outliners, but it’s free, focused and efficient. Will get you through everyday outlining needs easily. Still trying to figure out some things, but that’s more about me than the good effort delivered by the developer. ### 4/5 — Noteの非表示をサポートしてほしい *2024-10-09, version 3.0* 今回のアップデートでアウトライナーとして本格的に使おうと思いました。
安定感がぐっと増しました。

しかし、ノートを非表示できないので躊躇しています。その行の中身に迷いがあるときに、メモしておくのにとても役に立つのですが、全体を考えるときには邪魔になります。
この点の改善を切に望みます。 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome outliner *2026-07-23, version 4.2.3* Everyone should have a good outliner. I’d been looking for a while, but hadn’t quite found the right option. This one is excellent. ### 5/5 — I really enjoy this outliner *2026-06-22, version 4.2.2* I really enjoy this app. A lot of care has gone into it, and it shows. Thank you! ### 5/5 — simple yet FEATURE PACKED *2026-03-30, version 4.1* this is the text app everyone needed from the start and only needed. simple lightweight fast intuitive. everything you could want that nearly all the other apps out there overthought THIS IS ALL ANYONE NEEDS for jotting down sortable thoughts❤️ 0 % BS🐮💚 ### 5/5 — Simply the best outlining app out there *2026-03-28, version 4.1* Checks every box for me, 10-fold, on steroids. I know it may sound over-the-top to describe an outlining app this way, but in addition to the ADD mitigation features of the design of the app… the app is free forever. Even if the dev charged, it would be a one-time fee vs subscription model. Kudos and bravo to Mr. Parker for this labor of love. I’m so grateful I discovered this. ### 5/5 — Perfect! *2026-03-12, version 4.0.1* Does exactly what I needed, was free, great UI, and no personal data collected. Only minor thing was naming the list. I kept trying to edit the file name by clicking on the name in the main list menu, but eventually figured out I needed to enter the name above the tags within the list itself. Absolutely perfect app! ### 5/5 — simple yet FEATURE PACKED *2026-02-08* this is the text app everyone needed from the start and only needed. simple lightweight fast intuitive. everything you could want that nearly all the other apps out there overthought THIS IS ALL ANYONE NEEDS for jotting down sortable thoughts❤️ ### 5/5 — 很好用，秒开、流畅且稳定 *2026-02-08, version 3.3.10* 要是跨平台就更棒了 ### 5/5 — The first app I’ve written a review for in years *2026-02-05, version 3.3.10* It’s deceptively simple, and perfectly elegant. Got me into outlining for the first time, and I’m surprised how much it resonates with me. ### 5/5 — I love the app but am scared the developers abandoned us *2026-01-07, version 3.3.9* Where is Liquid Glass update? It’s been a minute ### 5/5 — Wonderful app! *2025-11-29, version 3.3.9* Thank you, developer, for creating this fantastic gem. --- *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 2026-08-13.*