AYOA - Mind Mapping

Still using this app (imindmap user previously with upgrades from v3-v11). But have downgraded rating to 4 stars. Loss of Evernote integration, large inconsistencies in map to task behaviour between iOS and web, Dropbox and google drive link integrations don’t work on iOS, quirky Calendar integrations, and the big one: no Apple Pencil support on iOS (which is a bizarre omission). I now use this as a stand alone app, for ideas and learning. It’s still a unique product but needs some User interface design improvements….

Limited functionality - can’t print from it

Beware! I thought you had to sign up and hold your card details to trial the free version. I used the free version to create seven boxes with my essay headings and realised it wasn’t that Dyslexia friendly and decided not to use it. Ayoa charged my card £144!!! I contacted them to explain this was not an authorised purchase, I had not used any of the paid for sections and had literally tried the free app for less than ten mins (I just thought it had to store my card details like many other apps to do this). I got a snotty reply from Caitlin saying tough luck! Despite not using it and being confused by their process. I am now reporting to Trading Standards and claiming back via my credit card as I did not intend to purchase a £144 app! This is an unscrupulous company, I do not recommend. Do not give them your card details are they are not a trustworthy company.

One of the most amazing, professional, fun organising programmes yet I have worked with in my life. Thanks for making it easier.

Zero stars would be more appropriate. The app opens and let’s me login and let’s me go to a pointless accounts page, but it is otherwise completely featureless, completely dead and unresponsive. It is just a dead white screen. It’s this way on both ipad and iPhone. I presume it’s bugged but I can’t find anything online showing what it should be like for users with a free account, so who knows. There’s no way I’m paying for an account when it’s like this.

I love lists of data. But not for thinking with and organising ideas. Too much information, my brain sees the analogue infinite variation in the definitive digital far too easily. My mind relaxes with this tool. Ayoa tames my galloping mind. Ayoa + Evernote + Fantastical + Brain Toss + Tiimo covers the majority of my Autism organisational life. Every idea and thought ends up in Evernote, via Ayoa. Every appointment or scheduled activity ends up in Fantastical via Ayoa. Sometimes on the go I’ll put an idea through Brain Toss, but they route to Ayoa and Evernote too. I see my life as the bubbles, all my appointments, bills, relationships, ideas…. It’s a picture an image. MindMaps for exploring a subject. A picture speaks a 1000 words. I use Tiimo for the start and end of each day. But all my routines are plotted in Ayoa first…. Far from perfect, many niggles. But the quirkiness is it’s attraction maybe… If you have Asperger you should look at this app

I’ve used Ayoa for years now. Amazing app. Best suite of tools that I own!

I’ve been using AYOA for a few years now. I am adhd and irlen dyslexic and work with PA support as a business owner. My main areas of need are memory, recall, thought ordering and time planning. Oh and keeping things interesting! I don’t know where I’d be without AYOA it’s as simple as that! I really paced myself getting used to features over time and it is so flexible in its variety of uses that there are still features I am discovering new uses for! The support is impeccable and the team are always on hand to help and hear suggestions too. 5+stars.

I was forced to update and lost all data I was working on offline just before. This is hours lost. There needs to be a back up for data that is created offline. I am getting less and less happy with Ayoa.

My employer pays for my subscription and I’m very disappointed, the update seems to have taken my backwards. This is an agreed view within our organisation. I would prefer you to roll back to teh previous version which was a delight.