# Kinopio — Thinking Canvas

> Freeform digital canvas for visual thinking, brainstorming, and project planning. (iPhone/iPad app by Pirijan Ketheswaran.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kinopio/id6448743101 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Pirijan Ketheswaran](https://appshunter.io/developer/1614926104)
- Category: Productivity, Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 12 App Store ratings · 8 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2023-07-27
- Data updated: 2026-08-09
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kinopio/id6448743101/reviews.md

## What is Kinopio?

Kinopio is a thinking canvas for new ideas and hard problems. 

Get your thoughts out and visually connect them together. Kinopio works the way your mind works.

Use it for brainstorming, planning, mood-boards, journaling. Basically for figuring stuff out – by yourself or collaboratively.

No sign up required.

Exclusive iOS features:
- Dark theme support
- iOS widgets
- Enhanced UI

Creative lively freeform spaces with: 
- Images and links
- URLs with rich previews
- Backlinked [[tags]]
- Comments


Terms: https://help.kinopio.club/posts/terms-of-service/
Privacy Policy: https://help.kinopio.club/posts/privacy-policy/

## Key features

- Freeform digital canvas
- Visual thought organization
- Brainstorming and planning tool
- Image and link support
- Collaborative spaces
- Backlinked tags
- Rich URL previews

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legacy - Yearly Subscription | $69.99 | per year |
| Legacy - Monthly Subscription | $6.99 | per month |
| Monthly Subscription | $9.00 | per month |
| Yearly Subscription | $90.00 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kinopio/id6448743101/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Such a refreshing way to mind map!

*2025-10-06*

Seriously cool app

### 5/5 — a spiffy little app that you’d ought to try

*2025-07-20*

I’m a “Personal–Knowledge Manager” (PKM) obsessive. I have played with a great number of the tools in this space, bought more than one, and use more than one. It’s impressive that I can say, of them, Kinopio is one of the best tools I’ve discovered. I truly like the mind–mapping organizational structure; its similarity to a graph network or even an “evidence board,” for lack of better comparisons to provide, feels natural and logical, especially if you’re an avid user of digital platforms and like to curate. The creative, imaginal approach to your stray ideas and notes is a truly sublime change of pace. The app is also feature–rich, but intuitive, without the bottomless learning curve or enigmatic density common to its peers in this space. If you read the developer’s blog, you will learn that this is a deliberate approach, and that’s certainly praiseworthy. I developed muscle memory for Kinopio with a measure of ease. This is rare, in my experience, among PKMs and even other commonplacing or mind–mapping tools more similar to Kinopio. 

The use of icons (and thus the lack of identifiable names) for most features was a challenge to internalize for me, as I have mild cognitive issues, but not so much as to truly compromise my experience. However, I continue to find the color–coding, inbox and text boxes to be somewhat formidable; this is trivial enough, and this may owe to the shorted circuitry of this brain again. Performance is also somewhat of an issue, but once again, never so much as to diminish my experience. (And I expect this of new apps, especially in this space.)

Unfortunately, one day, the app’s performance slowed to a glacial crawl just after I tagged one of my notes, and I encountered data loss after I was forced to terminate the app. I lost more than half of the 15 notes in my “Space,” despite how I wrote most of them more than 30 minutes before. I reproduced the issue in another Space, and struggled with the same data loss again, only the app became even slower, enough this time to also affect overall performance until I terminated the app again. I use the iPad Mini 6, with iOS current as of writing. I’m not really sure what occurred (perhaps I entered too much text?); I know software is a volatile thing. But I certainly regret that I can no longer use this with any level of professional gravity. Once my most thoughtful ideas and concepts are lost, this brain often ensures that they are gone forever; that’s a risk I can’t take.

But I can tell you that I really wanted to include Kinopio among my daily suite of tools, to be used for more than simply my most insignificant creative glimmers, stray links and all manner of colorful idiocies I wouldn’t be galled to lose. I hope that I can include this app among them one day. I have grown enraptured by the concept, and even despite my data–loss episode, I would like to witness and partake in its growth.

I believe you should give Kinopio a try. I found this little blue blob by serendipity and curiosity, and even despite all of this, I’m glad that I did. We certainly need more platforms like this. —K. J.

### 5/5 — Supporting a great dev

*2025-06-16, version 1.0.6*

:)

### 5/5 — the best tool. helps me think.

*2024-12-14, version 1.0.6*

As soon as I'm dealing with a topic that has one too many little bits to keep in my mind, I turn to kinopio. It seems to be the perfect design for capturing a bunch of seemingly disconnected and hard-to-wrangle thoughts & problems & facts, and allowing me to make sense of this big soup. I use it more and more. Kinopio is so good.

### 5/5 — Beautiful Tool to Aid My ADHD

*2023-12-01*

I struggle with ADHD. Like very badly. Kinopio is a gorgeously charming app that helps me stay on top of it. I get lost in ideas and overwhelmed with choices to the point of decision paralysis and becoming glued to the bed.

Kinopio helps me organize my thoughts and feelings while being a beautiful visual treat. It’s intuitive and fun to use. It’s also a great collaboration and community space.

I intend on using Kinopio for a long time.

My only fear is that it will sell one day to a bunch of corporate suits who will ruin it and drain it of its heart. From what I’ve read, the creator’s mission statement runs counter to that fear. In a world where we’re all being sold to corporations, Kinopio’s mission statement is really encouraging. All I can do is trust them, and I think I will. I’ll be spreading the word about Kinopio.

### 5/5 — All star, all in one note taking app

*2023-09-04*

Love kinopio. I use it for everything, from shopping lists, brainstorming with team members to journaling and so much more. Highly recommend.

### 5/5 — A joy to use and make with

*2023-09-03*

Every time I open up kinopio it inspires me! Helps me feel like I have the tools to quickly make mood boards, take notes and organize ideas that don’t come into my brain in an organized manner. Unique experience that feels like learning and playing at the same time.

### 5/5 — Unique and Irreplacable

*2023-07-27*

There’s honestly no app out there like Kinopio. It’s so freeing to use it to organize my thoughts and it allows for so much creativity without losing the ability to structure things. It also looks better than any app out there.

## Frequently asked questions about Kinopio

### What is Kinopio used for?

Kinopio is a thinking canvas designed for brainstorming, planning, mood-boarding, and journaling. It helps users get their thoughts out and visually connect them to figure things out, either individually or collaboratively.

### Is Kinopio free to use?

Yes, Kinopio is free to download and use. The app offers in-app purchases for additional features or subscription plans.

### What devices does Kinopio support?

Kinopio is available on iOS devices, specifically iPhones and iPads. It offers exclusive features for iOS users, such as dark theme support and widgets.

### Does Kinopio require an account to use?

No, Kinopio does not require any sign-up or account creation to start using its features. Users can begin organizing their thoughts immediately.

### What are the subscription options for Kinopio?

Kinopio offers both monthly and yearly subscription plans. There are also legacy subscription options available for existing users.

### How often is Kinopio updated?

The latest version of Kinopio is 1.0.11, last updated on February 25, 2026. The app was initially released on July 27, 2023.

### What is the age rating for Kinopio?

Kinopio has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. This indicates it contains no mature content.

### Can I collaborate with others on Kinopio?

Yes, Kinopio is designed for both individual and collaborative use. Users can create lively freeform spaces where they can work together on ideas and projects.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.0.11 — 2026-02-25

• Fixes a bug that would not show a logged-in state in the share sheet
• Fixes issue that would sometimes not use the correct text when using the share sheet
• Fixes issue that would open external links inside the app

### 1.0.10 — 2026-01-14

- Adds 'Open Space' shortcut action
- Indexes spaces for search in spotlight
- Fixes a bug that would prevent navigating to the correct space when clicking on a link to kinopio.club.

### 1.0.9 — 2025-09-24

Fixed a bug preventing the share sheet from loading correctly

### 1.0.8 — 2025-09-18

prepares app for kinopio.club update

### 1.0.7 — 2025-09-04

remove daily journal widget

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