# Mind Mapping — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of Mind Mapping by Yalex FZC LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 379 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mind-mapping/id1608541219/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mind-mapping/id1608541219.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 309 · 4★ 29 · 3★ 12 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 25 ## Newest reviews (9 of 29) ### 3/5 — Nice design, but missing a critical feature *2026-07-08* There’s no way to add text to the connections between nodes, making it a non-starter as a flow-chart creator ### 4/5 — So far so good! *2026-03-14* I used to be an avid user of MindMeister, and Mindjet before that. Both programs took turns for the worst when it came to fluid mind mapping, making the process rigid and creatively stifling. After 30 seconds of using this app, I felt the return of what those other apps lost the plot on. There are some features I miss from other mind mapping apps, and would love to see in future versions of this, but it’s off to a great start. The main feature request i’d love to see taken up is the ability to collapse and expand nodes. ### 4/5 — Great! but with a major issue… *2026-01-11* If the map gets too crowded, it shuts down and has to reopen again. Major issues with saving. I just spent the last hour remapping my original map just to have it shut down out of nowhere only to reopen with none of my work saved AND expanded. There needs to be a “save” feature to prevent this. Super frustrating. Would be great if the maps would auto collapse instead staying open. Or at least have it save the last way we had it instead of reopening with ALL of the maps expanded. Outside of these issues, it’s super easy to use and figure out, but I’m about to try another mapping app since this one’s save features are incredibly frustrating. ### 2/5 — You’re going to have to subscribe if you want to get anything done *2025-12-21* It’s fine for small (and I mean really small) scale topics but it forces a subscription onto you after the 10th placed node and doesn’t really let you love the nodes around as much as I’d like it to. My main problem is really just how non-extensive the free version is. ### 1/5 — Can’t use the app… *2022-08-04* I don’t know if it’s just my phone but it won’t let me close out of the first screen. I don’t want to get the free trial and I won’t pay for it. I haven’t seen any other people’s reviews talking about it so i dunno. I’m just disappointed because it looked like a really good app and I can’t try it out. Tried swiping, pinching, tapping all over. Just still on the “Ready to go pro?” screen. Bit upset. ### 3/5 — Doesn’t even have landscape support *2022-04-22* Frustrating. ### 3/5 — Add the return bar *2022-03-31* A return bar and better font options would be greatly appreciated. ### 2/5 — Needs improvements *2022-03-24* My time using the app is limited because there is does not have landscape mode for iPad. This makes the app to inconvenient to use with any keyboard case. Hopefully, the app will be updated with landscape mode soon. ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2022-03-18* The app is really great. Enjoyed the simple design and convenience of tools. It didn't take me much time to figure out how to create mind maps. However, are you guys planning on adding a localization feature? It would be really great. Overall, the app is worthwhile. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — You let me work for like 5 minutes before saying I had too many nodes and had to pay. *2026-05-05* You didn’t even let me try. I might have decided to pay, but you didn’t even let me actually try it first. No, I will not be participating in a “free trial with a credit card, hoping you forget to cancel🤞” gotcha. Consider making a free tier with ads or something ### 1/5 — Charge for over 9 nodes *2026-01-13, version 6.1* Ridiculous. ### 1/5 — Horrid *2025-10-25, version 6.1* 10 boxes is crazy and useless I mean I got the app to plan but then couldn’t use the app to plan if you got money to spend have fun otherwise it’s horrible ### 1/5 — Subscription *2025-10-12, version 6.0* I paid for a subscription for 6 months, as a result, nothing works. ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2025-03-07* There is no free version- you just get three days to put your information in before you have to pay. Show the price before you make me download it. ### 1/5 — Trash App *2024-12-30, version 5.5* I’ve been using it for 5 minutes and they want me to pay. Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — paywall *2024-12-09, version 5.5* why in the world would you put a paywall to having more than 10 nodes ### 1/5 — Too many crashes and lost work *2023-04-04* Don’t use this app for anything other quick ideas. The app crashes often and you’ll lose half of your work because there’s no way to save ### 1/5 — App is unusable *2023-01-28* The app is actually unusable. I am trying to make a mind map only 4 levels deep and it is just constant crashes if there is any resizing that needs to be done. This should not be that complicated. Use optionals instead and maybe your app wouldn’t crash so often. Going to find a different app. ### 1/5 — Useless free version and inflexible diagramming *2022-08-14* With the free version you only get to put in 10 boxes. I was also unable to arrange the boxes or layout how I liked. I’m not sure if you can unlock that in the pro version, or if this app doesn’t have that flexibility at all. It’s a quick way to get your thoughts down at least. If you don’t mind paying $4-5 a month for the privilege, or $30-$50 dollars up front for a year or lifetime respectively. I wish it was just ad supported or something. Why purchase something like this when you can use IOS’s native photo/files app to make a blank page and put boxes/text on it? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great App *2025-06-29* One of the better Mind Mapping Apps I’ve tried. Very simple and intuitive. Allows for a lot of customization. Easy-to-use. Recommend! ### 5/5 — Exactly what I wanted *2025-04-30* I was introduced to a program called inspiration in my younger years in teaching. I have been looking for a program that I would be able to use on my mobile device that would give me the same capabilities as inspiration for a desktop. This program has not disappointed yet. I especially love the translate feature making it easy to translate my webs. Excellent app. ### 5/5 — Very helpful and intuitive *2025-04-22* I found this super helpful and intuitive and would definitely recommend. It’s a very good tool for getting your thoughts into a logical sequence and helped me create mind maps for larger-scale projects. For the developers, I did notice that moving branches back positions wasn’t possible. Like if you wanted to move a second order branch beneath a first order branch, you couldn’t. You’d have to make a new, unconnected branch if that makes sense. Same goes for moving, 3rd order to 2nd or 4th to 3rd etc. It was a little problematic in terms of if I made an error initially. But this app is really good so thanks. ### 5/5 — My soul *2024-10-19* Really going to enjoy this app as a daily reminder and a daily affirmation ### 5/5 — Pretty good *2022-10-22* Not bad, can’t complain ### 5/5 — Support *2022-10-04, version 4.7* Could not find a support email. Is there a way to copy and paste or no I can’t seem to find it. Before I buy the yearly subscription. How is the developer with resolve to feedback? ### 5/5 — Great- just what I needed! *2022-06-07* This is straightforward and simple, exactly what I needed ### 5/5 — Love the APP! *2022-05-26* Portrait only and no landscape kills using the app efficiently! Hopefully the dev fixes this fatal flaw soon! Update: Developer very responsive and has addressed the main concerns. I am very pleased at this point with the purchase! Thanks you! ### 5/5 — A hidden gem for sketching ideas *2022-04-01* I use Keynotes on daily basis and often need to draw tree structures (similar to organizational charts or nested menu bars). I find this “Mind Mapping” incredibly easy to use for this purpose. It has just the right amount of options to change the overall visual theme and orientation; and color, borderline, arrow etc. can be adjusted for each individual node. Then it can directly export as images or PDF for sharing or further editing in Keynotes. I tested several more “full featured” apps with a paid subscription before landing on this one for work. For those who need a light weight tool to quickly sketching charts, this app should be a solid start. ### 5/5 — Good for mind mapping *2022-03-21* For those who are looking for an efficient mind mapping app - this is actually it. There are numerous layouts, and themes, and different tools to customize your mind map. Also, for me it was important to have such a feature as coloring of boxes and I was glad that it was there since the previous similar app that I used didn’t have it. Glad I found this application. --- *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 2026-09-05.*