# MindBinder

> MindBinder (iPhone/iPad app by Karym Zijderveld.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindbinder/id6749833482 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Karym Zijderveld](https://appshunter.io/developer/1829001956)
- Category: Productivity, Books
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-02
- Data updated: 2026-10-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mindbinder/id6749833482/reviews.md

## What is MindBinder?

MindBinder is a beautiful, private home for everything you write down — quick notes, big ideas, to-do lists and, when you are ready for it, entire books.

CAPTURE EVERYTHING
• Rich notes with headings, lists, checklists, quotes, callouts and collapsible sections
• Markdown support, slash commands, find & replace and inline images
• Organise notes into projects and nested tags, and jump between ideas with inline #tags
• Powerful search across all your notes, projects and tasks
• A calm, distraction-free editor with clean typography, adjustable width and spacing

TASKS & REMINDERS
• Multiple to-do lists per project with due-date reminders, also recurring
• Interactive home-screen widgets on iPhone, iPad and Mac: check off tasks and jot notes without opening the app

WRITE YOUR BOOK
When a note grows into a story, MindBinder grows with it:
• Book projects with chapters, drag-and-drop ordering, per-chapter status (draft, revision, done) and live word counts
• Character sheets: role, appearance, motivation, conflicts and notes
• World-building entries for locations, factions, magic systems, timelines and lore
• Writing statistics: daily word counts, streaks, goals and achievements

YOUR WORK, SAFE AND PRIVATE
• Local-first: everything is stored on your device
• Optional iCloud sync keeps Mac, iPhone and iPad up to date — in your own iCloud, invisible to us
• Automatic local backups protect against mishaps
• Optional app lock with Face ID / Touch ID
• No accounts, no tracking, no ads

EXPORT & IMPORT
• Export notes or your whole manuscript to PDF, ePub, Word (.docx), HTML or Markdown
• Import existing Markdown files

OPTIONAL AI ASSISTANT
• Bring your own Anthropic API key to brainstorm, rephrase and get unstuck — off by default, and your text is only sent when you ask for it

Whether you are jotting a quick thought, organising a project or drafting a novel — MindBinder keeps your ideas bound together.

MindBinder is an auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/Kaoz-K/mindbinder-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MindBinder (Monthly) | $2.99 | per month |
| Mindbinder (Yearly) | $24.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-09-24

• Version history: every note and chapter keeps earlier versions you can preview and restore
• AI edits are now undoable, and a version is saved before the assistant rewrites anything
• Corkboard: drag your chapters between Draft, Revision and Done, and set a word target per chapter
• Writing sprints: pick a duration and a word goal, and a small timer follows you while you write
• Chapters now have focus mode, Markdown mode and images, just like notes
• Backlinks: see which notes link to the note you are reading
• Reminders can now be edited, and deleted tasks and trashed notes can be restored with Undo
• Keyboard shortcuts: ⌘N for a new note, ⌘F for search, ⌘, for settings — on Mac also in the File menu
• Search your settings instead of scrolling through them
• Book projects went from six tabs to four: Characters and World now share a Story bible tab
• Deletions now sync reliably between your devices, and nothing comes back from the dead
• Restoring a backup works right away, without restarting, and syncs to your other devices
• Better accessibility: larger tap targets, VoiceOver labels, text that scales with your text size, and improved contrast
• Many fixes for sync, the editor and settings

### 1.3.0 — 2026-09-11

• iCloud sync keeps up while you write: edits reach your other devices within seconds, not only after you quit the app
• Changes made on two devices at the same time are now merged, so nothing gets lost
• Search covers everything: notes, chapters, characters, world elements and tasks
• Results are ranked by relevance, show the matching passage with your search terms highlighted, and can be filtered by type
• Search is much faster on large libraries and no longer matches hidden formatting
• Export your whole book in one go: every chapter becomes a real chapter, with a title page carrying your name
• ePub exports now have a proper table of contents, so e-readers can jump between chapters
• Widget: switch between a project's task lists with the ‹ › arrows next to the list name
• Recurring tasks checked off in the widget stay listed and show when they come back
• All Tasks now shows which list each task belongs to
• Press Enter after a task and keep typing the next one, no extra tap needed
• Fixed: a new profile photo didn't always appear in the sidebar

Other bugfixes

### 1.2.0 — 2026-08-12

• Organize notes your way: nest notes under each other, sort by date, title or your own custom order, and filter by tag — right inside every project
• Write books faster: new book projects come scaffolded with chapters and an outline; pick Novel, Non-fiction or Short story
• New Outline tab keeps your whole book in view while you write
• Writing statistics: a 14-day chart with your daily goal, streaks, best day and page estimate
• 19 new writing achievements — and you now get a little celebration when you unlock one
• Compact mode: a new List Density setting fits more on screen
• Choose your start screen: open the app on Projects or All Tasks
• Completed tasks are now tucked away behind a toggle
• More templates for every project type
• Widget fixes: taps open the right note or list, and the widget picker now always shows your real content

and a couple of bug fixes

### 1.1.0 — 2026-08-02

No release notes.

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