MindNode User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience47.8% of reviews
Neutral18.6% of reviews
Negative experience33.6% of reviews

~ Based on 253 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is MindNode Safe?

MindNode: Mind Map & Outline appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for MindNode is 91/100.

This assessment is based on 309 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

90.6% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
5.8% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 309 App Store ratings for MindNode.

Is MindNode Legit?

MindNode: Mind Map & Outline appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for MindNode is 95/100.

Based on 95 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

AI on - off ? / files gone ?

I’m not planning to renew. This is all getting noisy, and cloud centric (user not in control),

First please add a feature to run the whole app in AI OFF mode. (Clarity / legacy mode). Newton didn’t have it. Neither did Einstein.

AI is definitely good for some circumstances. BUT AI is bad for others.

AI serves a bells and whistles feast, but you won’t be able to COOk anymore..

Developers, add features, but don’t make a quiet room, a noisy city centre. Thinking suffers.

Second cloud mode for files. This doesn’t suit my workflow. Backing up etc. It makes the file system redundant. You can’t place with other documents. Apple does this type of storage for Notes, but not for Pages. I don’t believe the developers know their users.

I guess when a tree grows in a way you don’t want. You cut it back. If it continues, you remove the tree.
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Excellent for visual thinkers

MindNode is an excellent resource for bringing together disparate notes and presenting yourself with a new way to imagine your thoughts. Project management, product development, launching an independent consultancy, and even down to just simple and daily note taking — these are some of my common uses for an app I’ve been obsessed with since 2019. Cheers to the team.
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Верните деньги или старую версию

Я давно уже пользовался купленной версией, все нравилось.
Решил обновиться и после обновления - должен теперь платить за те функции, которые были в старой УЖЕ ОПЛАЧЕННОЙ мною программе.
Так не пойдёт - верните мне деньги за купленный софт, которым я сейчас НЕ МОГУ пользоваться, так как его нет в AppStore или дайте мне вернуть и установить старую версию, с полным функционалом, которую я уже ОПЛАТИЛ.
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MindNode is my go-to!

This new version is exciting as a longtime user of MindNode, because it has enabled the collaboration on documents that I think will be useful for my partner and I. I’ve used MindNode to plan a major move, building businesses, outlining a novel, sending to-do's to Things, and shaking loose the thoughts that i have about any topic that I need to flesh out. I also appreciate the Apple Watch, the focus feature, and even the brainstorming that can be done with the AI feature. Thanks, team at Ideas On Canvas - I will always support you and your excellent work!
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With MCP Server?

Yes, Sir! Now I want all my macOS apps to have MCP! Could we find a way to be able to put Markdown with LaTaX supported notes?

La synchronisation avec les listes de l’application Rappel échoue

En dépit d’une très bonne application en dehors de ce problème, et sauf mauvaise utilisation de ma part, la synchronisation d’un document avec une liste de l’application Rappels fonctionne dans un premier, puis finit par se désactiver. Une nouvelle liste est alors recréée lors de la réactivation de la synchronisation. Dans mon usage, j’ai, en un an, perdu plus d’une dizaine heures à cause de cela. Sauf solution pérenne, je vais abandonner cet usage.
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Response from developer

I'm very sorry this is causing you trouble! I reached out to you with a follow up email. It would be great if you could share the requested information with us so our engineering team can investigate this issue. Thank you!

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Best Mindmapper

I am a new user of MindNode, so this review is immature. However, minus a moderate learning curve to the formatting toolbar on iOS, I have been very impressed. The prime consideration for me has been a seamless Apple ecosystem experience: so I discounted the legendary FreeMind, skipped by Lucidchart and moved past XMind. With this need in mind, MindNode has been super pleasant to interact with use. It’s fluid, aesthetic and fast, and it importantly syncs across my devices without issue. I particularly like how branches can contain thousands of characters without degrading performance. They can also be marked as tasks, while containing associated notes. That’s not mentioning the fact mind maps can be grouped in folders, cross-linked across other mind maps and be switched to/from outlines at any moment. The result is a well-rounded mind-mapping experience that has met my criteria and exceeded expectations set by other services. I have subscribed to a year.
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My Go-To Brainstormer

Look, all of our computers have a dozen solid apps for notes, organizing thoughts, and listing things we want/need to accomplish. I’ve used them all. None of them make me want to go back in and do it again quite like MindNote does. It’s the app equivalent of eating popcorn: you start with one kernel and the next thing you know…fist-fulls. I have found no faster or easier way to rapid-fire and organize thoughts. MindNode is awesome.
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垃圾

付费了还用不了会员功能,动不动就闪退,害得我做好的资料都没有了,又退不了钱,能不能换个能中文的人沟通,有问题还要英文沟通,想赚中国人的钱能不能按中文走

Response from developer

AI translated response (see original below): 很抱歉得知您遇到了这些问题。这确实不应该发生,我们很乐意进一步帮您调查和解决。 请您通过电子邮件 support@mindnode.com 再次联系我们,并提供以下信息: 打开 MindNode 中的 设置(Settings)。 向下滚动到底部。 长按底部显示应用版本和版权信息的区域。 上方的列表中应该会出现一个新的选项 Support Tools(支持工具)。请点击进入。 在 CLOUD SYNC LOGS(云同步日志) 下,点击 Share with Support(与支持团队共享)。 这些日志将帮助我们进一步调查您遇到的问题。 在许多情况下,丢失的文档也可以通过 iCloud.com 中的 数据恢复(Data Recovery) 功能找回。 关于您的退款申请,请直接联系 Apple,因为我们的订阅付款和相关服务均由 Apple 负责处理。 再次对给您带来的不便表示歉意。收到支持日志后,我们会很乐意进一步调查这个问题。 Original wirtten response: I’m sorry to hear that you’re running into these issues. This definitely shouldn’t be happening, and we’d be happy to look into it further. Could you please get back in touch with us by email support@mindnode.com  and provide the following information? 1. Open Settings in MindNode. 2. Scroll all the way down. 3. Long-press on the section at the bottom where the app version and copyright information are displayed. 4. A new option called Support Tools should appear in the list above. Tap on it. 5. Under CLOUD SYNC LOGS, tap Share with Support. This will provide us with the logs we need to investigate the issue. In many cases, lost documents can also be recovered through iCloud.com using the Data Recovery feature. Regarding your refund request, please contact Apple directly, as Apple handles all payments and fulfillment for our subscriptions. We’re sorry again for the trouble, and we’ll be happy to investigate the issue once we receive the support logs.

My favourite mind mapping app

It really is. It’s very smooth and streamlined. Uses intuitive micro-interactions and it’s pretty. Can tab to my mind maps using cmd+tab rather than having to look for them in the browser.

The best way to create

MindNode helps me generate thoughts about everything from work projects, creative projects, presentations, major-problem-solving (I love the AI generation of content, which often can get me started, by the way!), and much more. The design is stellar, and there is everything at your fingertips to get your ideas out, organized, and beautifully rendered. Also, I love the ability to export tasks to my task manager, so that I can do the thinking once, and then start to act on the items in the app of my choosing. Did I mention the Apple Watch app, too? It is so handy when you have created a packing list and want to reference it as you roam around the house, packing and ticking off task items in MindNode for Apple Watch. Ideas on Canvas care, have a standard of excellent, and are around for the long haul. Get MindNode – you will be happy you did! well worth the subscription price, every penny of it.
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Good but no Dark Mode

I use it to jot down ideas. But the lack of dark theme kills my eyes…

Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. Did you know we have a light/dark mode within the themes that allow you to change manually or accordingly to your system interface.

你们好啊mindnode团队

近几天试用了很多款脑图软件,觉得你们的软件是比较好的,UI简洁,操作简单没有那么绕绕的。
但是比较不好的一点就是,你们是月度、年度订阅制的,而不是一次性订阅制,我有注意到你们给其他人的回复,说是为维护开放的必要成本,为后续更好的维护支持。我赞同订阅者对开发者的支持,为优秀的软件付费,是对的事情,优秀开发者也值得。
但是,我观察,你们的软件并非较多更新,观察功能,云同步是iCloud,是用户付费,而不是你们支付成本,ai功能你们说使用的苹果智能,可中国用户并不能用,你们的订阅制却要用户承担着一部分多余成本,在我看来,现在的订阅制,更像是开发者想要一只会持续下蛋的鸡,想榨干一只鸡的生命而不是去养更多的鸡。本质是你们创作思维枯竭,没有对未来持续推出更多优秀内容的信心。
留意到你们对一些用户的回复,你们回复说祝愿那些批评你们订阅者找到其他合适的工具,这一点我很费解,实际上用户是愿意支持你们的,但你们的回复却没有人情味。
一次性订阅制我认为不会给你们造成损失,反而会带来机遇,因为会有更多用户使用你们的产品。如果你们的某项服务可能会造成持续成本,你们完全可以采取一次性订阅+额外服务的模式,把持续支出的服务跟一次性订阅剥离,采取积分的模式来使用额外的服务,一次性订阅制用户可以每月赠送一定量积分,也可以额外购买更多的积分,如果你们的这些服务足够好,我相信会有人持续来购买积分。有很多软件都是如此。事实证明他们拥有更多用户和支持者。
我认为,你们这样会是比现在更好的模式,它会更加激励你们团队来保持健康的创新状态。
以上希望你们能考虑,如果你们更改为一次性订阅,我将不加犹豫,果断支持。谢谢。
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Response from developer

你好, 非常感谢你如此详细地分享你的反馈!我们非常重视这样的建设性意见,也能理解你所提出的这些观点。我也理解,订阅模式并不适合所有用户。 请放心,我们的定价是根据维持公司正常运营以及覆盖持续产生的各项成本所需要的水平来制定的。我们的目标并不是向用户收取超出必要范围的费用。 如果你觉得 MindNode 的更新频率还不够高,我对此感到抱歉。事实上,在过去几个月里,我们一直在努力每 2–4 周发布一次更新。你可以在我们的版本更新记录中查看更多关于最新更新的详细信息。 关于 iCloud 的成本问题,我也理解你的观点。对于 MindNode Next,我们投入了大量的时间、精力和资源来开发一款全新的应用。它将数据存储在 CloudKit 中,从而让用户可以更加方便地在不同设备之间访问自己的文档,同时也能够与 Apple 生态系统进行更紧密的整合。 AI 功能和 Apple Intelligence 也是如此。很抱歉,目前其中一些功能还无法在中国使用。我们了解这一限制,也希望未来能够让更多地区的用户使用这些功能。 目前,我们也正在开发一些规模较大、需要投入较多时间的功能,例如协作(Collaboration)和 AI。我也很想了解,你希望在 MindNode 中看到哪些新的或更具创意的功能。如果你有任何想法,非常欢迎通过 support@mindnode.com 与我们分享。这样的反馈对我们的团队非常有帮助。 关于你提出的其他付费模式,我完全理解你的想法。不过,从客户支持的角度来看,我可以告诉你,应用内购买实际上有时会给用户带来更多的困扰和不满。我们也希望用户能够完整使用 MindNode 的各项功能,而不是在使用过程中不断遇到额外的付费墙或功能限制。 再次感谢你愿意花时间分享这些想法。我会将你的反馈转达给我们的团队,我们也一定会在内部进行讨论! (请注意:以上内容由 AI 翻译,仅供参考。) Original: Hi, Thank you so much for your detailed feedback! We really appreciate constructive feedback like this, and I understand the points you’re making. I also understand that a subscription model isn’t for everyone. Please rest assured that we set our prices based on what we need to keep the company running and cover our ongoing costs. Our goal is not to charge more than necessary. I’m sorry if you feel that the app isn’t updated frequently enough. Over the past couple of months, we’ve actually been trying to release updates every 2–4 weeks. You can find more details about our latest updates in our release notes. I also understand your point regarding iCloud. With MindNode Next, we’ve invested a lot of time, effort, and resources into building a completely new app that stores its data in CloudKit. This allows us to make your documents more easily accessible across your devices while keeping everything tightly integrated with the Apple ecosystem. The same applies to our AI features and Apple Intelligence. I’m sorry that some of these features aren’t currently available in China. We’re aware of this limitation and hope to make them available to more users in the future. At the moment, we’re also working on some larger and more time-consuming features, such as Collaboration and AI. I’d be curious to hear what kind of new or more creative features you would like to see in MindNode. Feedback like this is always very helpful for our team, so please feel free to share your ideas with us at support@mindnode.com. Regarding your idea for a different payment model: I completely understand where you’re coming from. From a support perspective, though, I can tell you that in-app purchases can actually cause even more frustration for users. We also want our users to have full access to MindNode’s features without constantly running into additional paywalls or limitations. Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts. I’ll pass your feedback on to the team, and we’ll definitely discuss it internally!

‘Cloud only’ was an unwise move

Stupid decision to use CloudKit solely, without any possibility of saving documents. No way of keeping them in information managers like DEVONthink — or just wherever you want, in the traditional spirit of Mac apps.

Strict Auto-Layout ruined this app

There’s no way you can lay out buy yourself, I quit

Too expensive

I downloaded this years ago to play around with it but never used it. Now that I’ve learned about mind mapping and effective study habits, I decided to give it a shot. However, paying 24.99 a year to JUST change the font? Absolutely ridiculous. Going with Simplemind instead since it’s a one time purchase.
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애플 생태계 최고의 앱

저는 이 마인드 노드 앱을 애플 생태계 통틀어 최고의 앱으로 칭하고 싶습니다. 정말 깔끔한 UI 디자인과 굉장히 생산적인 문서 작성 앱, 그와 함께 자연스러운 AI 시스템의 결합으로 매일 매일 공부랑 문서 정리 하는 재미로 맥을 잠자기 모드에서 깨웁니다. 정말 개발해주셔서 진심으로 감사합니다.

Response from developer

Thank you so much! We appreciate your feedback and are happy you enjoy using MindNode.

Great app. 1 recommendation

Please add a lock node feature to prevent nodes from being edited or deleted unintentionally.

I am moving on

How can an App get worse over time? As a user over several years, I’ve noticed its evolving with trends (cloud only storage - bad move!). It’s not evolving with user needs. MORE IS LESS..