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Mindscope - Thought Organizer

Mindscope - Thought Organizer

The Mind-Mapping Outliner

47 ratings
181 reviews
📚 Education
📊 Productivity
Free
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • August 19, 2014
  • September 25, 2022

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Developer

John Goering
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About

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a powerful yet simple outliner. Create nested boards, sort entries, and export your work. Unlock advanced features like search and cross-linking with an in-app purchase.

✓Create and drag text entries
✓Nested sub-boards
✓Sort thoughts into categories
✓Export as bullet list
✓Import .mindscope files
✓In-app purchase for advanced features
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Mindscope. Based on 47 reviews and a 4.1/5 average, it highlights the 13 positives and 17 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

  • 👍Intuitive and easy-to-learn interface
  • 💡Unique hybrid of mind-mapping, outliner, and note-taking
  • 🎯Excellent for organizing thoughts without clutter
  • ⚡Fast and responsive performance
  • 💰Affordable one-time purchase ($5)
  • 🔄Flexible free-form spatial organization
  • 📤Export functionality (OPML, text, email)
  • 🎨Clean, minimalist design
  • 🧠Great for ADHD and divergent thinkers
  • 🔗Cross-linking and hierarchy system
  • 📚Drill-down capability for organizing details
  • ⌨️Keyboard shortcut support (in later versions)
  • 👨‍💻Responsive and friendly developer

Negative things

  • 🐛Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 📱Poor iPad optimization and crashes
  • ⚠️Text overlapping in free version
  • 🔄Sync issues across multiple devices
  • 📵Limited iCloud functionality and hanging
  • 🖼️No image or photo support
  • ✏️No Apple Pencil support
  • 🔤No text formatting (bold, colors, fonts)
  • 📄Limited canvas size (not infinite)
  • 🗂️Poor file management system
  • ❌No multi-document support
  • 🔌Lack of recent updates and maintenance
  • 📲No iPhone version available
  • 🔗Limited import/export compatibility
  • ⌨️Keyboard support issues in earlier versions
  • 🎯Overly sensitive grouping behavior
  • 💾Data loss on iOS upgrades
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What's New in Mindscope

1.60

September 25, 2022

Mainly a bug fix release for you guys! Thanks to everyone for their massive patience and kind words - so honored that so many of you find this concept useful and helpful! * FIXED: now once again able to save / load boards * FIXED: potential crash when picking colors * FIXED: some iCloud sync issues * FIXED: some issues when typing with connected Bluetooth keyboards

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In-App Purchases

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Unlocks all Mindscope features.

User reviews

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Einfach, minimalistisch - super!

Ich habe lange nach einer Alternative zu Scapple gesucht und sie hier gefunden.
Mindmap-Maps sind mir in der Regel zu überladen. Ich möchte mich auf das Wesentliche konzentrieren. Was mich bei Mindscope begeistert: Schlichtes Design gepaart mit absoluter Funktionalität.
Queen.AngieQueen.Angie

Overlapping Text

I got the free version to try and it has a lot of overlapping text. I decided not to buy.
MosieOnMosieOn

Still excellent and unique years on

I’m not looking forward to the day this app stops existing or working! I wish it was supported better by users and perhaps updated a bit more often purely to breathe life into it. There’s nothing exactly like it and it’s excellent for organising thoughts without clutter. Love it.
DrdrinkDrdrink

The future

Please fix the crashes on iPad!!!

Soon we will all need software like this, as the world becomes faster and thoughts become non-linear. The simplicity of capturing dwindling thoughts with this app is amazing. I use obsidian on my pc, but this is so much simpler in utilization than canvas, love the drawers, the cross-links The only thing it’s missing is infinite (or larger than iPhone screen) canvas & ability to zoom in and out.
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agavrilovaagavrilova

The future

Soon we will all need software like this, as the world becomes faster and thoughts become non-linear.

The simplicity of capturing dwindling thoughts with this app is amazing. I use obsidian on my pc, but this is so much simpler in utilization than canvas, love the drawers, the cross-links

The only thing it’s missing is infinite (or larger than iPhone screen) canvas & ability to zoom in and out.
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Reported Bugs

15 issues

App crashes when adding entries

Bug

Text input box disappears before typing

Bug

Crashes on iPad with iOS 15 upgrade

Bug

iCloud access causes app to hang indefinitely

Bug

Crashes when exporting to plain text

Bug

Data loss during iOS version upgrades

Bug

Layout issues when rotating device orientation

Bug

Crashes when searching linked elements

Bug

Crashes when inserting text

Bug

Bluetooth keyboard input not working (earlier versions)

Bug

Audio playback interruption

Bug

Alignment and sync issues across devices

Bug

Copy-paste groups items on top of originals

Bug

Undo/redo sequence inconsistencies

Bug

Version 1.5 splash screen hang on startup

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Requested Features

19 requests

Image and photo insertion capability

Feature

Apple Pencil handwriting support

Feature

Text formatting (bold, colors, font options)

Feature

Infinite or larger canvas with zoom

Feature

iPhone app version

Feature

Cloud sync (Dropbox, iCloud improvements)

Feature

Multiple independent maps/documents

Feature

Dark mode theme

Feature

Better file management system

Feature

Import from other mind-mapping apps

Feature

Color-coding individual entries

Feature

Calendar and reminders integration

Feature

Web version or Mac companion app

Feature

Notification features

Feature

Improved animation controls

Feature

Circular context menu for faster access

Feature

Plain text export without HTML markup

Feature

Randomize board item locations

Feature

Flowchart options

Feature

FAQ

What is Mindscope?

Mindscope is a productivity app designed for organizing thoughts and ideas. It allows users to create text entries, drag them around, and nest them within sub-boards to build complex structures for brainstorming, note-taking, and project management.

What are the key features of Mindscope?

Key features include the ability to quickly create and arrange text entries, create unlimited sub-boards, sort thoughts into categories, export content as a bulleted list, and import saved .mindscope files. The app also offers iCloud sync.

Is Mindscope free to use?

The core functionality of Mindscope is completely free, including iCloud sync. However, an optional 'Unlock Everything' in-app purchase is available for advanced features such as saving custom files, instant search, cross-linking, and exporting to OPML.

What devices is Mindscope compatible with?

Mindscope is a universal app, meaning it is designed to work across different Apple devices. It also features iCloud sync, allowing your data to be accessible across your devices.

How can I use Mindscope for my projects?

Mindscope is ideal for brainstorming sessions, capturing fleeting ideas, creating to-do lists, organizing research, and managing project outlines. Its flexible structure allows you to map out complex thoughts and sort them into manageable categories.