Comparison

Map Note vs Escape

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Map Note

Organize your thoughts on an infinitely expanding canvas. This app is designed for non-linear thinking, allowing you to freely expand ideas radially for brainstorming and mind mapping.

Highlights
  • Infinitely expanding canvas
  • Radial idea expansion
  • Mind mapping
  • Brainstorming
  • Idea sketching
  • Non-linear note-taking
Features
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Using map notes, you can spread your ideas anywhere on an infinitely spread canvas. I think the brain's work when considering ideas is a random and radial working image rather than linear. Traditional notes that need to be written sequentially from left to right are not very suitable for this process. If you use this infinite size notebook application, you can freely expand ideas from the center of the page, so you can make ideas more natural. Ideal for creating rough mind maps, brainstorming and idea sketches. * Please check out MapNote 2 that can add images, add folders, and sync with iCloud.

About

Escape

Capture, organize, and develop your ideas visually or in an outline format. Transform concepts into actionable tasks and projects with intuitive tools for planning, styling, and collaboration. Share your work in various formats to get things done.

Highlights
  • Jot down notes, images, links, and tasks
  • Switch between mind map and outline views
  • Rearrange, edit, and merge ideas
  • Turn ideas into prioritized tasks
  • Style mind maps with custom layouts and markers
  • Share maps as image, text, PDF, and more
  • Collaborate on tasks
Features
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Escape is your place to jot down notes & ideas, connect and develop them, and get things done. WHAT'S YOUR NEXT IDEA? • Jot down & Collect Notes, images, links or tasks, drop them all in a mind map. Start an outline for an organized, structured view, and switch to mind map to visually rearrange ideas or add new ones. • Plan & Organize Information is ever changing and your app should help you stay on top of things. Rearrange, edit, merge or highlight with intuitive gestures. Instantly switch between outline and mind map. Focus on details by unfolding branches. • Get Things Done Turn ideas into tasks and projects. Prioritize, sort, group and add task completion percentage. • Style Your Mind Map Create expressive maps with beautiful automatic layout, intuitive markers, Apple Pencil sketches and various text styles. Your mind map looks perfect out-of-the-box. • Share and Collaborate Easily share your maps with others as image, text, MD, OPML, PDF or MMAP. Collaborate on tasks with non-mind mapping users, by exporting the map as PDF with clickable checkboxes. ESCAPE The app comes out of the box with a full set of mind mapping features, completely free. • Create and edit topics • Fold and reorganize • Add images and markers • Add links and supplementary topic notes • Add tasks and set completion percentage and priority • Import MD, OPML, MMAP, text • Export outline text, MMAP • Widgets • Dark Mode ESCAPE PRO PRO add-on is available as in-app subscription. It gives access to all the advanced features like Outlining and Batch Actions. It is available as monthly and yearly subscription. Try all the features with a free 30-day trial. • Outlining: create your document using a hierarchical, organized approach • Batch Actions: work faster by sorting and styling topics in batches • Text Styles: highlight meaning with various text styles • Draw: sketch and annotate using Apple Pencil or your finger • Tasks: roll-ups, automatically sort and cross off tasks • Map structures: Mind Map, Org Chart • Export: MD, OPML, PDF, PNG image • Share Tasks: export PDF with checkboxes • Deep Black Theme: custom dark theme to protect your eyes during late-night sessions • Siri Shortcuts and App Actions * Escape for macOS requires a separate subscription. QUESTIONS? Reach out with questions any time at support@escapeapp.cloud, on Reddit (r/EscapeApp), Bluesky (@escapeapp.cloud), or on X (@EscapeMindMap). Terms of Use: https://escapeapp.cloud/terms.html

Screenshots

Map Note3 screens
Escape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Escape at Free against Map Note's $2.99. Escape also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 56%). Map Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Escape is free to download; Map Note costs $2.99 up front. Escape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Map Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Map Note holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Map Note's written reviews are positive against 79% of Escape's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Map Note ships an update every 4 weeks, Escape every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 29, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Map Note versus Escape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMap NoteEscape
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (69 ratings) — better4.3 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews79.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoya EnokidaBogdan Gherasim

Customer experience

Map Note

All ratings69 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews81 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral16.0%
Negative28.4%

Escape

All ratings41 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative17.2%

In-app purchases

None

Map Note

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Escape

Subscriptions2
  • PRO Monthly$1.491 Month
  • PRO Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Map Note free?
Map Note costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape free?
Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Map Note or Escape?
Map Note is rated higher. Map Note averages 4.5 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Escape averages 4.3 from 41 ratings.
Do Map Note or Escape have ads?
Neither Map Note nor Escape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Map Note or Escape?
Map Note ships an update every 4 weeks, and Escape every 3 months. Most recently, Map Note was updated on August 29, 2026 and Escape on September 16, 2026.

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