Comparison

Flow Chart, Block Diagram vs Mind Mapping

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

Head to head
About

Flow Chart, Block Diagram

Easily create complex flowcharts and diagrams on a tablet with an automatic layout algorithm and shape recognition. Design professional business graphics using a variety of smart shapes for different diagram types, then export your creations to multiple formats.

Highlights
  • Automatic layout algorithm
  • Hand-drawn shape recognition
  • Hundreds of pre-designed smart shapes
  • Support for BPMN 1.2 and 2.0
  • Export to PDF, PNG, JPEG, SVG, VDX
  • Dynamic grid
Features
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Drawing of complicated flowcharts and diagrams on a tablet has never been so easy and quick. Thanks to unique automatic layout algorithm for connections and diagram objects, recognition of the hand-drawn shapes and dynamic grid, there is no need to precisely position shapes on the screen. In just a few minutes you will be able to design professional business graphics using hundreds of pre-designed smart shapes created especially for flowcharts and general-purpose drawings as well as for specific diagram types: Swimlanes, Venn charts, Data flow diagrams, Process flow diagrams, Workflows, Business process models (both bpmn 1.2 and bpmn 2.0 notations are supported); Chevron and circular diagrams; Infographics and many other. The created diagrams can be printed or exported to Pdf, Png, Jpeg, Svg and Microsoft Visio (Vdx).

About

Mind Mapping

Organize your thoughts and ideas into structured visual formats like mind maps, flowcharts, and outlines. This app offers extensive customization, sharing, and export options for seamless idea management.

Highlights
  • Diagrams and mind maps
  • Flowcharts and outlines
  • Multiple color themes and styles
  • Customization tools
  • External sharing
  • Export as PDF and image
  • Offline mode
Features
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Mind Mapping is an app designed to help users shape their abstract ideas into a structured format, using diagrams, mind maps, flowcharts, outlines, tree charts, and other efficient visualization tools. We created this app for people like us who need to constantly organize their thoughts, concepts, and ideas but lack a robust solution to achieve their goals. The developed app encompasses all the necessary features to make your mind mapping journey convenient and seamless, including: • Multiple color themes and styles • Wide range of layouts and templates • Customization tools • External sharing (share your mind maps across any convenient external channel) • Export of a created mind map as PDF and image • iCloud document support • Offline mode • Ability to save drafts • Ability to draw connections between nodes We hope that our Mind Mapping app will help you during presentations, brainstorming, note-taking, meetings, idea generation, thoughts organization, and many other activities. Minimalistic and modern design, easy-to-use functionality, a wide range of tools to customize your mind maps, all these, and much more, is available to you so that all your ideas can be captured properly! Don’t forget to check our privacy policy and terms of service: https://mindster-map.com/privacy-policy.html https://mindster-map.com/terms-of-service.html SUBSCRIPTION INFO: • Subscription for Mind Mapping for full access to all features. • Subscription length: one week, one month, and lifetime. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription.

Screenshots

Flow Chart, Block Diagram4 screens
Mind Mapping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mind Mapping at 4.6 against Flow Chart, Block Diagram's 2.8. Mind Mapping also leads on ratings volume (379 vs 11). Flow Chart, Block Diagram's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Flow Chart, Block Diagram sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mind Mapping sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mind Mapping holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind Mapping has 379 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Flow Chart, Block Diagram's written reviews are positive against 42% of Mind Mapping's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow Chart, Block Diagram ships an update monthly, Mind Mapping every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Flow Chart, Block Diagram versus Mind Mapping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow Chart, Block DiagramMind Mapping
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (11 ratings)4.6 (379 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews — better41.7% of reviews
Number of ratings11379 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvgeny AkinshinYalex FZC LLC

Customer experience

Flow Chart, Block Diagram

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative51.1%

Mind Mapping

All ratings379 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flow Chart, Block Diagram

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium$11.99
6 purchases

Mind Mapping

Subscriptions5
  • Mind Mapping - 1 Week$2.997 Days
  • Mind Mapping - 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Mind Mapping - 1 Month$9.991 Month
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  • Mind Mapping – 6 Months$24.996 Months
  • Mind Mapping - 1 Year3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mind Mapping - Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Flow Chart, Block Diagram free?
Flow Chart, Block Diagram is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mind Mapping free?
Mind Mapping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Flow Chart, Block Diagram or Mind Mapping?
Mind Mapping is rated higher. Flow Chart, Block Diagram averages 2.8 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Mind Mapping averages 4.6 from 379 ratings.
Do Flow Chart, Block Diagram or Mind Mapping have ads?
Mind Mapping shows ads; Flow Chart, Block Diagram does not.
Which is updated more often, Flow Chart, Block Diagram or Mind Mapping?
Flow Chart, Block Diagram ships an update monthly, and Mind Mapping every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flow Chart, Block Diagram was updated on October 14, 2026 and Mind Mapping on October 14, 2026.

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