Comparison

NoteMap 2 vs Minds

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

Head to head
About

NoteMap 2

Organize your thoughts visually by creating and clustering notes. Easily change note colors, zoom in and out, and save your progress automatically. This app offers a unique, gesture-based approach to note-taking.

Highlights
  • Create notes with double tap
  • Cluster notes of the same color
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Auto-save functionality
  • Theme customization
  • Gesture-based controls
Features
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Double tap with one finger to create a note of the selected color. Double tap with two fingers to delete a note Use the button in the top left to change your selected color Use the keyboard color picker when typing to change the note's color Drag notes of the same color together to make a cluster. Triple tap with two fingers to delete Pinch to zoom in and out. Your position and zoom will be saved Flip the switch in the top right to change the theme. NoteMap will auto save

About

Minds

Features
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Speak it, snap it, or type it. Capture ideas by text, voice, or photo (OCR), and organize them into a clean mind map. Minds is a simple, lightweight, and completely free mind map app. ■ Three ways to capture — effortless Beyond the keyboard, jot ideas by voice or pull text from a photo with OCR. Get thoughts down without breaking your flow. ■ Clear and organized Nodes are auto-arranged into a tidy tree. Color-code, zoom/pan, and collapse subtrees to keep even large maps clean. ■ Search and export Tag items (with colors) and search across all your maps. Export to Markdown to move your work into other tools. ■ AI for a quick first draft (optional) If you like, generate a starter map from a conversation with AI — handy for brainstorming and planning drafts. ・Completely free ・Data stays on your device; iCloud sync is optional ・Works on iPhone, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro ・Great for organizing thoughts, brainstorming, meeting notes, and study Turn what's in your head into a map — just by speaking or snapping. *The optional AI generation feature requires your own API key for the AI service you use (Claude / OpenAI). The app itself and its core features are free and need no setup.

Screenshots

NoteMap 22 screens
Minds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NoteMap 2 at none against Minds's shown. NoteMap 2 also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NoteMap 2 versus Minds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteMap 2Minds
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZach EriksenJun Tsuda

In-app purchases

None

NoteMap 2

No in-app purchases

None

Minds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteMap 2 free?
NoteMap 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minds free?
Minds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoteMap 2 or Minds have ads?
Minds shows ads; NoteMap 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, NoteMap 2 or Minds?
NoteMap 2 ships an update every 2 days, and Minds every 2 days. Most recently, NoteMap 2 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Minds on November 5, 2026.

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