Comparison

Escape vs Brainstorming

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

Head to head
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

About

Brainstorming

This app helps you explore and develop ideas through interactive word clouds and suggestions. You can add various media like images, links, and voice memos to enrich your concepts. It's designed to streamline creative processes for projects, naming, and investigations.

Highlights
  • Interactive idea exploration
  • Thematic word cloud generation
  • AI-powered suggestions
  • Multimedia content integration
  • Project sharing
  • Export as image, video, or PDF
Features
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Unleash your creativity with Brainstorming, an intuitive platform where ideas come alive through interactive exploration. Automatically generate thematic clouds from your initial subjects and receive relevant suggestions tailored to your projects, just like magic. Dive deep into word relationships and concepts, adding images, sketches, voice memos, and web links. Explore cultural references from movies to Wikipedia articles. With a free account, create and share your Brainstormings with your friends and colleagues, and explore our community's public Brainstormings for fresh ideas. Streamline your creative process. Catchphrases, names, themes, or conducting investigations, Brainstorming simplifies it all. Subscribe to Brainstorming Premium for 1,99$/month to enjoy : • Unlimited Brainstorming projects • Unlimited number of levels in your Brainstorming projects • Adding artificial intelligence powered suggestions at all times, images and art references • Export and share your Brainstorming projects as images, videos or PDF. These prices apply to United States residents. Prices may vary in other countries respecting your local currency exchange rate. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. At the end of the term, unless auto-renewables subscriptions are disabled, your subscription will automatically renew in your iTunes account. You will be charged for the regular price of your subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of the current term. You can turn off automatic renewal in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you must do so at least 24 hours before the end of the current term. Refunds will not be provided for the unused portion of any term. Find more informations about the confidentiality policy of Brainstorming on https://brainstormi.ng/policy To read our Terms of Use, visit https://brainstormi.ng/terms

Screenshots

Escape4 screens
Brainstorming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Escape at 79% against Brainstorming's 26%. Escape also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1). Brainstorming's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Escape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Brainstorming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Escape holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Escape's written reviews are positive against 26% of Brainstorming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Escape ships an update every 3 months, Brainstorming every 9 days. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Escape versus Brainstorming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEscapeBrainstorming
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (42 ratings) — better4.1 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews — better26.1% of reviews
Number of ratings4272 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBogdan GherasimGuillaume Cendre

Customer experience

Escape

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

Brainstorming

All ratings71 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative23.9%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive26.1%
Neutral13.0%
Negative60.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Escape

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

Brainstorming

Subscriptions2
  • Brainstorming Premium$1.991 Month
  • Brainstorming Platinum$3.991 Month

Questions

Is Escape free?
Escape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brainstorming free?
Brainstorming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Escape or Brainstorming?
Escape is rated higher. Escape averages 4.4 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Brainstorming averages 4.1 from 72 ratings.
Do Escape or Brainstorming have ads?
Neither Escape nor Brainstorming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Escape or Brainstorming?
Escape ships an update every 3 months, and Brainstorming every 9 days. Most recently, Escape was updated on November 2, 2026 and Brainstorming on November 2, 2026.

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