Escape vs MindSpace
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
MindSpace
Create and organize ideas quickly with a visual mind mapping tool. Edit, export, and share your maps across devices. Offers a minimalist design and secure data storage.
- Create concise mind maps
- Organize ideas with colors and stickers
- Capture fleeting inspiration
- Exquisite and minimalist themes
- Secure document editor for data
- Free sharing of mind maps
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Create concise mind maps quickly. Edit them on Mac, iPad and iPhone, export pictures or PDF at any time to share in study and work. • Organize ideas Quickly adjust the structure of your information, distinguish them with different colors and different formats, insert stickers to make the information more vivid, and the built-in exquisite themes can be styled with one click. In short, MindSpace strives to help you build a castle of knowledge in your brain. • Capture inspiration Grasp the fleeting inspiration, quickly add it to the mind map, and become an important part of your knowledge castle. Each inspiration instantly becomes brick by brick and is permanently stored in your brain. • Exquisite appearance The selected theme style allows you to pay more attention to the information itself without worrying about the appearance. The minimalist style makes every position not redundant while reducing interference, making the content itself the core. • Data Security MindSpace uses the simplest way to build, namely the document editor, your data belongs to you only. • Free sharing Some of your whimsical ideas or creative inspiration can improve team efficiency, so make an intuitive mind map and share it with your team. If you choose the "subscription" purchase model, before subscribing, please know: • Monthly subscription users: Each subscription period is 1 month. • Annual subscription users: Each subscription period is 1 year. • In the MindSpace purchase window, the latest subscription price will be displayed in real time. After the payment is confirmed, or after the free trial period (if any) ends, the iTunes account will be debited. • The subscription is automatically renewed unless the auto-renewal feature is turned off 24 hours before the current subscription period. • The account will be deducted for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, and the renewal amount is the same as the previous subscription amount. • The user can manage the subscription service by himself, and the automatic renewal service can be turned off in the user's account settings after purchase. terms of use: Please read the following terms carefully before using the "Unlocked Full Version" value-added service provided by "MindSpace": 1. Subscription model This service is a subscription-based fee-based service, which means that you will pay in advance for future subscription usage. Currently, you can choose to use the service on a monthly or yearly basis. At the end of each subscription period, your subscription will be automatically renewed by default, unless you cancel the automatic renewal yourself or we cancel the service. 2. Expenses The current standard service price may change during the promotion period. When the price adjustment occurs, the new fee will be incurred in your next subscription cycle. 3. Refund The current subscription fee will not be refunded. Please be sure to cancel the service by yourself before the end of the trial. 4. Unsubscribe If you need to cancel the renewal, please cancel at least 24 hours in advance. You can cancel by the following method: open the system settings-click on Apple ID-click on subscription-select "MindSpace" to cancel the subscription 5. Other The same Apple ID can only open one subscription to "MindSpace" contact us If you have any questions about these terms of use, please contact us. Email address: todo-color@outlook.com. Link to Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy link: https://rednowapp.github.io/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MindSpace at every 4 days against Escape's every 3 months. MindSpace also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (285 vs 41). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Escape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and MindSpace sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MindSpace holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MindSpace has 285 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Escape's written reviews are positive against 89% of MindSpace's.
Escape ships an update every 3 months, MindSpace every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escape | MindSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (41 ratings) | 4.6 (285 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 79.3% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 285 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bogdan Gherasim | 佳文 潘 |
Customer experience
Escape
MindSpace
Bugs and requests
Escape
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MindSpace
Reported bugs
3 issues- Nodes and content randomly disappearing
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Syncing problems between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to scribble or handwrite notes
- Improve keyboard shortcuts and text editing
- Implement more advanced charting and data visualization
- Allow custom node shapes and connection styles
- Add support for importing/exporting other mind map formats
In-app purchases
Escape
- PRO Monthly$1.491 Month
- PRO Yearly$9.991 Year
MindSpace
- Subscription Monthly2 variants$0.991 Month
- Subscription Yearly2 variants$7.991 Year
- 2000 AI Credits$1.49
- Lifetime Pro2 variants$12.99
- Lifetime Pro(Original)$12.99
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- Lifetime Pro$29.99









