Comparison

miMind vs EdrawMind

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

Head to head
About

miMind

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a powerful mind mapping tool. Create detailed schemes, customize layouts, and share your work in various formats. Ideal for personal projects, professional planning, and creative endeavors.

Highlights
  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • Dozens of layouts, color schemes, and shapes
  • Export to image, PDF, text, and XML
  • Backup and import from cloud storage
  • Rich text formatting and node manipulation
  • Supports Freemind file import
Features
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miMind is a fast, beautiful mind-mapping app for brainstorming, planning, studying and note-taking. Start with one idea, branch out in any direction — then present it, share it or export it anywhere. MAKE IT LOOK THE WAY YOU THINK • Dozens of layout schemes — radial, tree, org chart, balanced — or place every node by hand • Nearly 30 map themes and dozens of color schemas, plus custom palettes, backgrounds and shadows • Node shapes: rounded rectangle, ellipse, diamond, hexagon, octagon, cloud, star, heart and more • Connection styles: straight, curved, dashed or tapered, with arrows, labels and colors • Animated connections — traveling dashes, pulses, glows, or an emoji riding along the line NODES THAT HOLD MORE THAN TEXT • Rich text — fonts, sizes, colors, alignment — plus long-form notes • Images, animated GIFs, stickers and emoji, or sketch your own with the drawing tool • Video and audio players; record a voice note straight into a node • Data tables, pie charts, bar graphs and line graphs • Checklists, check boxes, radio buttons and lists • Real-world locations with an interactive map and address • Hyperlinks that generate their own previews • File and document attachments • Calendar events and reminders on your device's calendar • Links from one map to another NEW — THE AI ASSISTANT • Describe a topic and watch a complete map build itself, node by node • Paste meeting notes, an article or a link and get it back as structure • Chat with the map that's open — the assistant sees your nodes and the one you selected • Ask for pictures, videos, tables, checklists or notes — the real content lands on the nodes, not links to it • Ask "what am I missing?" and suggestions appear as ghost nodes you keep or drop • One tap undoes an entire AI turn, however many nodes it touched • Attach images, files and links to the conversation, and pick the model that fits the job • Available with the miMind AI subscription BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Outline view — read and edit the whole map as a list • Find text anywhere in a large map • Multi-select editing to restyle many nodes at once • Undo/redo, collapse/expand, copy/paste, duplicate, drag to re-attach • Smooth zoom and pan, auto-save and a distraction-free View Mode • Presentation mode to walk an audience through a map step by step • Templates for starting new maps • 28 languages • No ads. No sign-up required to start. YOUR MAPS, ON EVERY DEVICE • iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows and Linux — and right in a browser at mimind.app • One account keeps every map in sync, organized in folders • Or keep them in iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive • Sign in with Google, Apple, Microsoft or Facebook • Password-encrypt maps that hold sensitive information IMPORT AND EXPORT ANYTHING • Import: miMind, FreeMind (.mm), XMind, OPML, Markdown, XML, JSON, CSV • Export: PNG, JPG, BMP, TGA, PDF, SVG, HTML, Word, Markdown, text outline, OPML, XML, JSON, CSV • High-resolution exports, printing, email and share sheet WHAT PEOPLE BUILD WITH IT Study notes and flash cards. Project plans, roadmaps and meeting notes. Business plans, org charts and process flows. Decision trees, family trees and UML-style diagrams. Trip itineraries, budgets and to-do lists. Novel outlines, speeches and essays. FREE TO START Core mind mapping is free and ad-free. miMind Premium unlocks cloud sync across your devices, tables, locations, video and audio, attachments, encryption, presentation mode, every theme and high-definition exports. miMind AI adds the built-in AI assistant. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your account settings. Website: https://mimind.app AI guide: https://mimind.app/docs-ai.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://mimind.cryptobees.com/terms.html Privacy: https://mimind.cryptobees.com/privacy.html

About

EdrawMind

This AI-powered tool helps you generate mind maps and drawings from various text formats. It offers one-click AI organization, content summarization, and conversion into visually appealing posters, slides, audio, or video. Securely store and access your creations with cloud notes and smart memory features.

Highlights
  • AI-powered mind map generation
  • Content summarization from documents
  • Convert mind maps to posters, slides, audio, video
  • Cloud notes and smart memory
  • Extensive template library
  • Rich customization options
  • Import and export various file formats
Features
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EdrawMind is an AI Mind Map tool that helps you generate mind maps and drawings from text, slides, or documents, and convert them into slides, audio, or video. Quickly create professional-looking mind maps with built-in templates, and share them as images or PDFs. NEW: Cloud Notes & Smart Memory ● Cloud Notes: Securely save all your AI Mind Maps, drawings, and ideas in the cloud and access them anytime, anywhere. ● Smart Memory: Automatically track and recall key information from your AI Mind Maps to boost productivity and creative flow. BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY WITH EDRAWMIND AI One-Click AI Mind Map ● Visualize ideas and relationships easily with AI-powered mind mapping. ● Intelligent assistant auto-organizes your AI Mind Map with one tap. AI Summary ● Analyze, organize, and summarize content automatically, generating AI Mind Maps instantly. ● Supported file formats: PPT, WORD, PDF, HTML, TXT, Markdown. AI Mind Map to Poster ● Transform your AI Mind Map outlines into stunning posters instantly. ● Customize poster themes effortlessly, from business to fashion, fresh to minimalistic. AI Drawing ● Create stunning graphics with AI Drawing in seconds. ● Convert text to images or turn images into artwork using AI Drawing tools. ▶ VISUALIZE IDEAS WITH AI MIND MAPS Templates ● Explore built-in templates and 15,000+ free user-shared templates for inspiration. Rich Layouts & Themes ● Customize your AI Mind Map with 22 layouts, 47 themes, 750+ cliparts, and hand-drawn effects. Structure ● 22 structures for AI Mind Maps, including mind map, concept map, bubble map, brace map, sunburst chart, timeline, tree chart, fishbone diagram, org chart, Gantt chart, spider diagram, and family tree. Insert ● Enrich topics with images, audio notes, equations, labels, hyperlinks, topic links, drawings, etc. Smart Formatting ● Add, delete, or move nodes, and your AI Mind Map automatically adjusts. Outline Mode ● Edit your AI Mind Map in structured text for faster navigation. Equation / LaTeX ● Insert mathematics and chemical equations. Audio Note ● Record ideas instantly with Cloud Notes and never miss important thoughts. ▶ CREATE STUNNING AI MIND MAPS & AI DRAWINGS WITHOUT LIMITS Custom Themes ● Fully customize your AI Mind Map and AI Drawing outputs. Diversified Layouts ● Professional layouts to structure ideas and simplify complex issues. Hand-Drawn Style ● Switch your AI Mind Map to a hand-drawn look with one click. Colored Branches ● Stimulate creativity with rainbow-colored branches. Stickers & Cliparts ● Over 700 cliparts, emojis, and symbols to enhance your AI Mind Map or AI Drawing. ▶ SAVE, SHARE, AND PROTECT Import ● MindManager, FreeMind, Lighten, MindNode, Markdown, OPML, TextBundle, Word(DOCX). Export ● PDF, PNG, Markdown, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OPML, TextBundle. File Sync ● Automatically sync all AI Mind Maps and Cloud Notes to iCloud. Share ● Share your AI Mind Map or AI Drawing on social media, or download as images. Password Protection ● Secure your AI Mind Maps, AI Drawings, and Cloud Notes with a password. Subscription Information Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage subscriptions for a seamless experience. Privacy Policy https://www.edrawsoft.com/mindmaster/privacy-policy.php Terms of Service https://www.edrawsoft.com/mindmaster/terms-of-service.php Support: Email: support@edrawsoft.com X: Edraw@edrawsoft Facebook: EdrawSoftware

Screenshots

miMind4 screens
EdrawMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: miMind at weekly against EdrawMind's monthly. miMind also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 68%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). EdrawMind's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. miMind sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and EdrawMind sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

miMind holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 359 and 203 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of miMind's written reviews are positive against 68% of EdrawMind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

miMind ships an update weekly, EdrawMind monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
miMind versus EdrawMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermiMindEdrawMind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (359 ratings) — better4.6 (203 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better68.0% of reviews
Number of ratings359 — better203
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB201 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCryptoBees LLCEdraw Software Co., Ltd

Customer experience

miMind

All ratings359 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.5%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.1%

EdrawMind

All ratings203 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative23.5%

User reviews

miMind

From 359 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 🎨 Customizable templates and layouts
  • 💡 Comprehensive features even in free version
  • 🤑 Reasonable one-time purchase price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔄 Inconsistent sync and backup functionality
  • 💰 Paywall for advanced features
  • 🖥️ Lack of desktop/PC version
  • 🖍️ Limited color and font customization options

EdrawMind

From 203 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and easy to use
  • 👍 Intuitive interface
  • 💡 Powerful AI-driven features
  • 🚀 Great for brainstorming and productivity
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and stability issues
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection
  • 🔌 Syncing and file handling problems across devices
  • 🤔 Lack of customization options

Bugs and requests

miMind

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Maps not saving properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding nodes and links

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved sync and cloud integration
  • Ability to embed images and media
  • More templates and layout options
  • Presentation mode for mind maps
  • Handwriting/stylus support on tablets

EdrawMind

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Frequent crashes and app freezes
  • Unable to open files created on other platforms
  • Unreliable auto-save and data loss issues
  • Template search functionality not working
  • Alignment and formatting problems in exported files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for more languages
  • Improve file management and syncing
  • Introduce an offline mode
  • Provide better export/import options
  • Enhance collaboration and sharing features

In-app purchases

7 purchases

miMind

Subscriptions6
  • miMind Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • miMind AI Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
  • miMind Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
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  • miMind AI Max Monthly Subscription$59.991 Month
  • miMind AI Yearly Subscription$149.991 Year
  • miMind AI Max Subscription$599.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$5.99
11 purchases

EdrawMind

Subscriptions8
  • iOS Version Subscription$9.996 Months
  • Mobile(6 mo) + 100K AI Tokens$15.906 Months
  • Full-Platform Subscription 6$39.006 Months
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  • All6 months + 200K AI Tokens$49.906 Months
  • Full-Platform Subscription 12$59.001 Year
  • Mobile(1 yr) + 999K AI Tokens$65.901 Year
  • All12 months + 500K AI Tokens$89.901 Year
  • All12 months + 999K AI Tokens$99.901 Year
One-time3
  • Edraw AI Points$5.90
  • Edraw AI Points$9.90
  • Edraw AI Points$79.90

Questions

Is miMind free?
miMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EdrawMind free?
EdrawMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, miMind or EdrawMind?
miMind is rated higher. miMind averages 4.8 out of 5 from 359 ratings, while EdrawMind averages 4.6 from 203 ratings.
Do miMind or EdrawMind have ads?
Neither miMind nor EdrawMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, miMind or EdrawMind?
miMind ships an update weekly, and EdrawMind monthly. Most recently, miMind was updated on September 19, 2026 and EdrawMind on September 21, 2026.

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