Comparison

miMind vs Plume

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

Head to head
About

miMind

Create, organize, and share visual maps of your ideas. This app offers extensive customization for nodes, connections, and layouts, with AI assistance to build maps from text. Supports various import/export formats and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • AI-generated mind maps
  • Rich node content (text, images, video, tables)
  • Dozens of layout and theme options
  • Outline view for list editing
  • Presentation mode
  • Cross-platform sync
  • Extensive import/export options
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 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 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 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

Plume

Features
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You have great ideas for things to build. plume is where they land: say one out loud, drop it on a project, and it's ready to start. CATCH IT BY VOICE Tap the big button and talk. Your words appear as you speak, transcribed right on your iPhone. Tap stop and it's saved. Want it in a project? Tap "new idea" while you talk and pick one. CATCH IT FROM ANYWHERE Run "Catch an idea" from Shortcuts, Siri or your Action button and plume opens already listening. DRAG IT WHERE IT BELONGS Hold the button while you talk and it turns into an orb. Drag it onto one of your projects and let go. The idea is filed before you've put the phone down. EVERY NEW IDEA IS A SPARK Drop an idea on "new project" and give it a name. plume picks the shape it reads like (a web app, a landing page, a logo, a short video — over a hundred shapes; change it if it guessed wrong) and fills in a prompt built for it. Copy it, paste it into Claude, start building. YOUR PROJECTS, CALM AND CLEAR Each project keeps its ideas in one place. When an idea is done, mark it and watch it drift away. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Dictation runs on your iPhone, and your ideas live on your phone and in your own iCloud Drive. In English and Brazilian Portuguese.

Screenshots

miMind4 screens
Plume4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plume at none against miMind's 9. miMind's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Plume asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
miMind versus Plume: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermiMindPlume
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (364 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings364 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCryptoBees LLCRoberto Ercole

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

Plume

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

miMind

Subscriptions8
  • miMind Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • miMind Business Monthly Sub$7.991 Month
  • miMind AI Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
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  • miMind Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
  • miMind AI Max Monthly Subscription$59.991 Month
  • miMind Business Yearly Subscription$69.991 Year
  • miMind AI Yearly Subscription$149.991 Year
  • miMind AI Max Subscription$599.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$5.99
None

Plume

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is miMind free?
miMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plume free?
Plume is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do miMind or Plume have ads?
Neither miMind nor Plume shows ads.
Which is updated more often, miMind or Plume?
miMind ships an update weekly, and Plume weekly. Most recently, miMind was updated on November 11, 2026 and Plume on October 31, 2026.

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