Diagrams Notepad 3 vs Mind Mapping
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Diagrams Notepad 3
Create and sync diagrams, flowcharts, and mind maps across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Supports Apple Pencil for drawing and offers collaboration features. Export in various formats.
- Cross-device sync via iCloud
- Vector-based shapes and connectors
- Apple Pencil support
- Diagram sharing and collaboration
- Export to PDF, PNG, JPEG
- Unlimited diagram size
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NEW - Create diagrams on iPhone, iPad and Mac and sync them together! New Design - Pencil Support - Folders - File Export/Import - Markup Editing - UML Class Editor and more... Create quickly and creatively wonderful diagrams and notes, flowcharts, mind maps, pinboards, organigrams, software models and AWS diagrams on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Sync your diagrams optionally and automatically between all iOS and macOS devices. Add shapes, connectors, images, drawings and weblinks. Draw shapes and connectors, take notes and add markup with Apple Pencil or a finger. Share diagrams and collaborate on them with other users through iCloud. Key features • Automatic sync using iCloud between your iOS and macOS devices • Vector based shapes and connectors • Color themes and styles for the entire diagram • Drag and drop (on iPad) or copy and paste to insert graphics, photos or URLs (rich links) from other apps directly to the diagram • Drawing shapes and connectors with Apple Pencil or a finger • Undo and redo all changes • Export diagrams as vector PDF documents or PNG or JPEG images • Diagram iCloud sharing and collaboration with your team or friends • Designed for iOS and iCloud The app uses iCloud to optionally and automatically sync diagrams between your iOS and macOS devices. You can also share your diagrams and collaborate on them with other users. • Diagrams without size limits The diagram automatically resizes to fit your content as you add more shapes. You can add shapes from any side of the diagram. • Each diagram has its own style Your recently used color styles, shapes and connectors will be saved separately for each diagram. • Replace shapes and connectors at any time Replace any selected shapes in the diagram with another shape from the toolbar or with an image or web-link from the clipboard. The existing text and connections of connectors will not change. • Free version with all functions Download the free version of the application and try out all the features. You can add and edit two diagrams with a limited number of shapes in each diagram. Upgrading to an unlimited number of diagrams and shapes is possible through an In-App Purchase. • We are looking forward to your feedback If you enjoy using the Diagrams Notepad app, please add a rating or write a review on the App Store. If you have further questions or suggestions about the app, please send us an e-mail to: info@diagrams-notepad.com Thank you for using the Diagrams Notepad app!
Mind Mapping
Organize your thoughts and ideas into structured visual formats like mind maps, flowcharts, and outlines. This app offers extensive customization, sharing, and export options for seamless idea management.
- Diagrams and mind maps
- Flowcharts and outlines
- Multiple color themes and styles
- Customization tools
- External sharing
- Export as PDF and image
- Offline mode
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Mind Mapping is an app designed to help users shape their abstract ideas into a structured format, using diagrams, mind maps, flowcharts, outlines, tree charts, and other efficient visualization tools. We created this app for people like us who need to constantly organize their thoughts, concepts, and ideas but lack a robust solution to achieve their goals. The developed app encompasses all the necessary features to make your mind mapping journey convenient and seamless, including: • Multiple color themes and styles • Wide range of layouts and templates • Customization tools • External sharing (share your mind maps across any convenient external channel) • Export of a created mind map as PDF and image • iCloud document support • Offline mode • Ability to save drafts • Ability to draw connections between nodes We hope that our Mind Mapping app will help you during presentations, brainstorming, note-taking, meetings, idea generation, thoughts organization, and many other activities. Minimalistic and modern design, easy-to-use functionality, a wide range of tools to customize your mind maps, all these, and much more, is available to you so that all your ideas can be captured properly! Don’t forget to check our privacy policy and terms of service: https://mindster-map.com/privacy-policy.html https://mindster-map.com/terms-of-service.html SUBSCRIPTION INFO: • Subscription for Mind Mapping for full access to all features. • Subscription length: one week, one month, and lifetime. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mind Mapping at 4.6 against Diagrams Notepad 3's 3.5. Mind Mapping also leads on ratings volume (379 vs 51). Diagrams Notepad 3's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Diagrams Notepad 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mind Mapping sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mind Mapping holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind Mapping has 379 ratings behind it against 51, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Diagrams Notepad 3's written reviews are positive against 43% of Mind Mapping's.
Diagrams Notepad 3 ships an update monthly, Mind Mapping every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Diagrams Notepad 3 | Mind Mapping |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (51 ratings) | 4.6 (379 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 | 379 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | sunata UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | Yalex FZC LLC |
Customer experience
Diagrams Notepad 3
Mind Mapping
In-app purchases
Diagrams Notepad 3
- Unlimited number of diagrams$22.99
Mind Mapping
- Mind Mapping - 1 Week$2.997 Days
- Mind Mapping - 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Mind Mapping - 1 Month$9.991 Month
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- Mind Mapping – 6 Months$24.996 Months
- Mind Mapping - 1 Year3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Mind Mapping - Lifetime$69.99









