Comparison

YouMind vs BigPaper

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

Head to head
About

YouMind

Easily create and customize mind maps with a variety of editing tools. Insert images, organize topics with drag-and-drop, and share your creations in multiple formats. Sync your work across devices using iCloud.

Highlights
  • Quick mind map creation
  • Customizable text and appearance
  • Drag-and-drop topic organization
  • Image insertion and editing
  • Multiple sharing formats
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Features: 1. Create mindmap quickly. 2. Change font, text size ,color , background color,line color , topic shape easily. 3. Support drag-drop, cut and paste to edit it's level. 4. Support insert image, crop image, image filters. 5. Support share your mindmapx file with your friends via social media, .mmx file or png image. 6. Document Browser Based, you can sync your mindmapx file via iCloud, so the files can share with multi devices.

About

BigPaper

This app offers an infinite canvas for note-taking, PDF annotation, and mind mapping. Import various document formats and add text, handwriting, tables, and more. Efficiently organize and edit content without page limitations.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas for freeform note-taking
  • Import and annotate PDFs and other documents
  • Mind mapping with element connections
  • Handwriting and drawing tools with Smart Shapes
  • Table creation and linking
  • Multi-format document import and export
  • Screenshot mode for quick content capture
Features
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BigPaper is a borderless note taking application. You can import and expand PDFs and other formats in BigPaper and freely take notes in an infinite canvas without being limited by the edges of the document. You can use BigPaper on both iPhone and iPad for efficient editing with iCloud data sync. Whether it's annotating PDFs, making handbooks, or creating mind maps, BigPaper is ready to go. BigPaper's features include multi-format document import, text input, handwriting, mind mapping, tables, scanned documents, free edge screenshots, containers, folder management, search for handwriting and text, etc. We welcome every rating, and we will read every piece of feedback and take notes to incorporate it in future updates. Your 5-star review will encourage us to continue to upgrade BigPaper and introduce new features. —— Introduction of functions —— 「Infinite canvas, freeform add elements」 Canvas can be zoomed and moved for editing. Add documents in multiple formats such as PDF, as well as multiple types of elements such as tables, text, drawings, handwriting, pictures, stickers, paper, scanned documents, and more. These elements can be scaled and rotated. 「Mind Mapping - Easily connect ideas」 Innovative mind mapping mode. Connect elements on the page (text, pictures, tables, etc.) to quickly generate mind maps from inspiration. Also support the step-by-step enlargement of the idea by expanding the mind map. 「Type anywhere」 Customize the font, size and color of the text. To-do list, bullets can be added to the text. 「Brush Tool - Handwritten and Drawings」 Customize brush presets including color, transparency, tip size. Full-screen drawing, freely annotated documents that are not limited by the edges of the document. Smart Shapes: Hold a stylus or fingertip after drawing a graphic on the screen, intelligently recognize and generate the perfect shape. 「Create Table」 Easy create forms. Add row, add column, move row, move column. Tables can be linked to mind maps. 「Import and Export」 Imported document formats: PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Pages, Keynote, Numbers, etc. Expand all pages of the document to easily read and highlight all the content. Select text in the document to copy. Export PDF, export image, and BigPaper format. WYSIWYG, everything can be displayed in the exported document. 「Reading Mode」 Customize the "scrolling direction" to realize the classic reading mode. 「Screenshot Mode - Quickly capture key points」 In screenshot mode, you can continuously select areas to take screenshots, these screenshots will be added to the canvas immediately, and can continue to be edited and added to the mind map. 「Stickers, Paper Templates」 The themes of stickers include weather, three-dimensional geometry, music, etc., saving creation time and improving note-taking efficiency. Use stickers and paper stencils in combination to create beautiful manuscripts. 「Multiple Selection Tool - Efficient Editing」 You can freely select an area on the canvas using the multi-selection tool. The selected content as a whole can be resized, rotated, moved, deleted, and exported.Draw borders to take screenshots freely. 「Manage files with folders」 You can create folders to manage files. Easy personalization includes folder editing, file moving, sticking to the top, and more. 「iCloud Sync」 Continue to create notes on different devices and capture inspiration anytime, anywhere. 「Scan」 Scan documents, OCR text recognition(Available in English, Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish.) 「Search and Jump Locations」 Search for handwriting, text, text in documents. Also: OCR text recognition results of scanned documents and recognition of text in pictures. Contact us and send feedback: bp_10happy@hotmail.com

Screenshots

YouMind2 screens
BigPaper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: YouMind at 4.5 against BigPaper's 4.0. YouMind also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 27%) and ratings volume (111 vs 20). BigPaper's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. YouMind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and BigPaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

YouMind holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YouMind has 111 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of YouMind's written reviews are positive against 27% of BigPaper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YouMind ships an update every 2 weeks, BigPaper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
YouMind versus BigPaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYouMindBigPaper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (111 ratings) — better4.0 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings111 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer炜春 唐10happy Technology Development(Dalian) Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

YouMind

All ratings111 ratings
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral11.7%
Negative40.0%

BigPaper

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral29.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral46.7%
Negative26.7%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

YouMind

Subscriptions2
  • Youmind Pro(Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Youmind Pro (Yearly)$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • 7 days Free TrialFree
  • Unlock Forever$3.99
1 purchases

BigPaper

One-time1
  • BigPaper - Full Version Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is YouMind free?
YouMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BigPaper free?
BigPaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, YouMind or BigPaper?
YouMind is rated higher. YouMind averages 4.5 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while BigPaper averages 4.0 from 20 ratings.
Do YouMind or BigPaper have ads?
Neither YouMind nor BigPaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YouMind or BigPaper?
YouMind ships an update every 2 weeks, and BigPaper every 5 days. Most recently, YouMind was updated on November 2, 2026 and BigPaper on November 3, 2026.

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