Comparison

MindPage vs BigPaper

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

Head to head
About

MindPage

This app helps you organize thoughts and knowledge through mind mapping. Easily create and customize diagrams with nodes, branches, and media. Export your creations in various formats for seamless sharing.

Highlights
  • Create mind maps with nodes and branches
  • Insert images and media
  • Customize node and branch styles
  • Organize documents with color folders
  • Export to PDF, PNG, and JPG
  • Supports dark mode and split screen on iPad
Features
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MindPage is an exquisite mind mapping application. You can use it to record ideas, write notes, and summarize knowledge. MindPage now supports dark mode, and supports split screen, drag and drop and other features on the iPad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lightweight, Fast and Simple ∙ Minimal footprint ∙ Quickly launch and load files ∙ Efficient and simple operation and interface Quickly build mind maps ∙ Add nodes and branches quickly ∙ Supports inserting pictures, shooting with camera or selecting pictures from album ∙ Add symbol ∙ Add connections between nodes ∙ Drag nodes and branches to change their position Powerful Theme Attributes ∙ Global theme style:   ∙ Preset multiple themes   ∙ Preset multiple color schemes   ∙ Support multiple layouts   ∙ Quickly adjust background color ∙ Node and branch styles:   ∙ Modify the style attributes of a single node   ∙ Batch modify style attributes of specified level nodes ∙ Adjustable style attributes:   ∙ Node shape   ∙ Node color   ∙ Border color   ∙ Border width   ∙ Line shape   ∙ Line width   ∙ Line style   ∙ Line color   ∙ Text size   ∙ Text color Innovative document organization and management: ∙ Tile display in grid format ∙ Click to preview content ∙ Color folder ∙ Drag to change sort ∙ Folder content preview Export and share: ∙ PDF document ∙ PNG image ∙ JPG image ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please contact us at mindpage@outlook.com.

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

MindPage4 screens
BigPaper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MindPage at 89% against BigPaper's 27%. MindPage also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). BigPaper's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On ads and device support 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

BigPaper is free to download; MindPage costs $0.99 up front. BigPaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MindPage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MindPage holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of MindPage's written reviews are positive against 27% of BigPaper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindPage ships an update every 3 months, BigPaper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MindPage versus BigPaper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindPageBigPaper
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better4.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings417 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓钧 黄10happy Technology Development(Dalian) Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

MindPage

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral11.4%
Negative0.0%

BigPaper

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

In-app purchases

None

MindPage

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BigPaper

One-time1
  • BigPaper - Full Version Unlock$8.99

Questions

Is MindPage free?
MindPage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BigPaper free?
BigPaper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MindPage or BigPaper?
MindPage is rated higher. MindPage averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while BigPaper averages 4.0 from 17 ratings.
Do MindPage or BigPaper have ads?
Neither MindPage nor BigPaper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MindPage or BigPaper?
MindPage ships an update every 3 months, and BigPaper every 5 days. Most recently, MindPage was updated on September 27, 2026 and BigPaper on July 5, 2026.

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