Comparison

MindPage vs Sparks

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

Sparks

Features
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Some ideas only show up once. Sparks is a voice-note app for catching them before they vanish. Open the app, press once, and speak. Sparks transcribes what you say, gently cleans up the fillers and false starts, and files the thought away. No save buttons, no folders, no streaks — just a quiet place for the things you don't want to lose. — HOW IT WORKS — • Press the dot to start, speak, fall silent for three seconds — Sparks knows you're done. • Or pull up to release manually, the moment you're sure. • The transcript appears in seconds, already polished. • Tap a card to read it again, anytime. — AUTOMATIC CLEANUP — The way we talk isn't the way we'd write. Sparks removes the "um", the "you know", the second-guessing — and keeps the meaning. What you read back is the thought you had, not the noise around it. — WORKS IN MANDARIN AND ENGLISH — Speak in either language, or both in the same note. Sparks keeps each in its own voice — no awkward translation, no mixing. — ORGANIZED WITHOUT EFFORT — Each note is gently categorized: idea, task, question, note, or reference. You don't tag anything — the app reads the shape of your thought. — DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY — A single screen. Cream paper. Quiet italic serif. One small gold star. The interface is the smallest amount of design that can still hold a thought. — YOUR WORDS STAY YOURS — Notes live on your device, in plain Markdown files. No account to create. No cloud upload. No analytics. If you delete the app, the notes go with it. Nothing left behind on a server. Sparks is for the half-formed ideas on the walk home. The reminder you'll forget by lunchtime. The question worth thinking about later. The line from a book that stopped you for a moment. Speak it. Keep it. Come back to it when you're ready.

Screenshots

MindPage4 screens
Sparks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sparks at Free against MindPage's $0.99. Sparks also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). MindPage's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Sparks is free to download; MindPage costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindPage ships an update every 3 months, Sparks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MindPage versus Sparks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindPageSparks
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer晓钧 黄超越 徐

In-app purchases

None

MindPage

No in-app purchases

None

Sparks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MindPage free?
MindPage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sparks free?
Sparks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MindPage or Sparks have ads?
Neither MindPage nor Sparks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MindPage or Sparks?
MindPage ships an update every 3 months, and Sparks every 3 weeks. Most recently, MindPage was updated on November 11, 2026 and Sparks on October 31, 2026.

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