Inspirater vs Mind Archive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inspirater
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The application called an idea processor and an outline processor. When considering an idea, it's convenient in particular. There are an outline mode and a figure mode indicated by a figure. An outline mode is a tree structure and a parent-child relationship of an item is indicated and is easy to understand. For a figure mode to be indicated by a figure, it can be operated visually. The feature) ・Outline mode: The operation which expresses the item by a tree structure and knows the relation between the item by a look is also easy. ・Diagram mode: It's indicated by a figure and it's easy to look at the whole which can be operated, and the operation is also easy. * Corresponding to a language: It's indicated by a correspondence language with Japanese, English and a setting language of iOS About a pay edition The following function can be done now by a pay edition. Advertising display disappears Free Mode Display disappears. The monthly payment $2.49 / month --About automatic continuation accounting-- ●Accounting of a pay plan is charged via a iTunes account. ●A pay plan is renewed automatically. When it's before more than 24 hours of a registration period end, an automatic renewal can be suspended. ●A pay plan renewal is gone through the procedure for from 24 hours before of a registration period end by a period end. ●Please correspond to change in the registration contents and a stop of an automatic renewal from a setting screen of AppleID after purchase. ●Term of service and Privacy poricy http://juutar.com/app_store/support/inspirater/privacy_poricy.php ●Confirmation and cancellation AppStore app The "recommendation" in the lowest part is chosen > select the Apple ID > select 「show the Apple ID」> select the Taxnote for Management in Subscription. In This screen, if you can chose release of an automatic renewal/setting ●Attention ・By the way by which the one charged in the application is other than above, it can't be canceled. ・I'm not accepting about cancellation for the current month.
Mind Archive
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A personal library for everything worth remembering. Mind Archive is an aesthetic notes app that organises your journals, PDFs, recipes and ideas as beautiful books on your own shelves. A calm, private place for what actually matters to you. Not another notes app you'll abandon in a month. A library you'll actually want to open. YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY Every note is a book. Every book sits on a shelf. Every shelf lives in a bookcase you design yourself. Organise your journal, recipes, reading notes, travel plans, work projects and daily thoughts the way you naturally sort what you care about — no folders, no tags, no complicated systems to learn. EIGHT WAYS TO REMEMBER Choose the right kind of book for what you're capturing: - Notes with rich text, checklists, images and file attachments - Journals with dated entries for reflections and gratitude - Recipes with structured ingredients and step-by-step method - PDFs that remember your last read page and bookmarks - Photo albums you can reorder and swipe through - Voice memos grouped together in one place - Files you can open with any app - Links you want to come back to THE NOTICEBOARD A beautiful cork-board canvas for quick captures and gentle reminders. Pin posters with photos, colours, patterns or text — set optional reminders that fire when you need them. Perfect as a family fridge board, mood board, weekly planner, or a home for the little things that don't need a whole book. SYNC EVERYWHERE Start writing on iPhone and pick up on the web at mindarchive.io. Your library stays perfectly in sync across every device. Local-first architecture means it works offline too — your library is always yours, always to hand. MAKE IT YOURS Design a library that feels like yours. Choose a preset theme like Rich Classic, Colour Pop or Minimalist, or build your own with the custom colour picker — every book cover, every shelf, every background. Toggle between spine view and cover view. Every corner of your library reflects the way you think. FIND ANYTHING, INSTANTLY Search across every book, shelf and word. Browse the collapsible Index view for a bird's-eye look at your whole library. Pin bookmarks to any book spine for one-tap access to what matters most. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your library is yours alone. Encrypted local storage, no advertising, no tracking, no AI training on your content. Change your email or password anytime, and delete your account in a single tap if you ever want to leave. IMPORT, EXPORT, KEEP FOREVER Export any book, shelf or entire bookcase to a .mindarchive file and share it, back it up, or move it elsewhere. Import PDFs and files directly from Safari, Mail, Files or any other app using the iOS Share extension. TRY MIND ARCHIVE PRO FREE Every feature, every book type, every theme — free for 7 days. Build your library, sync it across your devices, make it yours. No commitment, cancel anytime. You won't be charged until your trial ends. AVAILABLE IN English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese. MADE IN SCOTLAND Built independently by Barrel of Sunshine Ltd. Privacy Policy: https://www.mindarchive.io/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.mindarchive.io/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mind Archive at none against Inspirater's shown. Inspirater's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Inspirater sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.49 per month and Mind Archive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Inspirater ships an update every 5 weeks, Mind Archive every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Inspirater | Mind Archive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jutaro Kimura | Barrel of Sunshine |
In-app purchases
Inspirater
- INSPIRATER PLUS - Monthly$2.491 Month
Mind Archive
- Mind Archive Pro$2.991 Month
- Mind Archive Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Mind Archive Pro$49.99









