Mind Map vs BigPaper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mind Map
Create beautiful mind maps intuitively to capture and organize ideas. Supports brainstorming, note-taking, studying, and project planning. Collaborate in real-time and export in various formats.
- Intuitive mind map creation
- Brainstorming and ideation
- Note-taking and studying
- Project planning and management
- Customizable themes and formatting
- Add notes, links, attachments, and images to nodes
- Real-time collaboration
- Export as PNG, PDF, OPML
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HoodleMind is a mind mapping tool that allows you to create beautiful mind maps intuitively and effortlessly. Start using HoodleMind to capture and organize ideas and information, it can be used for several purposes, including: - Brainstorming and ideation - Taking notes - Studying for an exam - Planning an event - Project planning and management - And more… HoodleMind has many built-in light and dark themes to use and it also provides many options to format elements, such as nodes and connections. For nodes, you can add associated content, for example, notes, links, attachments and images, and you can also add tasks to nodes to turn them into a todo list. All your documents are stored in the iCloud and they are automatically synced across all your devices. You can also collaborate on documents in real time. You can export documents as PNG/PDF/OPML files. If you have any questions, please drop us a line (hoodlemind@aliyun.com).
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mind Map at 70% against BigPaper's 27%. Mind Map also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Mind Map sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 3 months and BigPaper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mind Map holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Mind Map's written reviews are positive against 27% of BigPaper's.
Mind Map ships an update weekly, BigPaper every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mind Map | BigPaper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (7 ratings) — better | 4.0 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 253 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 翔 崔 | 10happy Technology Development(Dalian) Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Mind Map
BigPaper
Bugs and requests
Mind Map
Reported bugs
8 issues- File syncing and handling issues
- App crashes when switching windows or being covered by another app
- App continues to load without opening a map
- Entries are not saved
- App closes unexpectedly and is difficult to relaunch
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- App does not save progress
- Occasional crashes
- App closes unexpectedly, losing work
Requested features
14 requests- Search tool for specific words/sentences
- Ability to drag nodes around
- Create multiple 'sheets' within the same map
- Dark theme option
- Edit and arrange nodes in outline mode
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- Apple Watch app
- Multiple app icon choices
- Ability to start editing a node by typing on a hardware keyboard
- Thinner lines for nodes further from the main node
- Insert graphical elements (arrows, connectors) to link to other branches
- Ability to attach files (not just notes and photos)
- Modify the length and spacing of nodes
- Support for Latex
- Directly entered characters when a box is selected
BigPaper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mind Map
- HoodleMind Quarterly Subscription$2.993 Months
- HoodleMind Pro$12.99
BigPaper
- BigPaper - Full Version Unlock$8.99








