Comparison

Flow vs Timelines Plus

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

Head to head
About

Flow

Organize, prioritize, and generate new ideas with this mobile mind mapping tool. It offers features for brainstorming, note-taking, and collaboration, with options for creating multiple maps and exporting in various formats.

Highlights
  • Create mind maps
  • Add icons, colors, and themes
  • View and edit notes, links, and tasks
  • Draw connections between nodes
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Export maps in PDF and PNG
  • Export in multiple professional formats
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Flo is the one and only mobile mind mapping app you’ll ever need. Whether you’re using it in the boardroom, the classroom, the presentation hall, or the lunch meeting, Flo can help you organize, prioritize, and even generate new thoughts. Feature highlights in the free “Basic” plan: - Create up to three free mind maps - Seamlessly sync maps and folders with your free online account - Multi-touch support for drag & drop, zoom, pan - Add icons, colors, styles and map themes - View and edit notes, links, tasks and attachments on ideas - Draw connections between nodes - Play presentations - Share maps directly from the device - Real-time collaboration Additional features in the “Personal” plan: Create and edit unlimited mind maps Add files and images to topics Export maps in PDF and PNG format Priority support Additional features in the “Pro” plan: Export maps in MindManager, Freemind, XMind, MS Word and MS PowerPoint format Export slides as zip file NOTE: Requires a free account registration. The “Basic” version of Flo is free. You can try the “Personal” plan free for 1 week after signing up! If you enjoy your “Personal” trial, do nothing and your membership will automatically continue as an auto-renewing month-to-month subscription. If you subscribe via iTunes: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of your selected plan above. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings on the device. If you haven’t subscribed through iTunes, you can manage your subscription through Flo. Privacy policy: https://www.Flo.app/privacy Terms of use: https://www.Flo.app/legal is the one and only mobile mind mapping app you’ll ever need. Whether you’re using it in the boardroom, the classroom, the presentation hall, or the lunch meeting, Flo can help you organize, prioritize, and even generate new thoughts. Designed from the ground up as an extension to our award-winning, browser-based interface, the Flo app stores your mobile creations and seamlessly syncs them with your online account. Feature highlights in the free “Basic” plan: - Create up to three free mind maps - Multi-touch support for drag & drop, zoom, pan - Add icons, colors, styles and map themes - View and edit notes, links, tasks and attachments on ideas - Share maps directly from the device Additional features in the “Personal” plan: Create and edit unlimited mind maps Add files and images to topics Export maps in PDF and PNG format Priority support Additional features in the “Pro” plan: Export maps in MindManager, Freemind, XMind, MS Word and MS PowerPoint format Export slides as zip file Privacy: https://ajar-utensil-e35.notion.site/Privacy-70ea3069f4f8498fa5ea38c912c3522e Therms of service: https://ajar-utensil-e35.notion.site/Terms-of-ServiceOur-Terms-of-Service-4e14a853a6304a6eb0a8713b020be276

About

Timelines Plus

Easily create, modify, and share chronological timelines. Organize events with dates, descriptions, and pictures. Back up and sync data across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Create multiple timelines
  • Add dates, descriptions, and pictures to events
  • Automatic iCloud backup
  • Sync data across devices
  • Share timelines and events
Features
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Timelines is a practical mobile application designed to help users easily create, modify, and share their own timelines to showcase a series of events, data, or historical developments in chronological order. Its main features include: 1. Automatic iCloud Backup This app can automatically backup your timeline to iCloud to ensure your data is safe and reliable. It also allows you to sync your data across multiple devices. 2. Timelines This app allows you to create multiple timelines to organize and categorize events according to your needs. You can also modify, delete, and sort timelines to better manage your data. 3. Events Within each timeline, you can create, modify, and delete events to better present your data. You can add information such as dates, descriptions, and pictures to make your timeline more vivid and engaging. In addition, the Timelines app supports sharing timelines and events, making it convenient for you to communicate and showcase your work with others. Whether you want to record your personal growth journey, family travels, gatherings and activities, or contribute to academic research, historical studies, and cultural heritage, Timelines is your ideal choice.

Screenshots

Flow4 screens
Timelines Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Flow at none against Timelines Plus's shown. Flow also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Flow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Timelines Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow ships an update weekly, Timelines Plus every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Flow versus Timelines Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowTimelines Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (59 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings59 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.1 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevpool.Studio庆鸿 林

Customer experience

Flow

All ratings59 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

Timelines Plus

Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flow

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock All Best Features$4.991 Month
  • Unlock PRO functionality7 Days trial$34.991 Year
1 purchases

Timelines Plus

One-time1
  • Lifetime Membership$9.99

Questions

Is Flow free?
Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timelines Plus free?
Timelines Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flow or Timelines Plus have ads?
Timelines Plus shows ads; Flow does not.
Which is updated more often, Flow or Timelines Plus?
Flow ships an update weekly, and Timelines Plus every 3 months. Most recently, Flow was updated on October 2, 2026 and Timelines Plus on September 26, 2026.

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