iBlueSky (mindmapping) vs MindThread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBlueSky (mindmapping)
Capture, develop, and organize your best ideas with an elegant and intuitive mind mapping tool. Supports large page sizes, multiple export formats, and rich branch customization. Realize your full potential by bringing your thoughts to life.
- Huge page size
- Import Freemind & OPML
- Export PDF, PNG, OPML, Freemind, text
- Link branches
- Attach notes to branches
- Edit branch colors
- Cut, copy, paste branches
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Elegant, intuitive & clutter-free mind mapping. Wherever inspiration strikes. Capture, develop and organize your best ideas. Realise your full potential with iBlueSky. Key Features: - Optimized for iPad Pro, iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch (only one purchase required to run with an optimized experience on all device types). - Huge page size - Easy import via the web in Freemind & OPML formats - Easy export via email in these formats: PDF, PNG (limited to 4000x4000 pixels), OPML outlining format, Freemind, plain text - Branches with more than one line of text - Link branches - Attach notes to branches (imported and exported in most external formats) - Edit branch colours with an easy-to-use color picker, option to apply color changes to sub-branches - Clipboard: cut, copy and paste branches - Scroll and zoom - standard pinch gesture - Double tap to zoom in and out - Auto-hiding toolbars
MindThread
Organize your thoughts and ideas visually with a user-friendly mind mapping tool. Create, style, and share your mind maps seamlessly across devices. Supports automatic and manual layouts for flexible idea visualization.
- Mind map editing with nodes and connections
- Customizable styles and themes
- Automatic and manual layout options
- iCloud synchronization across devices
- Export to PDF, image, OPML, and Markdown
- Wireless printing via AirPrint
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MindThread is an easy-to-use app for organizing ideas and capturing thoughts. FEATURES: Mind Map Editing • Quickly add nodes(branches) and connections to visualize your ideas. • Use the intuitive inspector to set rich styles of mind map elements • Supports both automatic layout and manual layout. • Fold/Unfold nodes to organize ideas more clearly. • Beautiful built-in themes, each with a variety of color schemes. • Live preview of all changes, with appropriate canvas animations. iCloud • Turn on iCloud so your documents are automatically available on your Mac, iPad and iPhone. • MindThread automatically saves your documents as you make changes. Sharing • Easily share your document via AirDrop, Mail, Messages or other actions. • Export your document to PDF, image, OPML and Markdown files. • Print wirelessly with AirPrint. SUPPORT: If you have any feedback or questions, we’d love to hear from you! You can reach us by email at mt-support@bithulu.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: MindThread at free against iBlueSky (mindmapping)'s paid. MindThread also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 70%). iBlueSky (mindmapping)'s advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 16). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iBlueSky (mindmapping) ships an update every 3 months, MindThread every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBlueSky (mindmapping) | MindThread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.4 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Ebling | 正兵 吴 |
Customer experience
iBlueSky (mindmapping)
MindThread
Bugs and requests
iBlueSky (mindmapping)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to use undo button
- Distortion of text in nodes with longer content
- Issues with syncing and transferring mind maps between devices
Requested features
5 requests- Undo/redo functionality
- Ability to change branch colors and styles
- Support for more file formats and cloud storage integration
- Improved zooming and panning controls
- Hierarchical organization of projects
MindThread
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iBlueSky (mindmapping)
No in-app purchases
MindThread
No in-app purchases









