Comparison

SimpleMind vs Flowdia Diagrams

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

Head to head
About

SimpleMind

Organize your thoughts, capture ideas, and generate new concepts with this intuitive mind mapping tool. Create unlimited mind maps, customize their appearance, and add rich content like notes, images, and links. Share your maps in various formats or sync them across devices.

Highlights
  • Unlimited mind map creation
  • Customizable appearance and style sheets
  • Add notes, images, icons, and links
  • Collapse/expand branches and outline view
  • Free-form layout and auto layouts
  • Export in PDF, Image, and OPML formats
  • Sync across devices via cloud services
Features
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Mind mapping helps you organize your thoughts, remember information and generate new ideas. We've created a beautiful, intuitive app, so you can mind map wherever you are and whenever you want. ○ Free Functionality Everything you need to get started with mind mapping • Easy to use. • Create as many Mind Maps as you want. • Change the overall appearance by selecting one of the many style sheets. • Add notes. • Collapse and expand branches. • Outline view. • Brainstorm. • Continuously fine-tuned based on customer feedback. • Upgrade to Pro functionality is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Private by Design • No ads. • No tracking. • No need to sign up for an account. • We do not have access to your Mind Maps. ○ Pro Functionality Create • Place topics anywhere you want in the free-form layout. • Use various auto layouts. • Reorganize and restructure topics. • Connect any two topics with a crosslink. • Label relations. Tools to help you maintain overview • Collapse and expand branches. • Block out distractions with autofocus. • Visually group topics with group borders. • Outline view. • Search and filter. Enrich your Mind Map • Images and photos. • Notes. • Icons. • Link to a mind map, contact, file or webpage. • Checkboxes. Style your mind map • Change the overall appearance by selecting one of the many style sheets. • Create your own style sheets. • Style every detail, exactly how you want it. Share Mind Maps • PDF, Image and more. • Outline text. • Create a slideshow to present your Mind Map (tablet only). • Print. • Exchange as OPML, for example with AI apps. Safely store and sync your Mind Maps • You control where your Mind Maps are stored. • Sync Mind Maps across devices using iCloud, Dropbox or other clouds. • SimpleMind is designed to open your Mind Maps across platforms. • SimpleMind for Mac, and companion apps for other platforms, are sold separately.

About

Flowdia Diagrams

Create professional flowcharts, mind maps, and various other diagrams with an intuitive interface. Easily connect shapes, add elements, and customize your designs. Export your work in multiple formats, including PNG, JPG, PDF, and SVG.

Highlights
  • Create flowcharts, mind maps, BPMN, and network diagrams
  • Intuitive shape connection and element addition
  • Customizable shape appearance
  • Export to PNG, JPG, PDF, and SVG
  • Import custom images
  • Supports various UML diagram types
Features
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Flowdia is an easy to use flow diagram tool that can be used to quickly create professional quality flowcharts, mind maps, BPMN, network and server layouts, Cisco network, Rack diagram, UML activity, business process and process flow diagrams. The app is designed with ease of use in mind. You can quickly connect flowchart shapes by simply selecting the start and end connection points and quickly add new lanes to a swimlane diagram or new sub-topics to a mind map diagram by using "+" button from the selected swimlane or mind map shape menu. The mind map sub-topics are automatically positioned on the page but can be easily moved as required. Flowdia supports export of the diagram / flowchart to PNG, JPG, PDF and SVG formats.You can view exported SVG files in Microsoft Visio. You can import custom PNG and JPG images. The following diagrams can be created using Flowdia: - Flowchart - Swimlanes - Mind Maps - BPMN - Network Diagram - AWS Architecture Diagram - Cisco Network Diagram - Server Layout Diagram - Rack Diagram - UML Class Diagram - UML Activity Diagram - UML Use Case Diagram - UML Sequence Diagram - Business Process Diagram - Process Flow - Chevron Diagram You can quickly select and change BPMN activity, event and gateway types by using the special shape selector available to all BPMN shapes. The flowchart shapes in this tool are not images can be re-sized without loosing quality. You can customize the look of the shapes by applying background color and also change the font color and size of the text. **NOTE: Free version of Flowdia is restricted to: - 4 files. - 1 page per diagram. - Cannot remove or duplicate pages. - Image and PDF exports with watermark

Screenshots

SimpleMind4 screens
Flowdia Diagrams4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SimpleMind at 4.5 against Flowdia Diagrams's 3.4. SimpleMind also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 54%) and ratings volume (981 vs 66). Flowdia Diagrams's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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. SimpleMind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Flowdia Diagrams sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleMind holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleMind has 981 ratings behind it against 66, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of SimpleMind's written reviews are positive against 54% of Flowdia Diagrams's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleMind ships an update every 2 months, Flowdia Diagrams every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SimpleMind versus Flowdia Diagrams: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleMindFlowdia Diagrams
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (981 ratings) — better3.4 (66 ratings)
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews — better54.2% of reviews
Number of ratings981 — better66
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB24 MB
Age rating+44+
Developerxpt Software & Consulting B.V.Behzad Gorimar

Customer experience

SimpleMind

All ratings981 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews1,393 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative14.3%

Flowdia Diagrams

All ratings66 ratings
Positive57.6%
Neutral10.6%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral14.8%
Negative31.0%

Bugs and requests

SimpleMind

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Maps disappearing after device resets
  • Inability to import/export certain file formats

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved syncing and cloud integration
  • More customization options for appearance and layout
  • Keyboard shortcuts and power user features
  • Better support for Apple Pencil and handwriting

Flowdia Diagrams

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SimpleMind

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Functionality$10.99
1 purchases

Flowdia Diagrams

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium$9.99

Questions

Is SimpleMind free?
SimpleMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flowdia Diagrams free?
Flowdia Diagrams is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SimpleMind or Flowdia Diagrams?
SimpleMind is rated higher. SimpleMind averages 4.5 out of 5 from 981 ratings, while Flowdia Diagrams averages 3.4 from 66 ratings.
Do SimpleMind or Flowdia Diagrams have ads?
Neither SimpleMind nor Flowdia Diagrams shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleMind or Flowdia Diagrams?
SimpleMind ships an update every 2 months, and Flowdia Diagrams every 2 weeks. Most recently, SimpleMind was updated on November 6, 2026 and Flowdia Diagrams on November 2, 2026.

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