Comparison

SimpleMind vs Flowify

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

Flowify

This app helps you build focus habits with a simple timer and progress tracking. It reveals your most productive hours and uses emoji-based tracking to encourage daily use. Gain insights into your work patterns without complex interfaces.

Highlights
  • Simple focus timer
  • Deep work session tracking
  • Peak hour discovery
  • Emoji-based habit tracking
  • Live Activities integration
  • Streak motivation
Features
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Flowify is a minimal, design-first focus tracker. Complexity comes second. Every session you focus leaves a mark. This mark is an abstract shape that grows with you, session after session, month after month. No timers to watch. No dashboards to manage. Just an honest, visual record of your focus. HOW IT WORKS • One tap to start - pick a duration, or configure your favorite session time in settings • Every session becomes a mark - sized by how long you focused, colored by the state you were in • Watch your month take shape - an abstract tree grows from your sessions, one branch at a time • Check in without opening the app - Home Screen widget and Live Activities keep today's progress visible • Insights, not spreadsheets - your patterns, visualized as art (Flowify+) WHY FLOWIFY IS DIFFERENT Most focus apps hand you a stopwatch and a spreadsheet. Flowify hands you neither. It's built for people who want a record of their focus, not a countdown to beat — no accounts, no ads, no pressure mechanics. Just a calm way to watch your habits take shape over time. PERFECT FOR • Students powering through study sessions • Remote workers blocking out distractions • Creators protecting their flow state • Anyone who's tried a dozen focus timers and never stuck with one FREE, GENUINELY • Unlimited focus sessions • Home Screen widget & Live Activities • Three tag sets: Work, Study, Creative • Weekly momentum and state-breakdown insights • No trial period, no subscription, no catch FLOWIFY+ (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) • Every theme: six beyond the default • Two more tag sets, plus a fully custom one • Deeper insights: peak focus hours, daily patterns, goal history • Pay once, yours for good

Screenshots

SimpleMind4 screens
Flowify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flowify at 5.0 against SimpleMind's 4.5. Flowify also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). SimpleMind's advantage is ratings volume (981 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). 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 Flowify 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

Flowify holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleMind has 981 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Flowify's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleMind ships an update every 2 months, Flowify fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SimpleMind versus Flowify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleMindFlowify
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (981 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings981 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB2 MB
Age rating+44+
Developerxpt Software & Consulting B.V.John Davenport

Customer experience

SimpleMind

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

Flowify

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Flowify

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SimpleMind

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro Functionality$10.99
1 purchases

Flowify

One-time1
  • Flowify+ (One-Time)$4.99

Questions

Is SimpleMind free?
SimpleMind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flowify free?
Flowify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SimpleMind or Flowify?
Flowify is rated higher. SimpleMind averages 4.5 out of 5 from 981 ratings, while Flowify averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SimpleMind or Flowify have ads?
Neither SimpleMind nor Flowify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleMind or Flowify?
SimpleMind ships an update every 2 months, and Flowify fortnightly. Most recently, SimpleMind was updated on November 6, 2026 and Flowify on October 30, 2026.

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