SimpleMind vs Flowify
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleMind
Organize thoughts, capture ideas, and generate new concepts with a powerful mind mapping tool. Its intuitive interface allows for free-form or auto-layout creation, with options to add media, documents, and synchronize across devices. Share your mind maps in various formats or present them as slideshows.
- Free-form and auto layout options
- Add images, notes, icons, and links
- Voice memos and video integration
- Cloud synchronization across devices
- Export to PDF, Image, Reminders, Calendar
- Customizable styling and themes
- Collapse/expand branches for overview
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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. • No ads. • No data collection. • No need to sign up for an account. • Upgrade to full functionality is a one-time single purchase. Highlights • Easy to use. • Continuously fine-tuned based on customer feedback. • Trustworthy and reliable: 15+ years of updates and improvements. • Used in a wide range of applications: business, education, legal and medical. • Tools to help you maintain overview. Create ○ place topics anywhere you want in the free-form layout ○ or use auto layout - great for brainstorming ○ reorganize and restructure using drag, rotate, re-arrange or reconnect ○ use checkboxes, progress bars, auto-numbering ○ connect any two topics with a crosslink ○ label relations ○ virtually unlimited page size and number of elements ○ supports multiple Mind Maps on one page Add media and documents ○ images and photos ○ notes ○ icons (stock, emojis or custom) ○ link to a topic, mind map, contact, file or webpage ○ voice memos ○ videos Seamless synchronization using clouds ○ sync mind maps with your iPads and iPhones ○ sync mind maps across platforms. For example with Mac - as a separate purchase ○ sync using iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, 坚果云 - Nutstore and Nextcloud Share your Mind Map ○ for example as PDF or Image ○ outline, can be imported in word processors ○ create a slideshow to present your Mind Map (Tablet only) ○ print ○ export to Reminders or Calendar Style your mind map ○ change the appearance by selecting one of the 15+ style sheets ○ create your own style sheets ○ style every detail, exactly how you want it ○ change borders, lines, colors, background color, the checkbox color, and much more Maintain overview ○ collapse and expand branches ○ hide or show branches or topics ○ block out distractions with autofocus ○ highlight branches by displaying branch borders ○ visually group topics with group borders ○ organize your Mind Maps in folders ○ outline view ○ search
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.
- Simple focus timer
- Deep work session tracking
- Peak hour discovery
- Emoji-based habit tracking
- Live Activities integration
- Streak motivation
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
SimpleMind ships an update every 2 months, Flowify fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleMind | Flowify |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (981 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 981 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xpt Software & Consulting B.V. | John Davenport |
Customer experience
SimpleMind
Flowify
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
SimpleMind
- Unlock Pro Functionality$10.99
Flowify
- Flowify+ (One-Time)$4.99









