Comparison

SimpleMind Pro vs 2Do

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

Head to head
About

SimpleMind Pro

Organize your thoughts, capture ideas, and generate new concepts with a beautiful and intuitive mind mapping tool. Seamlessly synchronize your maps across devices and platforms, and enhance them with media and documents.

Highlights
  • Free-form and auto layout options
  • Cross-platform synchronization
  • Add images, notes, and voice memos
  • Share maps as PDF or Image
  • Customizable styles and themes
  • Collapse/expand branches for overview
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. SimpleMind Pro is designed to synchronize your Mind Maps across platforms. For example (as a separate purchase) for Mac - https://simplemind.eu/download/full-edition/ 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. • Unique free-form layout or various auto layouts. • Seamless synchronization using clouds. • Add media and documents. • Share Mind Maps. • Change and customize the style of the Mind Map. • 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

About

2Do

This task management app offers a fluid interface with deep features for organizing daily tasks and projects. It supports natural language input, quick capture methods, and flexible organization with lists, tags, and smart searches. Designed for iPad, it provides a desktop-grade experience with full keyboard and multitasking support.

Highlights
  • Natural language input for task creation
  • Desktop-grade multitasking on iPad
  • Quick capture via widgets and Siri
  • Markdown notes with collected links
  • Flexible repeat options and start dates
  • Smart lists for saved searches
  • Tagging system for context filtering
Features
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"2Do adapts to my needs, not the other way around. 2Do gets me." — MacStories 2Do is a to do list, task manager and daily planner in one, with a simple, fluid interface wrapped around a deep and flexible set of features. Keep a quick checklist, run a full GTD® system, or anything in between: there is no wrong way to use 2Do, and it never forces a methodology on you. Rebuilt from the ground up as a true desktop-class iPad app, and a one-time purchase. No subscription, no account to create, no strings attached. DESKTOP GRADE TASK MANAGEMENT • Lists, tasks, the editor and a utility panel with Tags, Nearby and Calendar Events, all on one screen • The editor sits in its own panel beside your list and follows you from task to task; no sheets in the way • Open a second window, keep Today in view while you plan a project beside it, and drag tasks between the two • Full keyboard support with the iPadOS menu bar: capture, navigate, schedule and review without lifting your hands • Split View, Slide Over, drag & drop, pinch to zoom: everything the iPad does well, 2Do does too TYPE IT THE WAY YOU'D SAY IT • New: natural language input. Type "Call the dentist tomorrow at 3pm #health" and 2Do fills in the due date, time and tag as you type • Reads dates, times, repeats, alerts, durations, priorities, tags, lists and saved locations, in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Russian CAPTURE ANYTHING, FAST • Quick Add: touch and hold [+] and file task after task, with dates, tags and lists as you type • Siri & Shortcuts, widgets and Control Center, so capture never waits for the app • Mail to 2Do: your device gets a private email address; anything you send it lands as a task, checklist and all • Quick Open: type a few letters, land on any task or list • A GTD® Inbox for anything not yet sorted SIMPLE TASKS, OR AS MUCH AS YOU NEED • Start with a task, grow it into a checklist or a project with sub-tasks • Notes in Markdown, styled as you type, with links collected for you • Flexible repeats, start dates that hide tasks until they matter, durations and one-tap actions • Attach images and voice notes • Batch edit and drag & drop: defer, tag or move a stack of tasks in one go SMART LISTS: SAVED SEARCHES WITH SUPERPOWERS • Search titles, notes, tags and dates; sounds-like matching finds it even when you can't spell it • Save any search as a one-tap view: your weekly review, stalled projects, errands nearby • Focus filter: set a rule per list and one tap hides everything that can wait TAGS THAT SORT EVERYTHING • One tap on a tag filters your day to that context; Tag Groups keep big collections tidy • Pause a tag and every task carrying it steps out of view until you're ready NEVER MISS A THING • Stack multiple alerts on a task and let 2Do nag until it's done • On iPadOS 26.1 and later, an alert can ring like a Clock alarm: full screen, through Silent mode, until you answer • Nearby: location reminders that fire when you're close enough to do the task • Calendar events appear right above your tasks, so plans never collide SYNC YOUR WAY • iCloud: uses the account already on your device; syncs tasks, Smart Lists, tags, groups and attachments • Apple Reminders: your tasks live in Reminders too, so Siri and anything that reads Reminders can see them • Todoist: connect your account and run your Todoist projects right inside 2Do • Dropbox, Toodledo, Fastmail, or any CalDAV server you trust, including one you run yourself • When two devices meet, 2Do can merge them instead of making you pick a winner • 2Do for Mac is available separately, so your lists follow you to the desktop YOURS, PRIVATELY • Lock single lists or the whole app • Automatic backups, with single-list restore • Share lists over Wi-Fi with 2Do users nearby, no cloud in between • Separate light and dark themes Use 2Do as a simple list, or push it into full GTD® territory. On iPad, it spreads out and feels like the desktop app it truly is.

Screenshots

SimpleMind Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SimpleMind Pro at $10.99 against 2Do's $19.99. SimpleMind Pro also leads on ratings volume (451 vs 15) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). 2Do's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On 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

SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99 and 2Do $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

2Do holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleMind Pro has 451 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of SimpleMind Pro's written reviews are positive against 100% of 2Do's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 2 months, 2Do daily. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
SimpleMind Pro versus 2Do: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleMind Pro2Do
Price$10.99 — better$19.99
Rating4.7 (451 ratings)4.9 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings451 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#159 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxpt Software & Consulting B.V.Beehive Innovations Services

Customer experience

SimpleMind Pro

All ratings451 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews769 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.6%

2Do

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SimpleMind Pro

No in-app purchases

None

2Do

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleMind Pro free?
SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 2Do free?
2Do costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleMind Pro or 2Do?
2Do is rated higher. SimpleMind Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 451 ratings, while 2Do averages 4.9 from 15 ratings.
Do SimpleMind Pro or 2Do have ads?
Neither SimpleMind Pro nor 2Do shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleMind Pro or 2Do?
SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 2 months, and 2Do daily. Most recently, SimpleMind Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and 2Do on October 11, 2026.

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