Comparison

SimpleMind Pro vs MindManager Go

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

MindManager Go

View and navigate MindManager files on your mobile device. Focus on key information with filtering and search, and send notes to your desktop. Supports various MindManager features for dynamic visualization of ideas, plans, and projects.

Highlights
  • View and navigate MindManager files
  • Powerful filtering and search
  • Send images and text notes to desktop
  • Supports task information, properties, and formulas
  • Visualize concepts, plans, and projects
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MindManager Go lets you view and navigate your MindManager files on your mobile device. See map details with crystal clarity, focus on important information with ease thanks to powerful filtering and search capabilities, and send images and text notes to your MindManager desktop with the NEW MindManager Snap capture tool. Supports classic and recent MindManager features including task information, properties, formulas, SmartRules, objects, flowcharts and more. MindManager Go is part of the MindManager suite of products, which simplify the way individuals and teams manage information, by turning scattered ideas and data into dynamic digital visualizations that are easy to build, evolve and share. - Process & organize information more intuitively - Quickly bring structure and clarity to concepts, plans & projects - See the big picture and little details in a single dynamic dashboard - Engage, & align team members Every day, millions of people across thousands of global organizations use MindManager to more effectively think, plan, communicate, collaborate and get things done.

Screenshots

SimpleMind Pro4 screens
MindManager Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MindManager Go at Free against SimpleMind Pro's $10.99. SimpleMind Pro's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (81% vs 56%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

MindManager Go is free to download; SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SimpleMind Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleMind Pro has 451 ratings behind it against 73, 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 56% of MindManager Go's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 2 months, MindManager Go every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
SimpleMind Pro versus MindManager Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleMind ProMindManager Go
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (451 ratings) — better3.8 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews — better55.8% of reviews
Number of ratings451 — better73
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#109 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxpt Software & Consulting B.V.Corel Corporation.

Customer experience

SimpleMind Pro

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

MindManager Go

All ratings73 ratings
Positive65.8%
Neutral11.0%
Negative23.3%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative38.3%

Bugs and requests

SimpleMind Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MindManager Go

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot open files from iCloud
  • Refresh token errors
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add editing capabilities on mobile
  • Improve cloud storage integration
  • Expand functionality to match desktop version
  • Fix keyboard issues on mobile

In-app purchases

None

SimpleMind Pro

No in-app purchases

None

MindManager Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleMind Pro free?
SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindManager Go free?
MindManager Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SimpleMind Pro or MindManager Go?
SimpleMind Pro is rated higher. SimpleMind Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 451 ratings, while MindManager Go averages 3.8 from 73 ratings.
Do SimpleMind Pro or MindManager Go have ads?
Neither SimpleMind Pro nor MindManager Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleMind Pro or MindManager Go?
SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 2 months, and MindManager Go every 3 months. Most recently, SimpleMind Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and MindManager Go on October 8, 2026.

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