SimpleMind Pro vs SideNotes Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
SideNotes Mobile
Capture thoughts and to-dos on the go with this mobile note-taking app. It offers iCloud sync, Markdown formatting, and customizable themes for a personalized experience. Easily access notes from other applications.
- iCloud Synchronization
- Markdown Formatting
- Task Management
- Customizable Themes
- Note and Folder URLs
- Note Colors
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SideNotes Mobile is a fast notes app for iPhone and iPad. Capture notes, tasks, links, and snippets in seconds, then access them across devices with iCloud sync. Version 1.2 brings a major upgrade: - A new editor with hidden Markdown markup - the same as in SideNotes for macOS - Refreshed iOS 26-style interface (Liquid Glass look) - Note folding - Note & Folder pinning - Simple drag-and-drop reordering - New contextual menu - New formatting options - Add Note action for the iPhone Action Button - New translations: Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Spanish - UI polish, bug fixes, and quality improvements Core features: - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Themes and note colors for personalization - Tasks and checklists for daily work - Folder organization and quick search - Note and folder URLs for fast access from other apps - Text settings for comfortable writing and reading - One-time purchase (paid per major version). No subscription. Note: SideNotes Mobile is a companion app to SideNotes for macOS. SideNotes for macOS is sold separately.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SimpleMind Pro at 4.7 against SideNotes Mobile's 4.2. SimpleMind Pro also leads on ratings volume (451 vs 28) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). SideNotes Mobile's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and price ($9.99 vs $10.99). On review sentiment, 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
SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99 and SideNotes Mobile $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleMind Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimpleMind Pro has 451 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of SimpleMind Pro's written reviews are positive against 88% of SideNotes Mobile's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 2 months, SideNotes Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleMind Pro | SideNotes Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 | $9.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (451 ratings) — better | 4.2 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews | 88.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 451 — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | xpt Software & Consulting B.V. | Apptorium |
Customer experience
SimpleMind Pro
SideNotes Mobile
In-app purchases
SimpleMind Pro
No in-app purchases
SideNotes Mobile
No in-app purchases









