SimpleMind Pro vs MobileFamilyTree 11
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleMind Pro
Organize thoughts, remember information, and generate new ideas with an intuitive mind mapping tool. Add images, documents, and customize styles. Store and sync maps securely across devices.
- Free-form layout for topics
- Add images and documents
- Customize mind map styles
- Collapse and expand branches
- Sync across devices via cloud
- Export in PDF, Image, and OPML formats
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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 for iPad&iPhone is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Highlights • Easy to use. • Add images and documents. • Share Mind Maps. • Customize the style of the Mind Map. • Continuously fine-tuned based on customer feedback. • Tools to help you maintain overview. Private by Design • No ads. • No tracking. • No need to sign up for an account. • We do not have access to your Mind Maps. 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.
MobileFamilyTree 11
Explore your family history with this comprehensive genealogy app. Create impressive charts, reports, and books, and visualize your ancestry in interactive 2D and 3D views. Features include advanced place management, AI-powered photo tools, and the ability to host your family tree website.
- Interactive Family Tree & Virtual Tree 3D
- Visually impressive charts, evaluations, reports, and books
- New Places Management with Wikipedia Integration
- AI-powered photo colorization and repair
- Create and host free family tree website
- Sociogram and ToDo Assistant
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Discover your family history with MobileFamilyTree 11: modern, interactive, convenient, and fast. Explore your family tree and your family history in a way that would have amazed generations of chroniclers before you. Create visually impressive charts, evaluations, reports, and books, navigate through the Interactive Family Tree or Virtual Tree 3D view and experience genealogy in a whole new way. ---------- MAJOR NEW FEATURES IN MOBILEFAMILYTREE 11 Completely New Places Management All-New: Landmarks and Place Details All-New: Search for Geographic Coordinates & Alternative Names All-New: Wikipedia Integration for Places New Feature: Influential People – Who Shaped Your Life? Completely New Diagram: Sociogram New ToDo Assistant New Date Picker and multilingual Date Handling Many New AI Models for Photo Colorization New: AI-Powered Photo Repair and Damage Removal Newly Developed: Create and Host Your Family Tree Website for Free Improved User Interface – Faster and More Intuitive All-New Welcome Window – Your Starting Point New: Mark Your Preferred Tools – Personalize Your MobileFamilyTree Experience New Backup Feature: Protect Your Valuable Data Countless further improvements and new features
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Verdict
SimpleMind Pro and MobileFamilyTree 11 both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 81% of SimpleMind Pro's written reviews are positive against 56% of MobileFamilyTree 11's. SimpleMind Pro also leads on price ($10.99 vs $14.99). MobileFamilyTree 11's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 MobileFamilyTree 11 $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SimpleMind Pro against 4.8 for MobileFamilyTree 11. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 451 and 669 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of SimpleMind Pro's written reviews are positive against 56% of MobileFamilyTree 11's.
SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, MobileFamilyTree 11 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleMind Pro | MobileFamilyTree 11 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (451 ratings) | 4.8 (669 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.9% of reviews — better | 56.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 451 | 669 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #76 | #47 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 264 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | xpt Software & Consulting B.V. | Synium Software GmbH |
Customer experience
SimpleMind Pro
MobileFamilyTree 11
Bugs and requests
SimpleMind Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MobileFamilyTree 11
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes and shuts down unexpectedly
- Issues with FamilySearch integration
Requested features
4 requests- Export and import custom filters
- Ability to add siblings directly from person profile
- Option to remove Christian-centric events
- In-app voice recording for interviews
In-app purchases
SimpleMind Pro
No in-app purchases
MobileFamilyTree 11
No in-app purchases
Questions
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