Comparison

SimpleMind Pro vs MindBinder

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

MindBinder

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MindBinder is a beautiful, private home for everything you write down — quick notes, big ideas, to-do lists and, when you are ready for it, entire books. CAPTURE EVERYTHING • Rich notes with headings, lists, checklists, quotes, callouts and collapsible sections • Markdown support, slash commands, find & replace and inline images • Organise notes into projects and nested tags, and jump between ideas with inline #tags • Powerful search across all your notes, projects and tasks • A calm, distraction-free editor with clean typography, adjustable width and spacing TASKS & REMINDERS • Multiple to-do lists per project with due-date reminders, also recurring • Interactive home-screen widgets on iPhone, iPad and Mac: check off tasks and jot notes without opening the app WRITE YOUR BOOK When a note grows into a story, MindBinder grows with it: • Book projects with chapters, drag-and-drop ordering, per-chapter status (draft, revision, done) and live word counts • Character sheets: role, appearance, motivation, conflicts and notes • World-building entries for locations, factions, magic systems, timelines and lore • Writing statistics: daily word counts, streaks, goals and achievements YOUR WORK, SAFE AND PRIVATE • Local-first: everything is stored on your device • Optional iCloud sync keeps Mac, iPhone and iPad up to date — in your own iCloud, invisible to us • Automatic local backups protect against mishaps • Optional app lock with Face ID / Touch ID • No accounts, no tracking, no ads EXPORT & IMPORT • Export notes or your whole manuscript to PDF, ePub, Word (.docx), HTML or Markdown • Import existing Markdown files OPTIONAL AI ASSISTANT • Bring your own Anthropic API key to brainstorm, rephrase and get unstuck — off by default, and your text is only sent when you ask for it Whether you are jotting a quick thought, organising a project or drafting a novel — MindBinder keeps your ideas bound together. MindBinder is an auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/Kaoz-K/mindbinder-support/blob/main/PRIVACY.md

Screenshots

SimpleMind Pro4 screens
MindBinder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MindBinder at Free against SimpleMind Pro's $10.99. MindBinder also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). SimpleMind Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

MindBinder is free to download; SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99 up front. MindBinder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. SimpleMind Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
SimpleMind Pro versus MindBinder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleMind ProMindBinder
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (451 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings451 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#174 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxpt Software & Consulting B.V.Karym Zijderveld

In-app purchases

None

SimpleMind Pro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MindBinder

Subscriptions2
  • MindBinder (Monthly)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Mindbinder (Yearly)1 Month trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is SimpleMind Pro free?
SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindBinder free?
MindBinder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SimpleMind Pro or MindBinder have ads?
Neither SimpleMind Pro nor MindBinder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleMind Pro or MindBinder?
SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 2 months, and MindBinder fortnightly. Most recently, SimpleMind Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and MindBinder on October 3, 2026.

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