SimpleMind Pro vs Story Circle

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

Story Circle is a simple tool to quickly turn an idea into a complete story. Tap any segment to write. Use hints when needed. Eight guided steps help shape a complete and balanced story. View a summary to read the full story as one connected text. Copy or export your story as a PDF. Story Circle is designed for moments when an idea appears and you want to capture it before it gets lost. Instead of writing freely and drifting into unnecessary details, the structure helps you stay focused on what you actually want to say. You don’t write linearly. You think in a circle. The story is built in eight segments that you fill in order. Each segment has a clear purpose and can be as short as needed. Step by step, a story with a beginning, middle, and end takes shape. The circle makes it easy to finish — to close the story instead of leaving it open. Story Circle is not a text editor. It doesn’t try to replace your writing software or distract you with formatting. It is a thinking tool, made to organize ideas, plan stories, and create a clear narrative guide for writing, speaking, or video planning. There is no theory to learn and no terminology to remember. Storytelling is understood by doing. You simply fill the circle and watch the story take shape. Story Circle is free to use. Upgrading is a choice, not a barrier. No subscriptions, no pressure — just a calm and focused way to think your story through..