Comparison

SimpleMind Pro vs Colmeia

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
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 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.

About

Colmeia

Features
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Morar junto fica mais fácil quando todo mundo sabe o que tem em casa. O Colmeia organiza a vida da casa compartilhada — família, casal ou república — em um app só: o que tem na geladeira, o que precisa comprar e o que está perto de vencer. GELADEIRA E DESPENSA SEMPRE ATUALIZADAS Cadastre o que tem na geladeira, no freezer e na despensa, com quantidade e validade. Qualquer pessoa da casa vê tudo em tempo real — acabou a cena de comprar o que já tinha ou descobrir tarde demais que o leite acabou. NADA VENCE SEM AVISAR O Colmeia te avisa antes dos alimentos vencerem. Menos desperdício, menos dinheiro no lixo. LISTAS DE COMPRAS EM TEMPO REAL Crie listas de compras compartilhadas. Um adiciona, outro marca no mercado — todo mundo vê na hora. Dá até para marcar itens urgentes. DO MERCADO DIRETO PARA A GELADEIRA Terminou a compra? Mande os itens da lista direto para a geladeira ou despensa em um toque, já com quantidade. UMA COLMEIA PARA CADA CASA Crie sua casa e convide quem mora com você por código ou QR code. Cada um vê as mesmas informações, na hora. POR QUE COLMEIA? Porque casa boa funciona como colmeia: cada um faz a sua parte e tudo flui. O app cuida da organização para sobrar tempo para o que importa. Baixe grátis e organize sua casa hoje.

Screenshots

SimpleMind Pro4 screens
Colmeia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Colmeia at Free against SimpleMind Pro's $10.99. Colmeia also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). SimpleMind Pro's advantage is chart position (#112 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, Colmeia fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SimpleMind Pro versus Colmeia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleMind ProColmeia
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (451 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings451 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#112 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB39 MB
Age rating+44+
Developerxpt Software & Consulting B.V.Guilherme Radel Uriarte

In-app purchases

None

SimpleMind Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Colmeia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleMind Pro free?
SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colmeia free?
Colmeia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleMind Pro or Colmeia have ads?
Neither SimpleMind Pro nor Colmeia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleMind Pro or Colmeia?
SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and Colmeia fortnightly. Most recently, SimpleMind Pro was updated on November 1, 2026 and Colmeia on October 24, 2026.

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