Comparison

SimpleMind Pro vs Chapp Scheduler

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

Chapp Scheduler

Features
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Chapp Scheduler brings your projects, tasks, calendar and time tracking together in one app, built for studios, agencies and freelancers. SMART SCHEDULING Tasks automatically fill the free slots in your day, around your Google Calendar meetings. Urgent work and deadlines come first; everything else reorganises itself. ONE-TAP TIME TRACKING Start a timer on any task and follow it from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Every minute is logged against the right project and client. PROJECTS & TEAMS • Tasks with priorities, due dates, checklists and dependencies • Assign teammates and get notified • Notes, links and attachments on every task • Project templates to get started in seconds ACCURATE BILLING Hourly rate per project, billed vs. unbilled time, per-client overview: you know exactly what to invoice at the end of the month. ALWAYS IN SYNC Web, iPhone and iPad: changes show up in real time on all your devices and for your whole team.

Screenshots

SimpleMind Pro4 screens
Chapp Scheduler4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Chapp Scheduler at Free against SimpleMind Pro's $10.99. Chapp Scheduler also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). SimpleMind Pro's advantage is chart position (#100 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

Chapp Scheduler 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 2 months, Chapp Scheduler every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
SimpleMind Pro versus Chapp Scheduler: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimpleMind ProChapp Scheduler
Price$10.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (451 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings451 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerxpt Software & Consulting B.V.Floret Chappellier

In-app purchases

None

SimpleMind Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Chapp Scheduler

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimpleMind Pro free?
SimpleMind Pro costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chapp Scheduler free?
Chapp Scheduler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimpleMind Pro or Chapp Scheduler have ads?
Neither SimpleMind Pro nor Chapp Scheduler shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SimpleMind Pro or Chapp Scheduler?
SimpleMind Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Chapp Scheduler every 10 days. Most recently, SimpleMind Pro was updated on October 27, 2026 and Chapp Scheduler on October 24, 2026.

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