Comparison

Mind Mapping vs Trello

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mind Mapping

Organize, prioritize, and generate new thoughts with a powerful mobile mind mapping tool. Seamlessly sync your creations with an online account and collaborate in real-time. Offers free basic features and premium plans for advanced functionality.

Highlights
  • Create mind maps
  • Sync with online account
  • Multi-touch support
  • Add icons, colors, and themes
  • View and edit notes, links, tasks
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Export maps
Features
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MindMeister is the one and only mobile mind mapping app you’ll ever need. Whether you’re using it in the boardroom, the classroom, the presentation hall, or the lunch meeting, MindMeister can help you organize, prioritize, and even generate new thoughts. Designed from the ground up as an extension to our award-winning, browser-based interface, the MindMeister app stores your mobile creations and seamlessly syncs them with your online account. Feature highlights in the free “Basic” plan: - Create up to three free mind maps - Seamlessly sync maps and folders with your free online account - Multi-touch support for drag & drop, zoom, pan - Add icons, colors, styles and map themes - View and edit notes, links, tasks and attachments on ideas - Draw connections between nodes - Play presentations - Share maps directly from the device - Real-time collaboration Additional features in the “Personal” plan: - Create and edit unlimited mind maps - Add files and images to topics - Export maps in PDF and PNG format - Priority support Additional features in the “Pro” plan: - Export maps in MS Word and MS PowerPoint format - Export slides as zip file NOTE: Requires a free account registration. The “Basic” version of MindMeister is free. You can try the “Personal” plan free for 1 week after signing up! If you enjoy your “Personal” trial, do nothing and your membership will automatically continue as an auto-renewing month-to-month subscription. If you subscribe via iTunes: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of your selected plan above. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings on the device. If you haven’t subscribed through iTunes, you can manage your subscription through MindMeister. Privacy policy: https://www.mindmeister.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.mindmeister.com/legal

About

Trello

Capture tasks, ideas, and notes as cards and organize them into flexible boards. Centralize your work, integrate with calendars, and receive timely reminders. Work offline and sync automatically when back online.

Highlights
  • Task capture and organization
  • Customizable kanban boards
  • Calendar integration
  • Push notification reminders
  • Offline work capability
  • AI summarization for tasks
Features
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Work smarter and do more with your personal productivity powerhouse, Trello. Capture, organize, and tackle your to do checklist from anywhere. No more chaotic schedules, lost sticky notes, or searching for bookmarked messages across apps. Stay organized and efficient with Trello Inbox, Boards, and Planner. Every personal or work-related to-do, idea, or responsibility—no matter how small—finds its place, keeping you at the top of your game. Smarter task list management, all from your mobile device. Trello lets you create a daily planner of tasks, ideas, and notes right from your phone into a Trello board, card, or to-do list. Add due dates, comments, checklists, descriptions, files, and more to your task dashboard. Save messages from popular work apps like Slack or Microsoft Teams, snap a photo, and forward emails within Trello. Paid subscriptions have access to features that use AI to summarize your saved to-dos into a Trello card so that nothing slips through the cracks. Everything captured lands as a card in your Trello Inbox, making it easy to review, prioritize, and organize your work across boards. Plan your day around your schedule; view what’s booked on your Google or Outlook calendars right from your task board. Standard and Premium users can also enable Planner to schedule focus time for completing saved to-dos. Get reminders that work for you by setting up push notifications for your personal tasks and daily to dos. Get timely alerts for the updates you care about, like due dates or changes to your card. Create beautiful, flexible Trello boards. Organize your captured cards into customizable kanban boards and lists, tailored to your workflow. Trello’s tactile, visual mobile interface, with drag-and-drop gestures and smooth transitions between boards offers a natural way to plan your work on a mobile device. TASK MANAGEMENT MADE EASY - Capture, edit and sort your to do checklists. - Seamlessly enable Trello with your Google or Outlook calendar. - See what you have scheduled with your daily planner (and set aside focus time on what you’ve captured in Trello cards to get done later). - Use the Trello widget to add more to your checklists without ever opening the app. - View all your to-dos from multiple boards in one place. SCHEDULE ORGANIZER & DAILY PLANNER - Add reminders, forward emails, and save messages in your Trello Inbox. - No-code automation is built into every Trello board for intelligent task management. - Place your top tasks into your calendar, and make time for what truly matters in your daily planner. - Custom Kanban board views to visualize your way. - Get timely alerts for the updates you care about, like due dates or changes to your card. - Capture notes or ideas, and update boards even without internet. Your changes sync automatically when you’re back online for seamless task management. - Subscriptions can unlock features that summarize your saved to-dos into a Trello card and streamline daily planning. PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS - Task dashboard tools allow you to manage tasks with ease. - Create a plan of action, a checklist, or simply gain clarity on what needs to be done. - Generate, summarize, and improve spelling and grammar of work, copywriting, or personal content. - You can even go beyond a daily planner and task organizer. Paid subscriptions can access AI tools that allow you to brainstorm new content based on topics you provide. Download Trello and experience a new era of personal productivity management. It’s free! When you use features that require your device’s photos, camera, microphone, or contacts, we will request permission before accessing that data.

Screenshots

Mind Mapping4 screens
Trello4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Trello at none against Mind Mapping's 12. Trello also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and chart position (#166 vs unranked). Mind Mapping's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 53%). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Mind Mapping sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per month. Trello asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Mind Mapping against 4.3 for Trello. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trello has 7K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Mind Mapping's written reviews are positive against 53% of Trello's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind Mapping ships an update monthly, Trello every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Mind Mapping versus Trello: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind MappingTrello
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better4.3 (7K ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better53.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K7K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#166 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB216 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeisterLabsTrello, Inc.

Customer experience

Mind Mapping

All ratings1,269 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews1,439 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative19.0%

Trello

All ratings6,990 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative12.7%
Written reviews884 reviews
Positive53.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative36.4%

User reviews

Mind Mapping

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface
  • 🚀 Helpful for brainstorming and organizing ideas
  • 🚀 Cross-platform functionality
  • 🚀 Useful for personal and professional use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy, crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Syncing and compatibility issues between mobile and web versions
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model, limited free features
  • 🔒 Concerns about data privacy and inability to export maps
  • 🔧 Lack of customization options and advanced features

Trello

From 7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app for organizing
  • 👍 Flexible and customizable
  • 💡 Excellent collaboration features
  • 🚀 Seamless cross-device experience
  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sync issues and data loss
  • 🐛 Buggy and unstable at times
  • 🐛 Unintuitive interface changes
  • 🔒 Difficult to cancel subscription
  • 🐛 Notifications not working properly

Bugs and requests

Mind Mapping

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to edit initial topic
  • Disappearing text and formatting issues
  • Blank screens and crashes when adding new elements
  • Synchronization problems between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More customization options for maps
  • Improved collaboration and sharing features
  • Better integration with other productivity apps
  • Support for handwritten notes and drawings

Trello

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Cards disappearing or not updating
  • Checklists not functioning as expected
  • Inability to delete or remove accounts
  • Sync issues between mobile and desktop
  • Frequent crashes and freezes on mobile

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add calendar view
  • Improve mobile widgets
  • Allow more customization of boards
  • Provide better notification controls
  • Add option to delete boards/cards easily

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mind Mapping

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly Personal Subscription2 variants$7.491 Month
  • Monthly Personal Trial7 Days trial$7.491 Month
  • Monthly Personal Subscription14 Days trial$7.491 Month
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  • Pro$12.491 Month
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$12.491 Month
  • Pro7 Days trial$12.491 Month
  • Yearly Personal Subscription2 variants$78.001 Year
  • Yearly Personal Subscription14 Days trial$78.001 Year
  • Pro$125.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$125.991 Year
None

Trello

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mind Mapping free?
Mind Mapping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Trello free?
Trello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mind Mapping or Trello?
Mind Mapping is rated higher. Mind Mapping averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Trello averages 4.3 from 7K ratings.
Do Mind Mapping or Trello have ads?
Neither Mind Mapping nor Trello shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind Mapping or Trello?
Mind Mapping ships an update monthly, and Trello every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mind Mapping was updated on September 24, 2026 and Trello on September 24, 2026.

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