Mind Mapping vs Paint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Paint
Explore a gallery of diverse drawings and witness the creative process behind them. This application offers an engaging visual experience for art enthusiasts and aspiring artists alike.
- View diverse drawings
- See drawing process
- Art gallery
- Creative inspiration
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Do you like to draw? Do you like to see different drawings? In this app you can see various drawings and even the process of drawing them. Download now for a fun experience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mind Mapping at 76% against Paint's 23%. Mind Mapping also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 24). Paint's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Mind Mapping sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per month. Paint asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mind Mapping holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mind Mapping has 1.3K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Mind Mapping's written reviews are positive against 23% of Paint's.
Mind Mapping ships an update monthly, Paint every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mind Mapping | Paint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.3K ratings) — better | 3.4 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.1% of reviews — better | 23.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MeisterLabs | Orgajja Co Ltd |
Customer experience
Mind Mapping
Paint
User reviews
Mind Mapping
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat 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
Paint
From 24 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful paintings possible
- 🚀 Low MB and offline capability
- 🎨 Creativity and more features
- 👍 Great for free
- 😊 Amazing app
Room to improve
- ❌ Ads are intrusive and disruptive
- 🐛 Difficulty drawing and connecting lines
- 🐛 Losing progress and lack of save feature
- 🐛 Photos are upside down when saved
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
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
Paint
Reported bugs
14 issues- Ads make drawing impossible
- Lost progress
- Saved photos are upside down
- App crashes
- Stuck in vertical mode on tablet
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- App doesn't open
- Paid upgrade not applied
- App closes by itself
- Ads on saved images
- Delay in seeing paint on screen
- Subtle mountain scene in drawing background
- Ads even after paying for full version
- App crashes on startup
- Cannot draw a line
Requested features
7 requests- Remove ads
- Add a save feature
- Fix upside down saved photos
- Improve drawing line connection
- Add more colors
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- Implement an undo feature
- Add more features and options
In-app purchases
Mind Mapping
- 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
Paint
No in-app purchases
