Comparison

Trout vs MindPage

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

Head to head
About

Trout

This app helps you organize thoughts and ideas non-linearly using words and images. You can categorize concepts with color and shape, and enhance your maps with sketches and photos. Share your organized ideas as images or PDFs, or export them in OPML or markdown formats.

Highlights
  • Associate words and images
  • Organize ideas non-linearly
  • Categorize by color and shape
  • Add sketches and photos
  • Share as image or PDF
  • Export OPML or markdown
  • Freeform or automatic layout
Features
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Trout is a mind mapping application that allows you to rapidly associate words and images, and help you organise your ideas in a non-linear way. It could assist you with organising an event, writing a document or solving a problem. Your ideas can be categorised by color and shape and you can add sketches and photos to your map. Features   •Share your map as an image, PDF. •Export OPML or markdown •Freeform or automatic layout. •Basic sketching for quick visual capture

About

MindPage

This app helps you organize thoughts and knowledge through mind mapping. Easily create and customize diagrams with nodes, branches, and media. Export your creations in various formats for seamless sharing.

Highlights
  • Create mind maps with nodes and branches
  • Insert images and media
  • Customize node and branch styles
  • Organize documents with color folders
  • Export to PDF, PNG, and JPG
  • Supports dark mode and split screen on iPad
Features
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MindPage is an exquisite mind mapping application. You can use it to record ideas, write notes, and summarize knowledge. MindPage now supports dark mode, and supports split screen, drag and drop and other features on the iPad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lightweight, Fast and Simple ∙ Minimal footprint ∙ Quickly launch and load files ∙ Efficient and simple operation and interface Quickly build mind maps ∙ Add nodes and branches quickly ∙ Supports inserting pictures, shooting with camera or selecting pictures from album ∙ Add symbol ∙ Add connections between nodes ∙ Drag nodes and branches to change their position Powerful Theme Attributes ∙ Global theme style:   ∙ Preset multiple themes   ∙ Preset multiple color schemes   ∙ Support multiple layouts   ∙ Quickly adjust background color ∙ Node and branch styles:   ∙ Modify the style attributes of a single node   ∙ Batch modify style attributes of specified level nodes ∙ Adjustable style attributes:   ∙ Node shape   ∙ Node color   ∙ Border color   ∙ Border width   ∙ Line shape   ∙ Line width   ∙ Line style   ∙ Line color   ∙ Text size   ∙ Text color Innovative document organization and management: ∙ Tile display in grid format ∙ Click to preview content ∙ Color folder ∙ Drag to change sort ∙ Folder content preview Export and share: ∙ PDF document ∙ PNG image ∙ JPG image ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Contact If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please contact us at mindpage@outlook.com.

Screenshots

Trout4 screens
MindPage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MindPage at 89% against Trout's 33%. MindPage also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months). Trout's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Trout is free to download; MindPage costs $0.99 up front. Trout sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 2 months. MindPage asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Trout holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Trout's written reviews are positive against 89% of MindPage's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trout ships an update every 5 months, MindPage every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Trout versus MindPage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTroutMindPage
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital-Dirtbag晓钧 黄

Customer experience

Trout

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

MindPage

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral11.4%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Trout

Subscriptions1
  • 60 Day subscription$2.492 Months
One-time2
  • Free trialFree
  • Lifetime Purchase$3.99
None

MindPage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trout free?
Trout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindPage free?
MindPage costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trout or MindPage?
Trout is rated higher. Trout averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while MindPage averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Trout or MindPage have ads?
Neither Trout nor MindPage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trout or MindPage?
Trout ships an update every 5 months, and MindPage every 3 months. Most recently, Trout was updated on September 22, 2026 and MindPage on September 22, 2026.

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