iBrainstormer vs MindThread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iBrainstormer
This app helps you brainstorm ideas and organize thoughts using visual mind maps. Create to-do lists, spider graphs, and add images. Easily share your creations via PDF or email.
- Mind mapping
- To-do lists
- Add pictures
- Print and save as PDF
- Dropbox integration
- Peer-to-peer networking
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No more Ads! Completely free for a limited time! Great Mind Mapping tool with awesome features at an attractive price! Brainstorm, To-do Lists, Spider Graphs, you name it! One of the only mind mapping tools that allows printing and the addition of pictures. Just double click to make a Node! Easy to use help feature! Ask questions, view tutorials, FAQ, etc. Dropbox, Peer to Peer Networking, Printing, PDF, Email, and Pictures! Features - Cut & Paste Nodes - Advanced COLOR PICKER! - Add Pictures - Start Date/End Date - Change Colors - Add Notes - Upload to Dropbox - Download from Dropbox - Peer to Peer Networking integration - Undo/Redo - Printing! - Save as PDF - Email Picture, PDF, or BSMM File If your looking for a mind mapping app that can do it all... Then you've found it. If you're have any issues or want to make a suggestion please email me at Mikel.Gonzalez@iVinnyApps.com
MindThread
Organize your thoughts and ideas visually with a user-friendly mind mapping tool. Create, style, and share your mind maps seamlessly across devices. Supports automatic and manual layouts for flexible idea visualization.
- Mind map editing with nodes and connections
- Customizable styles and themes
- Automatic and manual layout options
- iCloud synchronization across devices
- Export to PDF, image, OPML, and Markdown
- Wireless printing via AirPrint
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MindThread is an easy-to-use app for organizing ideas and capturing thoughts. FEATURES: Mind Map Editing • Quickly add nodes(branches) and connections to visualize your ideas. • Use the intuitive inspector to set rich styles of mind map elements • Supports both automatic layout and manual layout. • Fold/Unfold nodes to organize ideas more clearly. • Beautiful built-in themes, each with a variety of color schemes. • Live preview of all changes, with appropriate canvas animations. iCloud • Turn on iCloud so your documents are automatically available on your Mac, iPad and iPhone. • MindThread automatically saves your documents as you make changes. Sharing • Easily share your document via AirDrop, Mail, Messages or other actions. • Export your document to PDF, image, OPML and Markdown files. • Print wirelessly with AirPrint. SUPPORT: If you have any feedback or questions, we’d love to hear from you! You can reach us by email at mt-support@bithulu.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MindThread at 5.0 against iBrainstormer's 3.2. MindThread also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%). iBrainstormer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MindThread holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of iBrainstormer's written reviews are positive against 83% of MindThread's.
iBrainstormer ships an update every 2 weeks, MindThread every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iBrainstormer | MindThread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Gonzalez | 正兵 吴 |
Customer experience
iBrainstormer
MindThread
In-app purchases
iBrainstormer
No in-app purchases
MindThread
No in-app purchases








