MinDgo 9 vs Obsidian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MinDgo 9
This app allows you to view and edit mind maps on your iPhone and iPad, syncing with desktop applications like FreeMind and Freeplane. It offers essential editing features for nodes and text, making mind mapping accessible on the go.
- Create, import, and export mind maps
- Direct Dropbox integration
- Supports FreeMind and Freeplane file formats
- View and edit mind maps as hierarchical lists
- Cut, copy, paste, and reorder nodes
- Edit node text and notes
- Format nodes with styles and icons
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MinDgo is primarily a companion app to FreeMind and Freeplane, two great open source mind-mapping applications for your desktop. MinDgo allows you to view and edit mind maps on your iPhone and iPad. IMPORTANT: This version does not include all of the features in MinDgo. If you are actively using MinDgo you may want to review the feature list to see if this version is right for you. If you're not already a FreeMind or Freeplane user, you should be. If you're already using one of these applications, you'll want to have MinDgo in your pocket so that you will always have your mind maps with you. MinDgo is mind mapping on-the-go. Features: • Create, Import and Export mind maps using iTunes File Sharing, Email, Dropbox and the Open in... protocol • Open and save mind maps directly from Dropbox. • Supports FreeMind 1.0.1 file format • Support for Freephone 1.5.9+ file format • View and Edit mind maps as hierarchical lists, taking the most advantage of small screens • cut/copy/paste and reorder nodes • Edit node text • Edit node notes • Format nodes using Node Style • Supports both Plain Text and Rich Text node styles • Add and remove Icons • Change node Background Color Missing Features: • Format nodes using Italics, Bold, Font Size • Apply Physical Styles to nodes • Display node Attributes
Obsidian
Organize your thoughts and ideas with a powerful knowledge base that utilizes local Markdown files. This app acts as your personal second brain, accessible on your mobile device for seamless note-taking and idea connection.
- Local Markdown file storage
- Customizable toolbar
- Graph view for connections
- Community plugins
- Themes
- iCloud sync
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Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files. It is a second brain, for you, forever. Now available on the go for iOS! Features include: - Customizable toolbar - Pull down quick actions - Graph view - Community plugins - Themes - Sidebar pinning for tablet - iCloud vaults
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Obsidian at 4.5 against MinDgo 9's 4.0. Obsidian also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and chart position (#124 vs unranked). MinDgo 9's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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.
Obsidian holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of MinDgo 9's written reviews are positive against 62% of Obsidian's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MinDgo 9 | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 62.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #124 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jim Budet | Dynalist Inc. |
Customer experience
MinDgo 9
Obsidian
Bugs and requests
MinDgo 9
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Obsidian
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sync issues leading to data loss
- Freezing and crashing on mobile devices
- Editing bugs and text input issues
Requested features
5 requests- Improved sorting and organization options
- WYSIWYG editing on mobile
- Better integration with other cloud storage services
- More intuitive onboarding process for new users
- Native mobile widgets and share sheet integration
In-app purchases
MinDgo 9
No in-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
