Comparison

Lucidchart vs Mind Mapping

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

Head to head
About

Lucidchart

Create and view diagrams like flowcharts, mind maps, and org charts on your mobile device. This visual workspace facilitates real-time collaboration and data visualization. Diagrams sync instantly to your account and can be exported in various formats.

Highlights
  • Create and edit diagrams
  • Pre-built templates
  • Drag-and-drop functionality
  • Offline document viewing
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Export to PDF, PNG, Visio
  • Integrations with G Suite, Slack, Jira
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This app requires a Team or Enterprise Lucidchart subscription. If you have a free or Individual level subscription please use the desktop or mobile web browser version. Lucidchart is the easiest way to create and view venn diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps, concept maps, org charts, UML activity diagrams on your mobile device. Lucidchart is a visual workspace that combines diagramming, data visualization, and collaboration to accelerate understanding and drive innovation. With this intuitive, cloud-based solution, everyone can work visually and collaborate in real-time. The app requires a Lucidchart account. Diagrams save and sync instantly online to your Lucidchart account, so you never lose your work Already a Lucidchart user? Just sign in and your documents will load automatically. Intuitive features: * Create new documents and edit your existing documents * Start with pre-built templates * Drag-and-drop functionality * View recent documents in offline mode * Real-time collaboration * In-editor commenting Easy to share and publish: * Export to PDF, PNG, and Microsoft Visio * Email documents to share with others * Generate shareable links Global compatibility: * Integrates with G Suite, Google Drive, Slack, Confluence, Jira, and more * Import Visio and OmniGraffle files * Runs on all major browsers and device operating systems Shape libraries for every scenario: * Flowcharts and process maps * AWS, Azure, and GCP shapes * Mockups and wireframes * UML, ER, and network diagrams * Mind maps and Venn diagrams * Org charts and BPMN diagrams Terms of Service https:/lucid.co/tos-mobile Privacy Policy https://lucid.co/privacy-mobile CONTACT US: You can always reach us at support@lucidchart.co with feedback or questions (you can tap "Get Support" or "Send Feedback" in the app). Thanks for considering Lucidchart! Lucidchart is utilized in over 180 countries by more than 20 million users, including business leaders looking to improve process flows, technical professionals mapping out network infrastructures, and people managers need to create org charts. Ninety-nine percent of the Fortune 500 use Lucidchart, and customers include Google, GE, NBC Universal, and Johnson & Johnson. Since the Utah-based company's founding in 2010, it has received numerous awards for its product, business, and workplace culture.

About

Mind Mapping

Organize your thoughts and ideas into structured visual formats like mind maps, flowcharts, and outlines. This app offers extensive customization, sharing, and export options for seamless idea management.

Highlights
  • Diagrams and mind maps
  • Flowcharts and outlines
  • Multiple color themes and styles
  • Customization tools
  • External sharing
  • Export as PDF and image
  • Offline mode
Features
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Mind Mapping is an app designed to help users shape their abstract ideas into a structured format, using diagrams, mind maps, flowcharts, outlines, tree charts, and other efficient visualization tools. We created this app for people like us who need to constantly organize their thoughts, concepts, and ideas but lack a robust solution to achieve their goals. The developed app encompasses all the necessary features to make your mind mapping journey convenient and seamless, including: • Multiple color themes and styles • Wide range of layouts and templates • Customization tools • External sharing (share your mind maps across any convenient external channel) • Export of a created mind map as PDF and image • iCloud document support • Offline mode • Ability to save drafts • Ability to draw connections between nodes We hope that our Mind Mapping app will help you during presentations, brainstorming, note-taking, meetings, idea generation, thoughts organization, and many other activities. Minimalistic and modern design, easy-to-use functionality, a wide range of tools to customize your mind maps, all these, and much more, is available to you so that all your ideas can be captured properly! Don’t forget to check our privacy policy and terms of service: https://mindster-map.com/privacy-policy.html https://mindster-map.com/terms-of-service.html SUBSCRIPTION INFO: • Subscription for Mind Mapping for full access to all features. • Subscription length: one week, one month, and lifetime. • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase. • Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription.

Screenshots

Lucidchart4 screens
Mind Mapping4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Lucidchart at free with in-app purchases against Mind Mapping's subscription. Lucidchart also leads on ratings volume (5.3K vs 379). Mind Mapping's advantage is review sentiment (43% vs 21%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lucidchart sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mind Mapping sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lucidchart against 4.6 for Mind Mapping. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lucidchart has 5.3K ratings behind it against 379, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of Lucidchart's written reviews are positive against 43% of Mind Mapping's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucidchart ships an update every 2 months, Mind Mapping every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lucidchart versus Mind Mapping: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucidchartMind Mapping
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5.3K ratings)4.6 (379 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.2% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.3K — better379
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucid Software IncYalex FZC LLC

Customer experience

Lucidchart

All ratings5,320 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews618 reviews
Positive21.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative68.6%

Mind Mapping

All ratings379 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative48.6%

Bugs and requests

Lucidchart

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to save or access documents
  • Unresponsive controls and UI elements
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode
  • Better Apple Pencil support
  • Ability to export to more formats
  • Improved text editing functionality

Mind Mapping

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lucidchart

One-time2
  • 6 months of Lucidchart Basic on all your devices$29.99
  • 6 months of Lucidchart Professional on all your devices$54.99
6 purchases

Mind Mapping

Subscriptions5
  • Mind Mapping - 1 Week$2.997 Days
  • Mind Mapping - 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Mind Mapping - 1 Month$9.991 Month
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  • Mind Mapping – 6 Months$24.996 Months
  • Mind Mapping - 1 Year3 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mind Mapping - Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Lucidchart free?
Lucidchart is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mind Mapping free?
Mind Mapping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lucidchart or Mind Mapping?
Mind Mapping is rated higher. Lucidchart averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5.3K ratings, while Mind Mapping averages 4.6 from 379 ratings.
Do Lucidchart or Mind Mapping have ads?
Both Lucidchart and Mind Mapping show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucidchart or Mind Mapping?
Lucidchart ships an update every 2 months, and Mind Mapping every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lucidchart was updated on August 31, 2026 and Mind Mapping on September 20, 2026.

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