Comparison

MindNode vs RankSpinnah

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

Head to head
About

MindNode

Visualize and organize your thoughts with an infinite canvas for mind mapping and a linear structure for outlining. Collaborate in real-time with others and access your projects across all your Apple devices. A free editor is available, with an optional subscription for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas mind mapping
  • Linear outlining view
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Notes and visual tags
  • Import and export options
Features
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Your brain doesn't think in straight lines. MindNode doesn't force it to. Capture scattered thoughts, connect them in a mind map, and turn them into a clear outline, plan, or project structure. DESIGNED FOR EVERY KIND OF THINKER • Personal Productivity: organize your week, track life goals, and plan your next vacation • Students & Educators: create study guides, summarize lectures, and plan your essay structure • Business Professionals: visualize project roadmaps, prepare meeting agendas, and plan strategy • Creatives & Writers: outline your novel, plan your content calendar, and brainstorm campaigns THINK: EXPLORE AND CAPTURE • Mind Maps: branch, cluster, and grow ideas freely on an infinite canvas • Outline View: switch to a structured, hierarchical list whenever a linear flow helps • Live Collaboration: brainstorm with others in real time and always stay in sync CLARIFY: STRUCTURE AND REFINE • Visual Tags: categorize ideas and spotlight what matters • Connections: draw links between nodes that go beyond hierarchy • Notes: tuck extra detail into any node, hidden until you need it • Focus Mode: dim everything except the work in front of you • Folding: collapse whole branches for a cleaner view ACT: FROM THOUGHT TO IMPACT • Tasks: turn ideas into actions, synced with Apple Reminders • Apple Shortcuts: automate your recurring workflows • Document Linking: connect nodes across separate documents • Import and Export: OPML, Markdown, PDF, SVG, PNG, and more EXPRESS: MAKE IT YOUR OWN • Themes: choose a curated look or build your own, with automatic light and dark mode • Layouts and Shapes: arrange nodes your way and pick from a range of node shapes • Images, Stickers, and Emoji: enrich your maps with over 250 custom stickers and more AI, A THINKING PARTNER, NOT A REPLACEMENT MindNode treats AI as a sparring partner for your thinking, never a substitute for it. You stay in control of every idea. • Suggest a starting structure or expand a branch with a tap • Turn a finished map into a written draft, or summarize a long document • Powered by Apple Intelligence where available, with its privacy protections built in ON ALL YOUR DEVICES • Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro, native on each • On Vision Pro, gather your thoughts as colorful pills floating in space and connect them by hand • Automatic iCloud sync, with offline changes merged when you reconnect • Localized in 13 languages, with VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your ideas stay yours. Documents are stored encrypted in your own iCloud, not on our servers, and even live collaboration is end-to-end encrypted, so only you and the people you invite can read your work. MindNode is a small independent team in Europe, owned by its founder and answerable to its users, not investors. FREE • Capture ideas as mind maps, edit, rearrange, fold, and view them as an outline • Sync across all your Apple devices, and export your ideas in open formats so you are never locked in MINDNODE PLUS • Adds outline editing, Notes, Visual Tags and Connections, Tasks, Focus Mode, Apple Shortcuts, Document Linking, SVG export, AI, and full theming, across every platform • Available monthly or yearly QUESTIONS? We value excellent customer support. When you contact us, you will always reach a human. We're always happy to help: support@mindnode.com Terms of Service: https://mindnode.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://mindnode.com/privacy

About

RankSpinnah

Create, organize, and reorder custom lists for anything you want to rank. Sync your rankings across Apple devices and enjoy a focused, ad-free experience. Perfect for fans, collectors, and anyone with strong opinions.

Highlights
  • Unlimited custom lists
  • Drag-and-drop ranking
  • Quick edit tools
  • Cross-device sync
  • Offline support
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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RankSpinnah helps you finally answer the questions that actually matter—like which Chris is the best Chris, or where that new pizza place really lands in your personal power rankings. Build, organize, and reshuffle your lists with just a few taps. Movies, restaurants, Marvel phases, Taylor Swift albums—if you can name it, you can rank it. Sync your lists across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and enjoy a clean, focused design built to get out of your way. Features • Unlimited custom lists • Easy drag-and-drop ranking • Quick edit tools • Sync across all your devices • Offline support • No ads, no subscriptions RankSpinnah is simple, fast, and strangely addictive—perfect for fans, collectors, planners, and anyone with opinions.

Screenshots

MindNode4 screens
RankSpinnah4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: RankSpinnah at 100% against MindNode's 48%. RankSpinnah also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). MindNode's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and ratings volume (325 vs 1). On ads 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

MindNode is free to download; RankSpinnah costs $0.99 up front. MindNode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. RankSpinnah asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RankSpinnah holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MindNode has 325 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of MindNode's written reviews are positive against 100% of RankSpinnah's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindNode ships an update fortnightly, RankSpinnah monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
MindNode versus RankSpinnah: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindNodeRankSpinnah
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.6 (325 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings325 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size215 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIdeasOnCanvas GmbHShawn Starbird

Customer experience

MindNode

All ratings323 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive47.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative34.1%

RankSpinnah

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

MindNode

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Text rendering issues
  • Syncing problems across devices
  • Incompatibility with older hardware

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add folder structure for organizing mind maps
  • Restore manual layout and positioning options
  • Bring back Apple Watch support
  • Improve export and integration with other apps
  • Provide more customization options for themes and formatting

RankSpinnah

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MindNode

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$24.991 Year
None

RankSpinnah

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MindNode free?
MindNode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RankSpinnah free?
RankSpinnah costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MindNode or RankSpinnah?
RankSpinnah is rated higher. MindNode averages 4.6 out of 5 from 325 ratings, while RankSpinnah averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MindNode or RankSpinnah have ads?
Neither MindNode nor RankSpinnah shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MindNode or RankSpinnah?
MindNode ships an update fortnightly, and RankSpinnah monthly. Most recently, MindNode was updated on October 24, 2026 and RankSpinnah on October 20, 2026.

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