Comparison

Attendable vs Mindmap Shelf

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

Head to head
About

Attendable

Manage group attendance for various activities like schools and gatherings. Customize check-in messages, track statistics, and record attendance times. Import contacts or manually enter data, and export records as Excel files.

Highlights
  • Custom attendance messages
  • Multi-check and group sharing
  • Statistical data by period/individual
  • Call, text, note, and time recording
  • Import contacts or manual entry
  • Export data as Excel files
Features
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■ Leave the paper roster behind Attendable is an attendance tracker for schools, academies, churches, clubs and any group that meets regularly. Record attendance on your phone instead of paper, then turn it into statistics and Excel files instantly. ■ Made for - Teachers and instructors taking attendance every class - Homeroom teachers managing a class roster and attendance records together - Church small group, ministry and choir leaders - Club, study group, volunteer and sports team organizers - Tutors, learning centers and daycare staff who need simple attendance management ■ Features 1. Check types you define Beyond present and absent, create late, early leave, excused, online or any status your group actually uses. 2. One-swipe attendance Swipe to mark attendance, apply a status to everyone at once, and record exact check-in times. Large rosters take seconds. 3. Roster management Import names from your contacts or type them in. Split multiple classes and meetings into groups and manage them all in one app. 4. Statistics by period and person Attendance rates are calculated automatically from saved records. See at a glance who has been missing. 5. Excel export Export attendance data as an Excel file for reports, billing or sharing with parents. 6. Group sharing and permissions Share a roster with co-teachers or other managers and assign owner, editor and viewer roles. 7. Attendance requests Members can submit their own absence or late reasons for a manager to review and approve. 8. Calls, texts and notes Call or text straight from the roster, and save frequently used notes as templates. 9. Home screen widgets See today's attendance for up to six groups right on your home screen, and tap a group to open it. Choose which groups each widget shows. ■ Languages English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), German, Spanish, French, Italian ■ Contact https://attendable.app

About

Mindmap Shelf

Features
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Mindmap Shelf — Think in ink. Organize in maps. Mindmap Shelf is a mind-mapping app built for the way ideas actually arrive: half-drawn, half-spoken, scribbled on a whiteboard, or buried somewhere in a lecture. Sketch freely on an infinite canvas, then turn those sketches into structured, searchable maps. Everything stays on your device. DRAW AND ORGANIZE ON ONE CANVAS Most apps make you choose between freehand notes and structured outlines. Mindmap Shelf puts both in the same place. One finger draws ink. Two fingers pan around the map. Switch to Select to tap a node, rename it, or change its task. Your handwriting and your structure live together, so a quick sketch can become an organized map without starting over. FOUR WAYS TO SEE YOUR IDEAS Change a map's layout at any time without losing content: - Mind Map — a central idea radiating outward - Org Chart — clean hierarchies and reporting structures - Timeline — sequences and chronological plans - Fishbone — cause-and-effect analysis CAPTURE WITHOUT BREAKING YOUR FLOW Every capture lands on the tray first, so nothing interrupts what you were doing. Look it over, then apply it to the map when you are ready, and undo it if you change your mind. - Voice — speak an idea and watch it become nodes - Photo — snap a whiteboard or page and text recognition turns it into editable content - Text — type an outline; indentation builds the parent and child structure - Handwriting — select ink on the canvas and convert it to text LECTURE MODE Record a lecture while you draw. Your ink is timestamped alongside the audio, the recording is transcribed on your device, and every sentence becomes a node synced to the moment it was spoken. You can jump straight back to what was being said when you wrote something down. AI OUTLINE With Apple Intelligence, a rough capture becomes a clean, structured outline. You see your original text beside the result, edit it by hand, regenerate for another attempt, or apply it. The AI proposes; you decide. Nothing is written into your map without your approval. TASKS YOU WILL NOT FORGET Mark any node as a to-do, set a due date, and get a reminder when it comes due. To-do nodes can also mirror into Apple Reminders, so your tasks sit alongside everything else you track. FIND THINGS AGAIN - Search across every map, matching titles, notes, tags, and transcripts - Outline view shows a map as a clean, indented list - Free-form relations link any two nodes, drawn as dotted arcs on the canvas - Tags are searchable and indexed in Spotlight TAKE YOUR MAPS ANYWHERE Export to Markdown, OPML, SVG, PNG, or PDF, or turn a map into an Anki flashcard deck. Text formats copy straight to your clipboard; image formats share through the system share sheet. PDF export is vector, so it stays sharp at any size. BUILT INTO YOUR DEVICE Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your content at a glance. Content is indexed for Spotlight so you can find it from system search. Siri and Shortcuts actions let you capture by text, photo, or voice, hands free. PRIVACY BY DEFAULT No account. No sign-in. No servers holding your work. No tracking, no analytics. The free version shows a small, non-personalized banner ad to support development; these ads are not based on your content. Mindmap Shelf Pro removes advertising entirely. Your maps, ink, notes, images, audio recordings, and transcripts are stored on your device. Text recognition, AI structuring, and speech transcription run on your device wherever it is supported. Mindmap Shelf does not send your content to us, because there is nowhere for it to go. REQUIREMENTS - Apple Pencil is optional and recommended for drawing - AI Outline requires Apple Intelligence, available on iPhone 15 Pro and later with Apple Intelligence turned on in Settings Capture the idea now. Organize it later. Mindmap Shelf keeps your thinking in one place — on paper that never runs out, on a device that never sends it away.

Screenshots

Attendable4 screens
Mindmap Shelf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Attendable at none against Mindmap Shelf's 3. Attendable also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. Mindmap Shelf sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Attendable asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Attendable ships an update every 2 weeks, Mindmap Shelf fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Attendable versus Mindmap Shelf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAttendableMindmap Shelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (153 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJongHyeok ParkRohmiapps Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Attendable

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mindmap Shelf

Subscriptions2
  • Mindmap Shelf Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Mindmap Shelf Pro — Yearly1 Month trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mindmap Shelf Pro — Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Attendable free?
Attendable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindmap Shelf free?
Mindmap Shelf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Attendable or Mindmap Shelf have ads?
Both Attendable and Mindmap Shelf show ads.
Which is updated more often, Attendable or Mindmap Shelf?
Attendable ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mindmap Shelf fortnightly. Most recently, Attendable was updated on November 12, 2026 and Mindmap Shelf on November 6, 2026.

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