Study Timer for Students vs MindMap AI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Study Timer for Students
This app helps students improve focus during study sessions. It functions as a timer and tracker for academic subjects, aiding in concentration for school or university work.
- Study focus timer
- Subject tracking
- Pomodoro technique support
- University study aid
- School subject management
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Study timer is the #1 App for focusing on your study. It lets you focusing while studying for your school or university subjects, while keeping track of them. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/47498420
MindMap AI
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Turn any idea into a professional mind map in seconds — then find it on every device you own. No sign-up is required: open the app, start mapping, and your maps sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud. If you prefer an account, you can optionally sign in with Google or Apple and sync through that instead. With MindMap Pro, type a topic, paste a long text, or drop in a URL and AI builds a complete, beautifully organized mind map for you. CREATE WITH AI (Pro) • Generate a full mind map from a single topic • Summarize long articles and documents into a visual map • Paste a URL and map out the whole page • Up to 100 AI actions per day THINK DEEPER • Add, edit and rearrange nodes freely on an infinite canvas — free, no account needed • Type straight into a node: tap and write, with no dialog in the way • Start from one of 8 built-in templates, all free — Project Plan, SWOT Analysis, Weekly Planner, Meeting Notes, Book Summary, Study Notes, Brainstorm and Business Model • Give a node the shape that fits it: rounded, pill, rectangle, oval or hexagon • Style the connectors too — curved, straight or elbow, in the thickness and color you choose. Tap one connector and the whole branch below it follows. • Drag one node onto another to re-parent it, or leave an idea standalone until you know where it belongs • Fit to screen brings a sprawling map back into view with a single tap • Tap any node and let AI expand it with new sub-ideas (Pro) • Ask AI to explain any concept — the answer attaches as a note (Pro) STAY ORGANIZED • Outline view: your whole map as a clean, collapsible list • Library with previews — your maps stay on your device and sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud account • Works in light and dark mode EXPORT & SHARE (Pro) • PDF — as the mind-map diagram, or as an outline • HTML — as the mind-map diagram, or as an outline • JSON for your own tools • Share straight into another app, or use Save As to choose exactly where the file lands FREE VS PRO Free: up to 3 saved maps, the full manual mind-map editor with node shapes and connector styling, all 8 templates, outline view, and iCloud sync across your devices. MindMap Pro: all AI features — build a map from a topic, expand a node, explain a node, up to 100 AI actions per day — plus unlimited saved maps and export to PDF, HTML and JSON. Available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription; the yearly plan includes a 3-day free trial. The exact price for your region is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase (after the free trial, if included). Renews automatically for the same price and period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. PRIVACY Signing in is optional. By default there is no account at all: your maps live on your device and sync only through your own iCloud. If you prefer, you can sign in with Google or Apple and sync through your account instead. With neither, the app works local-only on that device. Terms of Use: https://sakura5.app/mindmapai/terms Privacy Policy: https://sakura5.app/mindmapai/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Study Timer for Students at none against MindMap AI's shown. MindMap AI's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Study Timer for Students sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and MindMap AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Study Timer for Students ships an update every 2 months, MindMap AI every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Study Timer for Students | MindMap AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Francesco Paciello | Van Hiet Ho |
In-app purchases
Study Timer for Students
- Unlimited access$0.991 Month
- Unlimited access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Unlimited access$29.991 Year
MindMap AI
- MindMap Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- MindMap Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
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