Comparison

Enso | Mindmap vs Truly Simple Timeline

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

Head to head
About

Enso | Mindmap

Features
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This Is NOT a Note-Taking App
It’s a Recalling App — Recalling Made the Best. Rethink how you recall. Structure everything you want to learn, study, or truly retain. Why? * Recall with clarity and confidence. * Track your learning progress effortlessly. * Structure your thoughts meaningfully. * Dive deeper into understanding. * Make abstract ideas tangible. * Master real comprehension. * Break down complex topics into recallable chunks.

About

Truly Simple Timeline

Build and visualize narrative arcs, story beats, and character involvement across novels or any project. Its drag-and-drop interface supports various event types and date spans, with cross-device functionality for easy planning and adjustments.

Highlights
  • Drag-and-drop interface
  • Narrative arc and story beat tracking
  • Single-date and duration events
  • BC/AD date support
  • Vertical and horizontal modes
  • Cross-device functionality
Features
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Truly Simple Timeline was built by a professional author to keep track of narrative arcs, story beats, and character moments across a novel. It’s a clean, tactile workspace where you can add events individually or in bulk, drag and drop them across centuries or hours, and adjust all your milestones whenever and however you please. Features: • Intuitive interface: Drag and drop events across hours, days, or centuries. • Flexible event types: Mix large-scale narrative arcs, single-date events, and duration periods seamlessly. • Paper-like design: Organize with a curated color palette of warm creams, slate blues, and earthy greens, paired with your own custom hues. • Reliable device sync: Your data flows effortlessly between your Mac, iPad, and iPhone, and your sync status is viewable any time. • Fully accessible: Built natively for Apple devices with full VoiceOver support, Dynamic Type, and high-contrast readability. • Share timelines: Export timelines, which can then be imported into another device running TS Timeline (where it can be viewed, edited, etc) • Pay once, keep forever: All core features are free. Unlock unlimited timelines with a single one-time, lifetime in-app purchase. No subscriptions, no ads, no hidden fees.

Screenshots

Enso | Mindmap4 screens
Truly Simple Timeline3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Truly Simple Timeline at Free against Enso | Mindmap's $4.99. Truly Simple Timeline also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly). Enso | Mindmap's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Truly Simple Timeline is free to download; Enso | Mindmap costs $4.99 up front. Truly Simple Timeline sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Enso | Mindmap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Enso | Mindmap ships an update monthly, Truly Simple Timeline every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Enso | Mindmap versus Truly Simple Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnso | MindmapTruly Simple Timeline
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIliya LyanColin Wright

In-app purchases

None

Enso | Mindmap

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Truly Simple Timeline

One-time1
  • Unlock Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Enso | Mindmap free?
Enso | Mindmap costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Truly Simple Timeline free?
Truly Simple Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Enso | Mindmap or Truly Simple Timeline have ads?
Neither Enso | Mindmap nor Truly Simple Timeline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Enso | Mindmap or Truly Simple Timeline?
Enso | Mindmap ships an update monthly, and Truly Simple Timeline every 11 days. Most recently, Enso | Mindmap was updated on September 23, 2026 and Truly Simple Timeline on September 8, 2026.

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