Comparison

Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI vs Mindly 2

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

Head to head
About

Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI

Transform loose thoughts into structured plans and visualize them with AI-powered mind maps. This tool helps you go from ideation to execution by identifying key concepts, suggesting actionable tasks, and providing live research.

Highlights
  • Prompt-first brainstorming interface
  • AI-powered key concept identification
  • Actionable task suggestions
  • Editable mind map visualization
  • Live web research
  • Sync with Apple Reminders
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Bring your ideas to life with Brainstorm/AI - the intelligent brainstorming tool that helps you think, plan, and achieve. Whether you’re solving a problem, launching a project, or exploring something new, Brainstorm/AI transforms loose thoughts into structured plans - and keeps everything connected. Start with a simple prompt. As you brainstorm, Brainstorm/AI highlights your most important ideas as Key Concepts, turns them into actionable tasks, and can build a Mind Map to help you visualize and explore your thinking. Mind Maps stay linked to your sessions, giving you a living knowledge base that evolves with your ideas and provides instant context every time you return. Built on advanced AI, Brainstorm/AI helps you go from ideation to execution - faster, clearer, and more creatively than ever. Features: - Prompt-first interface to kickstart your brainstorming - AI-powered Key Concepts tailored to your goals - Upvote/downvote feedback to sharpen your focus - Guided questions to clarify your thinking - Actionable task suggestions for every idea - Visualize your ideas with editable Mind Maps - Attach Mind Maps to any brainstorming session - Live Research with up-to-date web results - Memory that carries your best ideas forward - Sync tasks directly to Apple Reminders - Use Siri or Shortcuts to capture thoughts anytime With Brainstorm/AI, you don’t just come up with ideas - you bring them to life. --- *Brainstorm/AI depends on third party AI services to offer its features, and requires a subscription or in-app purchase. Trials may be available. Privacy Policy: https://brainstormai.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mindly 2

This app offers a visual approach to organizing thoughts, planning projects, and learning. It helps users transform scattered ideas into clear, structured maps with features like progressive focus and real-time collaboration. It's designed to foster calm, clarity, and focus for various users.

Highlights
  • Progressive focus for idea exploration
  • Real-time collaboration
  • Share interactive maps online
  • Enrich maps with images and files
  • Visual clipboard for content reorganization
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Turn ideas into clarity. Mindly is a new visual way to think. A visual companion for planning, learning, and creating - designed to keep you calm, clear, and focused, one idea at a time. Organize Your Mind • Planners - map out life goals, trips, or events • Professionals & teams - plan projects, align goals, and run workshops • Students & learners - take clear study notes and structure knowledge • Writers - structure stories, books, and research • Speakers - plan presentations and pitches • Researchers - collect insights and uncover findings • Designers - capture inspiration and creative flows Key Features • Progressive focus - explore step by step and discover meaningful links between your ideas • Real-time collaboration - think together with teammates, classmates, or clients • Share online - publish interactive maps anyone can open in a browser • Enrich your maps - add images, emojis, and supporting files with ease • Visual clipboard - quickly reorganize and restructure your content Why Mindly? Unlike cluttered whiteboard apps, Mindly keeps you focused - one idea at a time, in a space that feels calm and intuitive. Trusted by millions worldwide, Mindly helps entrepreneurs, creatives, and students transform scattered thoughts into meaningful connections. Mindly Subscription A Mindly subscription gives an access to all Mindly features on all platforms. Mindly is available as a monthly or yearly subscription and comes with a FREE trial. Download Mindly today and bring clarity to your ideas. Privacy Policy: https://mindlyapp.com/static/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://mindlyapp.com/static/terms-of-use.html

Screenshots

Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI4 screens
Mindly 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI at 100% against Mindly 2's 8%. Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.6). Mindly 2's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Mindly 2 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI's written reviews are positive against 8% of Mindly 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 16, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI versus Mindly 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind Map with Brainstorm/AIMindly 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better1.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better8.3% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB58 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperCoreBits LLCdripgrind Oy

Customer experience

Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mindly 2

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive8.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative88.9%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI

Subscriptions6
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Annual Subscription$11.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bring Your Own API Key$19.99
2 purchases

Mindly 2

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI free?
Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mindly 2 free?
Mindly 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI or Mindly 2?
Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI is rated higher. Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mindly 2 averages 1.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI or Mindly 2 have ads?
Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI shows ads; Mindly 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI or Mindly 2?
Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI ships an update every 2 months, and Mindly 2 every 2 months. Most recently, Mind Map with Brainstorm/AI was updated on August 16, 2026 and Mindly 2 on September 29, 2026.

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