MindMap vs Blank Black Screen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindMap
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MindMapper is a simple and intuitive mind mapping app that helps you organize your ideas and make plans. It's a versatile tool for business, study, or personal projects. With a focus on ease of use, it eliminates complex features and offers a user-friendly design. The intuitive interface allows you to quickly visualize and organize your ideas. You can add as many branches and subtopics as you like, developing your ideas flexibly. With cloud sync, you can access your mind maps anytime, anywhere. It's an essential tool to boost your creativity.
Blank Black Screen
Enjoy videos without interruptions and save battery life. This app allows you to play videos and music with the screen locked, perfect for pocket use. Customize your viewing experience with a dimmable screen and adjustable clock.
- Distraction-free full-screen viewing
- Power-saving screen dimming
- Customizable clock display
- Quick start and exit
- Automatic settings memory
- Picture-in-picture support
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Enjoy your videos in a distraction-free environment with BlankScreen, and it gives you up to 2x watching time by reducing energy consumed by the screen. Lock the screen to enable playing video and music with the screen active in your pocket. Picture-in-picture on Youtube some times have to be enabled under settings in Youtube app, then Playback and toggle on "Picture-in-picture". Key Features: • Distraction-Free Viewing: Enter full-screen vertical mode for videos, free from pop-ups, notifications, or on-screen clutter. • Power-Saving Design: BlankScreen minimizes power consumption by dimming non-essential elements, perfect for long viewing sessions. • Customizable Clock: If you want to keep track of time, adjust the clock’s size, brightness, and position, or hide it completely. • Quick & Easy Access: Tap "Start Blank" to instantly switch to the blank screen mode for video viewing. Swipe down to exit when you're done. • Automatic Settings Memory: The app remembers your last settings and state, so you can jump straight into distraction-free viewing the next time you open it. BlankScreen is the perfect companion for watching videos without distractions and conserving battery power. Transform your device into the ultimate minimalist viewing experience! You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 year ($4.99) • Your subscription will be charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected). • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Account Settings after purchase Privacy policy: https://punnerud.github.io/info_blankscreen/privacy-policy and Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blank Black Screen at none against MindMap's shown. Blank Black Screen also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 months). MindMap's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. MindMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Blank Black Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MindMap ships an update every 5 months, Blank Black Screen every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindMap | Blank Black Screen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kota tada | Morten Punnerud |
In-app purchases
MindMap
- Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$49.991 Year
Blank Black Screen
- Advanced features monthly$0.991 Month
- Advanced features yearly$2.991 Year
- One-time all advanced features$5.99
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