MindMap vs Cerebro
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.
Cerebro
This AI-powered thought journal helps you capture ideas and resurfaces forgotten thoughts with context. It automatically extracts to-dos and uses semantic search to find entries based on meaning, not just keywords. Designed for those who struggle with organization, it removes friction by letting AI handle the sorting.
- AI-powered thought processing
- Automatic to-do extraction
- Semantic search for ideas
- Resurfaces forgotten thoughts
- Frictionless writing experience
- No folders or manual organization
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Your thoughts deserve better than a folder. Cerebro is an AI-powered thought journal that remembers so you don't have to. Open the app, write what's on your mind, and close it. That's it. Cerebro handles the rest: organizing your thoughts, extracting action items, and bringing forgotten ideas back at the right moment. How it works: - Open the app to a blank editor. Write freely in markdown. - AI silently processes every entry. No chatbot, no conversation. - Todos are extracted automatically from your natural writing. - A living memory document evolves with your thinking over time. - Push notifications resurface forgotten thoughts with context like "You mentioned wanting to learn Rust a week ago. Any progress?" Semantic search that actually works. Type "that creative project idea" and find an entry about building a camera app, even if those exact words never appeared. Cerebro understands meaning, not just keywords. Built for the forgetful. If you've tried journaling apps and abandoned them because organizing felt like a chore, Cerebro is different. There are no folders, no tags, no categories. You write. The AI organizes. Thoughts come back when they matter. Perfect for ADHD minds. Cerebro was built by someone who forgets things. The entire design removes friction: no onboarding, no setup, no maintenance. Just a blinking cursor ready for your next thought. What Cerebro is not: - Not a notes app. You don't organize anything. - Not a chatbot. The AI works silently behind the scenes. - Not a productivity system. It's a thought persistence layer. Start your free trial today. Your best ideas are worth remembering. Terms of Use: https://cerebro.henrypl.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://cerebro.henrypl.com/privacy
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The clearest difference is ads: Cerebro at none against MindMap's shown. Cerebro also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). MindMap's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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
Both are free to download. MindMap sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cerebro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MindMap ships an update every 6 months, Cerebro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindMap | Cerebro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | kota tada | Henry PL, LLC |
In-app purchases
MindMap
- Ad-free for 1 month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Ad-free for 1 year14 Days trial$49.991 Year
Cerebro
- Cerebro Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Cerebro Pro3 Days trial$79.991 Year









