iLists vs Mindscope 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iLists
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Simplify your life, one list at a time. Whether you are organizing your weekly grocery run, planning a vacation packing checklist, or managing your daily to-dos, iLists is the ultimate tool to keep your day on track. Beautifully Simple, Powerfully Flexible - Infinite Possibilities: Create any type of list you need. From simple daily checklists to complex project trackers, iLists adapts to your workflow. - Effortless Organization: Manage, group, and sort multiple lists in a clean, modern interface designed specifically to get out of your way. - Smart Features: Use the built-in "Keep Screen On" toggle while you are grocery shopping or cooking, so you never have to constantly unlock your phone with full hands. - Sync & Share: Seamlessly sync your lists across all your devices using iCloud, and share them with family or friends for real-time collaboration. Stop juggling random notes across different apps. Download iLists and start conquering your day with perfect organization! EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.freeprivacypolicy.com/live/e5c40ff1-8987-469b-9dda-67a5f6fb378f
Mindscope 2
Capture and organize your thoughts visually with a fluid mind-mapper and outliner. Create nested entries, link ideas, and export your work in various formats. Syncs across Apple devices and offers offline access.
- Free-form visual boards
- Instant outlining and nesting
- Multiple boards per project
- Rich entry types (text, links, todos, notes)
- Line and arrow connections
- Smart Undo/Redo
- Multiple export formats (OPML, PDF, PNG, HTML)
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Mindscope 2 is the fastest way to capture your thoughts and keep them organized. A fluid, visual mind-mapper and outliner in one, built entirely with SwiftUI and running on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even Apple Watch. Create entries to capture your thoughts anywhere on a simple and elegant free-form text canvas, drag them around, and tap to zoom into an entry to enter its own space to add sub-entries, for as many levels as you want. Use the "breadcrumb bar", or a quick pinch gesture to jump up a level. Some highlights: • Free-form visual boards with smooth, speefy navigation. • Instant outlining. Drag your entries to reorder, nest, and shape ideas. • Multiple boards for different projects. Entries saved where you want them. • Entry types: text, links (including deep links to other apps!), todos, and long-form notes. • Drag open a selection rectangle for moving and styling multiple entries at once. Long-press for context menus. • Draw lines and arrows between entries. Customize arrowheads. • Smart Undo/Redo of your changes. • Set bookmarks for quick access to key entries. • Lock entries you don’t want to move or enter into. • Rich styling: fonts, colors, backgrounds, rotations. Preserved in exports. • Reminders on any entry: one-time or repeating. Notifications will then pop up which take you straight to the item. • Multi-window support on iPad and Mac. Full keyboard shortcuts and native menus. • iCloud (CloudKit) sync. Work offline and catch up later. • Intelligent paste with local Apple Intelligence: automatically summarize pasted text into tidy, titled bullet hierarchies. • Instant global search across all your entries. • Gorgeous liquid glass UI. Exporting makes sure you retain complete control of your data: • Mindscope archive (.mindscope2) • OPML (supported by most mind-mapping apps) • Bullet-list text • PDF (multi-page optional) • PNG (per board) • Interactive single-file HTML export that mirrors the real app, complete with navigation, styling, lines, and todos, and works offline in any browser. Importing works too. Open .mindscope2 files into new top-level boards, or bring in OPML with formatting, positions, metadata, and line connections preserved. Mindscope 2 is completely free to use with all the way up to 200 entries and 2 boards. All features, all export options, all syncing included. When you get close to the limits, you’ll see gentle upgrade prompts to get the Pro version either as a subscription or a one-time purchase. Mindscope Pro unlocks unlimited boards and entries and there is a 14-day trial as well for the monthly/yearly plans. Early adopters get the low prices locked in. Apple Watch app included for a synced, streamlined list view on the wrist. I made Mindscope 2 for my own usage, with my primary focus being speed and focus, for getting thoughts out of my head, organized, and easily accessible later. Try it for free and see if your brain doesn't feel just a bit lighter after using it a bit. (EULA: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Mindscope 2 at 4 against iLists's 2. Mindscope 2 also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. iLists sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Mindscope 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iLists ships an update every 2 weeks, Mindscope 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iLists | Mindscope 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Korostylov | John Goering |
In-app purchases
iLists
- Premium - Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium - Annual$8.991 Year
- Premium - Lifetime$16.99
Mindscope 2
- Mindscope Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Mindscope Pro Yearly14 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Mindscope Pro Lifetime$29.99





