Comparison

MindMap AI vs LongScribe

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

Head to head
About

MindMap AI

This AI-powered tool transforms your notes, files, and even videos into organized, interactive mind maps. It offers both AI assistance and manual editing, with customizable themes and practical widgets to enhance your visual thinking and planning.

Highlights
  • AI-powered mind map generation
  • Manual edit and customization
  • Custom themes and node styling
  • Widgets, dates, and visual markers
  • Multi-format file upload
  • AI summarization and expansion
  • Export to SVG, PNG, PDF, Markdown
Features
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MindMap AI is an AI mind map maker that turns PDFs, notes, videos, documents, and ideas into clear mind maps in seconds. Trusted by 1M+ users worldwide. Type a topic, paste text, or upload a file. MindMap AI creates a structured visual map, then hands you full control to edit, move, rename, expand, summarize, and organize every branch. - Free to start Manual mind mapping is always free, so you can build and edit your maps without paying. Every account also gets 50 AI credits a month to try AI generation, summaries, and the Copilot, with more available when you upgrade. - An AI mind map generator that keeps working with you With Thinking Mode, context awareness, and continuous chat, the AI Copilot reasons step by step to brainstorm ideas, expand a branch, or reshape your map, while your manual edits stay exactly where you put them. You can even chat with an uploaded PDF and ask questions about it, not just map it. - Create a mind map from PDFs, text, and more Upload PDFs, documents, images, audio, video, Markdown, or CSV files and turn them into editable mind maps. Advanced document analysis lets you work through long files and compare multiple sources in one map. - Summarize long content into a map The built-in AI summarizer pulls the key points out of dense material, the PDF summarizer condenses reports and research papers, and the text summarizer turns long notes and articles into clear takeaways, each one laid out as a map you can expand, focus, or edit. - A study and note-taking app, made visual Turn class notes, readings, and lectures into a visual study map. Focus on a single topic or expand one node into a detailed explanation, so complex material is easier to review and remember. - Brainstorm ideas faster Start with one idea and let the AI help you branch out. Organize thoughts, connect related ideas, and turn rough notes into a structured plan. - Mind maps, concept maps, logic charts, and org charts Create branching mind maps, use the concept map generator for study notes, or build top-down logic charts and organization charts. Switch to outline view to think in text and watch the map update. Choose the structure that fits your thinking. - Edit everything manually Add, delete, drag, reorder, and rename nodes anytime. You stay in control of the canvas. MindMap AI builds around your edits instead of overwriting them. - Style your map with simple prompts Change themes, colors, fonts, shapes, arrows, and branches using natural language. Add your own images or royalty-free visuals from Pixabay to make maps easy to scan. - Plan and track work inside your map Add priorities, task status, dates, times, icons, links, and relationships. Turn a brainstorm into a project plan, study plan, or personal goal map. - Import, export, and share Import maps from Xmind, MindManager, SimpleMind, Freeplane, Mapify, Coggle, and FreeMind. Export as PNG, SVG, PDF, CSV, or Markdown. Share by email or public or private link, so others can view your map without an account. - Team workspaces for organizations On a team plan, your organization gets a shared workspace to collaborate in one place. Pay for members centrally, add or remove people, and keep the whole team's maps together. - Works across devices and languages Use MindMap AI on the web and on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Create and edit mind maps in 29+ languages and sync your work across devices. Great for: - Students creating study notes, revision maps, and concept maps - Professionals brainstorming projects, workflows, meetings, and strategy - Researchers summarizing PDFs, papers, and long text - Creators planning content, outlines, scripts, and ideas - Anyone who wants a clearer way to think and take notes visually Download MindMap AI and turn PDFs, notes, videos, and ideas into editable mind maps you actually control.

About

LongScribe

This app provides live, continuous transcription and translation for extended conversations. It's designed to run for hours, even with the screen locked, and saves all transcribed text for easy reading and export. Speech processing occurs on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Continuous transcription and translation
  • Runs for hours with screen locked
  • Automatic saving of sessions
  • Adjustable text size and display options
  • On-device speech processing
  • Offline language support
  • Exportable text transcripts
Features
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LongScribe is made for long conversations. It transcribes and translates live for hours without stopping, turning everything said into text in the language you read best. Set your iPhone down, point it at the speaker, and follow a whole church service, an afternoon of lessons or a long family dinner from the first word to the last. BUILT TO RUN FOR HOURS • Transcribes and translates nonstop, sentence by sentence as people speak • Keeps going with the screen locked, for as long as the conversation lasts • Stays smooth hour after hour: memory use does not grow as the transcript does • Saves as it goes, so nothing already said is lost if the session is interrupted • Groups speech into paragraphs, so hours of text stay easy to read and scroll back through Made for the moments that matter: a church service, a music lesson, a lecture, a doctor's visit, a parent–teacher meeting, or dinner with family who speak a different language. EASY TO READ • Large, clear text, with a size up to extra-extra-large • Show the translation alone, or with the original underneath • Works with the largest system text sizes EVERY CONVERSATION, SAVED • Every session is saved automatically, nothing to remember to press • On iPhones with Apple Intelligence, each one gets a short title and summary, in your language • Rename any conversation, translate older ones, or export as text to share PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Speech recognition and translation run on your iPhone • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no tracking • Audio is never saved, only the text, and it never leaves your phone unless you share it • Once the languages are downloaded, no internet connection is needed More than 20 languages, including English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi and Vietnamese. Available languages depend on what Apple provides on your device. Requires iOS 26. Titles and summaries require an iPhone with Apple Intelligence turned on.

Screenshots

MindMap AI4 screens
LongScribe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LongScribe at 5.0 against MindMap AI's 4.0. LongScribe also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). MindMap AI's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LongScribe holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MindMap AI ships an update every 2 weeks, LongScribe every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MindMap AI versus LongScribe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindMap AILongScribe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer3axislabs, Inc.Yang Chen

Customer experience

MindMap AI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

LongScribe

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

MindMap AI

No in-app purchases

None

LongScribe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MindMap AI free?
MindMap AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LongScribe free?
LongScribe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MindMap AI or LongScribe?
LongScribe is rated higher. MindMap AI averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while LongScribe averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MindMap AI or LongScribe have ads?
Neither MindMap AI nor LongScribe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MindMap AI or LongScribe?
MindMap AI ships an update every 2 weeks, and LongScribe every 4 days. Most recently, MindMap AI was updated on October 30, 2026 and LongScribe on November 10, 2026.

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