Comparison

Pond vs Silmari

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

Head to head
About

Pond

Capture thoughts and ideas instantly with a simple, intuitive interface. Organize notes, set reminders, and merge ideas seamlessly. Access your thoughts everywhere with cloud sync.

Highlights
  • Quick note capture
  • Voice input for thoughts
  • Merge multiple notes
  • Highlighting and reminders
  • Organize with multiple ponds
  • iCloud seamless sync
  • One-hand mode
Features
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Capture thoughts instantly, grow them into ideas. Pond focuses on the pure essence of note-taking without complexity. The moment inspiration strikes, capture it with a single tap. Key Features: • Quick Capture - Start typing with one tap • Voice Input - Long press to speak your thoughts • Merge Ideas - Combine multiple notes into one • Highlight & Remind - Never forget important thoughts • Multiple Ponds - Organize by topic or project • Seamless Sync - Access everywhere with iCloud Special Features: - One-hand mode for comfortable use - Shake to change sort order - Double tap to edit quickly - Full dark mode support Drop your thoughts into Pond and watch them grow. Simple yet powerful thought management starts here. #notes #quicknotes #ideas #productivity #todo #voicenotes #minimal

About

Silmari

This app helps organize scattered thoughts into a clear visual structure using fast keyboard editing and flexible layouts. It supports multiple mind maps, rich expression options, and various export formats, with local storage for offline use. An AI helper can convert documents into mind maps.

Highlights
  • Fast keyboard editing
  • Flexible layout options
  • Rich expression tools
  • Multiple mind map management
  • Offline local storage
  • Export to Markdown, PNG, Excel, JSON
  • AI document to mind map conversion
Features
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Good mind map apps are hard to find — and the good ones are subscription-only. Now there's an app to solve that. Silmari will never switch to a subscription. Buy once, subscribed for life — we come to you with that unchanging promise. Silmari is a mind map editor that weaves scattered ideas into one clear picture. With fast keyboard editing and automatic layout, your thoughts become structure the moment they appear. ■ Fast editing · Tab for a child, Enter for a sibling — structure your ideas with the keyboard alone · Drag to reorder or re-parent; move an entire subtree at once · Multi-line text, per-node colors ■ Flexible layouts · Right / Left / Balanced / Org chart / Logic tree · Fit-to-screen and a live minimap for large maps ■ Rich expression · Free relationship lines with labels, node groups · Node notes, and link / image / file attachments ■ Multiple mind maps · Manage maps as tabs, view two side by side ■ Save & import/export · Local on-device storage — works offline · Export to Markdown · Image (PNG) · Excel · JSON · Import XMind (.xmind) — brings in structure, text, notes, and relationship lines; multiple sheets open as separate tabs Note: XMind's exact positions, styles, colors, images, and summaries are not imported. The map is auto-arranged in Silmari's style, so its layout may differ from the original. ■ AI helper · A workflow that helps turn documents into mind maps (using your own AI service) Automatic Korean / English. Start right away — no account required.

Screenshots

Pond4 screens
Silmari3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pond at $1.99 against Silmari's $12.99. Silmari's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pond costs $1.99 and Silmari $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pond versus Silmari: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPondSilmari
Price$1.99 — better$12.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUIHYUNG JUNGTAEHAN KIM

Customer experience

Pond

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Silmari

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pond

No in-app purchases

None

Silmari

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pond free?
Pond costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silmari free?
Silmari costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pond or Silmari have ads?
Neither Pond nor Silmari shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pond or Silmari?
Pond ships an update every 2 days, and Silmari every 2 days. Most recently, Pond was updated on October 28, 2026 and Silmari on October 13, 2026.

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