Comparison

FynxDocs vs Mintofu

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

Head to head
About

FynxDocs

Features
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FynxDocs turns locked PDFs, scanned pages and photos into text you can edit, search and share, in seconds, without anything ever leaving your device. Extract text from anything β€’ Accurate OCR for PDFs, images and live camera scans β€’ Arabic first, with support for 36 interface languages and dozens of recognition languages β€’ Pages are processed in parallel, so long books finish fast Export that keeps the layout β€’ Word (DOCX) that follows the original page: headings, paragraphs and tables β€’ Searchable PDF, plain text and Markdown β€’ A clean cover page with the export details, ready to hand in or share Your private library β€’ Every document saved in My Library, with folders, favorites and search β€’ Optional iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac, in your own private iCloud β€’ See exactly how much storage your documents use Smart tools, on device β€’ Summaries and questions about your document with Apple Intelligence β€’ Translate pages with Apple's on-device translation β€’ Read any document aloud β€’ Find dates, emails, phone numbers and links automatically Works the way you do β€’ Keep converting in the background and get a notification when it's done β€’ Siri and Shortcuts: extract text or convert to Word in one step β€’ Your documents appear in Spotlight search β€’ Designed for iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Mac Private by design No account, no server, no tracking. Recognition, AI and translation all run on your device. Your files stay yours. FynxDocs is free. If it helps you, you can buy us a coffee inside the app. Made by iFynx. Questions? contact@ifynx.com

About

Mintofu

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One app for every idea β€” from a quick note to a marked-up PDF to a sprawling mind map. Mintofu brings your notes, tasks, PDFs, mind maps, and calendar together in one beautifully designed app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Capture a thought, mark up a PDF, manage your to-dos, plan your day, map out a project, and stay focused with a built-in timer β€” all in one calm, private place, with no clutter and no account required. Start free today and bring your whole world into one app. WHY MINTOFU Your thinking doesn't stay in neat boxes β€” but most apps do. You end up juggling a notes app, a to-do app, a PDF reader, a mind-mapping tool, and a calendar, copying between them and losing context at every hop. Mintofu was built the other way around. Everything lives in one place, and every piece of content can become any other. Your tools finally move at the speed of your thinking. PRIVATE AI, BUILT IN Apple Intelligence works right inside your notes, tasks, mind maps, and calendar β€” draft and brainstorm, proofread, rewrite, and summarize, or translate in a tap β€” and it powers the conversions between them. Everything runs on your device, so your ideas never leave your hardware. FREE FEATURES - Notebooks to organize your notes, ideas and plans by project or topic - Rich-text notes with live Markdown, custom fonts, highlights, drawing, and attachments - One-tap translation for any note or selection - Audio Notes β€” record voice memos, keep typing while you record, and transcribe them to text - PDF Documents β€” read and mark up PDFs in any notebook: highlight, write with Apple Pencil, or fill in forms; scans become searchable - Full calendar β€” month, week, day, and timeline views, plus a productivity heatmap - Public holidays for your region, shown across every calendar view - Live sync with your device calendars; export events as .ics - Tasks with priorities, due dates, subtasks, tags, time tracking, and reminders - Natural-language dates like "next Friday at 3pm" - Smart Lists, Eisenhower Matrix, Focus Queue, and burndown charts to stay on track - Built-in Focus timer and achievement badges - Mind maps on an infinite canvas β€” import Markdown, convert to notes or tasks in a tap - Kanban boards and dashboards (Overview, Kanban, and Post Board) - Widgets for Quick Capture, Notes, Mind Maps, Calendar, Tasks, and Dashboards - Version History β€” Mintofu keeps earlier versions of your notes, mind maps, tasks, and events, private on your device - Private, on-device AI throughout, via Apple Intelligence - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac β€” fully offline-first - Export to PDF, Markdown, and PNG, or share anywhere - Available in 40 languages, with right-to-left support, VoiceOver, and keyboard shortcuts MINTOFU+ Everything above is free. Upgrade only if you want more: - Unlimited notebooks, mind maps, and audio notes - Unlimited AI generations and translations - Public holidays for multiple regions - Compare and restore any earlier version - Unlimited PDF documents - Monthly, annual, or one-time lifetime PERFECT FOR - Students capturing lectures and planning study sessions - Professionals juggling projects, meetings, and deadlines - Writers and researchers organizing notes, ideas, and drafts - Visual thinkers who brainstorm and plan with mind maps - Anyone building a daily-planning and focus routine that sticks - Privacy-conscious people who want no account and no tracking - Apple users who want one beautiful app across iPhone, iPad, and Mac Bring every idea, task, and plan into one place. Privacy Policy: https://www.mintofu.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.mintofu.ai/terms

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mintofu at weekly against FynxDocs's every 7 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. FynxDocs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mintofu sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FynxDocs ships an update every 7 months, Mintofu weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
FynxDocs versus Mintofu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFynxDocsMintofu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size7 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiFynx Integrated Solutions P.S.C.Mintofu AI Inc.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FynxDocs

One-time1
  • Buy Me a Coffee$0.99
3 purchases

Mintofu

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is FynxDocs free?
FynxDocs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mintofu free?
Mintofu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FynxDocs or Mintofu have ads?
Neither FynxDocs nor Mintofu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FynxDocs or Mintofu?
FynxDocs ships an update every 7 months, and Mintofu weekly. Most recently, FynxDocs was updated on November 5, 2026 and Mintofu on October 31, 2026.

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