Comparison

Mindscope 2 vs Hoardgamez

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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)

About

Hoardgamez

Manage your board game collection by scanning barcodes, taking pictures of boxes, or manually entering details. Easily search your collection by player count, length, difficulty, and personal ratings. Keep track of borrowed games and their owners.

Highlights
  • Scan UPC codes to add games
  • Add games by taking photos of boxes
  • Manual game entry
  • Search by player count, length, difficulty
  • Track borrowed games and owners
  • Organize board game collection
Features
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Hoardgames allows you to scan, search, or manually enter your boardgame collection. Search by player count, length, difficulty, personal ratings and more. Borrow a game? don't forget to mark it and enter who owns it, because I still have that pile of "Whose games are these" in at least one game closet. A simple way to keep your boardgame collection in one place and up to date. Add games to your collection" 1.) Scan a UPC code 2.) Take a picture of the box and let the interwebz do the work for you 3.) Manually enter the game * Require Access to your camera, doesn't collect any data just send the UPC or photo along for data entry. v1.0.1

Screenshots

Mindscope 24 screens
Hoardgamez3 screens

Verdict

The call

Mindscope 2 and Hoardgamez both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hoardgamez's written reviews are positive against 50% of Mindscope 2's. Hoardgamez also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Mindscope 2's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Mindscope 2 is free to download; Hoardgamez costs $5.99 up front. Mindscope 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hoardgamez asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mindscope 2 against 5.0 for Hoardgamez. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Mindscope 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hoardgamez's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindscope 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Hoardgamez every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mindscope 2 versus Hoardgamez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindscope 2Hoardgamez
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn GoeringJOSHUA SAMUEL OPPER

Customer experience

Mindscope 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Hoardgamez

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mindscope 2

Subscriptions2
  • Mindscope Pro Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Mindscope Pro Yearly14 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mindscope Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

Hoardgamez

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindscope 2 free?
Mindscope 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hoardgamez free?
Hoardgamez costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindscope 2 or Hoardgamez?
Mindscope 2 and Hoardgamez are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Mindscope 2 or Hoardgamez have ads?
Neither Mindscope 2 nor Hoardgamez shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindscope 2 or Hoardgamez?
Mindscope 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hoardgamez every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mindscope 2 was updated on September 18, 2026 and Hoardgamez on September 18, 2026.

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