GuruMind vs SnapNote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GuruMind
This app links PDF annotations to mind maps, allowing you to create linked nodes and jump to original text. It supports detailed note-taking, hierarchical mind maps, and a browser-like navigation for complex knowledge systems. Efficiently review PDF highlights with a flashcard-like mode and generate Anki cards from your notes.
- PDF to mind map linking
- Node notes with bidirectional links
- Sub-mind maps with browser navigation
- PDF annotation notes
- PDF review mode
- Batch cloze deletion card generation
- Smart flashcard creation
- Cloud sync and multi-device collaboration
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**核心特性**： - **PDF-导图双向联动** - 拖拽 PDF 批注到思维导图自动创建带链接的节点，点击节点跳转到原文位置 - **节点笔记 + 双向链接** - 保持导图简洁的同时深入记录细节，用 [[wiki 链接]] 建立知识网络 - **子导图 + 浏览器式导航** - 像浏览网页一样管理复杂知识体系，彻底解决大型导图可读性问题 - **批注笔记** - 每个 PDF 批注可绑定独立 Markdown 笔记，让标注不只是划线，更是深度思考的载体 - **PDF 复习模式** - 像翻闪卡一样高效复习教材重点，自动遮盖批注内容强制主动回忆 - **批量挖空制卡** - 基于 Rust 图像识别，自动检测高亮区域批量生成 Anki 挖空卡片，节省 90% 制卡时间 - **智能闪卡生成** - 思维导图和 PDF 批注一键导出为 Anki 卡片，支持挖空样式、颜色筛选等多种选项 - **云同步 + 多设备协作** - 支持 S3、WebDAV 等多种同步后端，让知识库随时随地可用 - **真正的跨平台** - 基于 Flutter + Rust，所有平台功能完全一致，UI/UX 保持统一 - **本地优先 + 数据掌控** - 所有核心功能无需网络，数据存储在本地，完全掌控在你手中 隐私政策：https://gurumind.kevin2li.com/guide/privacy.html 使用条款：https://gurumind.kevin2li.com/terms.html
SnapNote
This app offers a comprehensive note-taking experience with rich text editing, bi-directional linking, and a knowledge graph. It prioritizes data privacy with local storage and offline functionality, while enabling seamless cross-platform synchronization. Manage tasks, track versions, and search notes with ease.
- Rich text editor with multimedia support
- Bi-directional linking and knowledge graph
- Local data storage and offline functionality
- Cross-platform LAN auto-sync
- Multi-level tagging system
- Version history with rollback
- Integrated to-do and notes management
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[Core Features] 1. All-in-One Rich Text Editor: Supports various content formats including images, videos, audio, files, tables, and formulas. Offers real-time Markdown source preview and export functionality. 2. Bi-Directional Links & Knowledge Graph: Form bi-directional links by linking or inserting notes, and intuitively visualize knowledge relationship graphs. 3. Data Privacy & Offline Usability: Data is stored locally, ensuring full functionality even offline. You retain complete control over your private information. 4. Multi-Device, Cross-Platform LAN Auto-Sync: Devices on the same local network automatically discover each other and synchronize data. 5. Flexible Multi-Level Tagging System: Create multi-level tags, freely sort and move them, and personalize tags with emojis. 6. Version History & Rollback: Complete note editing history is saved, supporting one-click rollback to any previous version. 7. Precise Full-Text Search: Quickly locate note content, supporting multi-dimensional searches by keywords, tags, etc. 8. Integrated To-Do & Notes: Seamlessly combines to-do items with notes, supporting four-quadrant task management and priority settings. 9. Multi-Platform Web Clipping: Easily collect external information from web pages and articles, saving them to your notes with one click. [Auto-Renewing Subscription Details] You can subscribe to SnapNote Premium via in-app purchases. • Auto-Renewing Subscriptions: 1 Month, 1 Year • One-Time Purchase: Lifetime Membership • Payment for your subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account upon purchase confirmation. Subscriptions will automatically renew (for the selected period) unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • During an active subscription period, the current subscription cannot be cancelled; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by accessing your iTunes Account settings after purchase. • Privacy Policy: https://www.xingtext.com/zh/snapnote/privacy/ • Terms of Service: https://www.xingtext.com/zh/snapnote/terms/ • End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: SnapNote at 5 against GuruMind's 1. SnapNote also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. GuruMind sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SnapNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GuruMind against 5.0 for SnapNote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SnapNote has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
GuruMind ships an update every 3 days, SnapNote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GuruMind | SnapNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 96.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 296 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 名杰 王 | 灏腾 吴 |
Customer experience
GuruMind
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In-app purchases
GuruMind
- 月度会员1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- 年度会员$6.991 Year
- 终身会员$14.99
SnapNote
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
- Lifetime$12.99
