Comparison

Just Note vs Tendril Mindmap

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

Head to head
About

Just Note

Features
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Just Note is a minimalist app designed to help you capture thoughts instantly — and organise them later. With a simple widget (voice or text), you can quickly save an idea, task, reminder, or random thought without interrupting your flow. After saving, you decide: organise it now, or snooze it for later. When the chosen time comes, Just Note gently reminds you to process it. This app is especially helpful for people who: get overwhelmed by complex note apps struggle with mental clutter live with ADHD or ADD and need a frictionless way to capture thoughts want to separate “capture” from “organising” No accounts. No ads. No subscriptions. Just capture now. Decide later. Features: • Ultra-fast capture (text or voice) • Simple snooze options (1 hour, tonight, tomorrow, custom time) • Minimal triage system (task, event, note, idea) • Optional integration with Calendar and Reminders • Clean, distraction-free design • Completely free Just Note helps you clear your mind - without adding complexity.

About

Tendril Mindmap

Features
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Tendril is a focused, beautiful radial mind map builder. Grow your ideas like vines, branching outward from a single root. A calm cream canvas, soft leafy palette, and direct-manipulation gestures — no folders, no toolbars stuffed with options, no ads. KEY FEATURES • Canvas-rendered radial tree with smooth curved edges • Drag any node to reposition it anywhere on the canvas • Per-node color and SF Symbol icon for visual structure • Pinch to zoom, drag to pan around large maps • Multiple saved mindmaps, organized in a clean Library grid • Long-press a node to drag and rearrange your hierarchy • Undo your last layout change in one tap • Reset view to recenter on your root node DESIGNED FOR THINKING Whether you are outlining a project, sketching a story arc, planning a trip, or untangling a problem, Tendril stays out of the way and just keeps your ideas connected. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your mindmaps live on your device.

Screenshots

Just Note4 screens
Tendril Mindmap3 screens

Verdict

The call

Just Note and Tendril Mindmap are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Just Note versus Tendril Mindmap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust NoteTendril Mindmap
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarcin JasinskiLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

Just Note

No in-app purchases

None

Tendril Mindmap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Just Note free?
Just Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tendril Mindmap free?
Tendril Mindmap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Just Note or Tendril Mindmap have ads?
Neither Just Note nor Tendril Mindmap shows ads.

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