Comparison

Ten Ideas vs Mind Elixir

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

Head to head
About

Ten Ideas

Features
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Spend five minutes a day writing ten ideas. That's it. Ten Ideas is a simple, focused brainstorming journal designed around one daily habit: write ten ideas on any topic. Business ideas, books to read, ways to be healthier, creative projects β€” anything goes. The point isn't to have great ideas. It's to exercise your idea muscle every single day. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Pick a prompt or write your own β€’ Write ten ideas β€” they don't have to be good β€’ Come back tomorrow and do it again FEATURES β€’ Daily idea lists with custom prompts β€’ Currated prompts across 7 categories and growing β€’ Swipe to delete, drag to reorder β€’ Tag and colour-code your lists β€’ Track your streak and earn badges β€’ History view to revisit past ideas β€’ Beautiful dark UI with ambient themes SUPPORTERS RECEIVE β€’ 20+ custom themes including gradients β€’ iCloud sync across devices β€’ CSV export for spreadsheets β€’ Auto-tagging suggestions Built by one person who believes the best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.

About

Mind Elixir

This app helps you capture, organize, and expand ideas using AI-powered mind mapping. It offers a private, touch-friendly interface for brainstorming and note-taking, with flexible export and import options.

Highlights
  • AI-powered node expansion and suggestion
  • Private, on-device storage
  • Mind map and outline view
  • Rich text and Markdown support
  • Import from DOCX, HTML, and URLs
  • Export to image, PDF, and text
Features
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Mind Elixir is a fast, private mind mapping app for iPhone and iPad. Catch an idea the moment it arrives, shape it into a map, and let AI help you take it further β€” your maps stay on your device. WHY PEOPLE MAP WITH MIND ELIXIR β€’ Built for touch: a dedicated mobile interface with a bottom action bar and a touch-friendly inspector β€’ Undo and redo from the top bar β€” no keyboard needed β€’ Add images straight from your photo library β€’ Hand-drawn branch style, for maps that feel less like diagrams β€’ Work offline: download fonts for offline use and manage your own β€’ Switch between mind map and outline β€” one shared history, so undo and redo work in both PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your mind maps are stored on your device, not on our servers. No ads, no usage tracking. AI WHEN YOU WANT IT Bring your own AI provider β€” OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, OpenRouter or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint β€” and let it expand nodes, suggest branches, or turn a rough outline into a structured map. Mind Elixir also speaks MCP (Model Context Protocol), so AI tools and agents can work with your maps directly. ORGANIZE WITHOUT EFFORT Tag your maps, group them by project, and find anything in seconds. Nodes support rich text, Markdown and LaTeX formulas. FLEXIBLE DATA FLOW Start from DOCX, PPTX, HTML or a web page URL and let AI build the first draft. Sync across devices with your own S3-compatible storage. Export to image, PDF, HTML or plain text whenever you need to share. Terms of Use (EULA): https://desktop.mind-elixir.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://desktop.mind-elixir.com/privacy

Screenshots

Ten Ideas4 screens
Mind Elixir4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Mind Elixir at 4 against Ten Ideas's 2. Mind Elixir also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ten Ideas sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mind Elixir sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 6 level
Ten Ideas versus Mind Elixir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTen IdeasMind Elixir
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDevan Pellow德杰 周

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ten Ideas

One-time1
  • Support Ten Ideas$2.99
2 purchases

Mind Elixir

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Pass$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pass$39.99

Questions

Is Ten Ideas free?
Ten Ideas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mind Elixir free?
Mind Elixir is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ten Ideas or Mind Elixir have ads?
Neither Ten Ideas nor Mind Elixir shows ads.

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