Comparison

Simple Mind Tree vs Strait

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

Head to head
About

Simple Mind Tree

Features
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Brainstorm anytime, anywhere — whether you're organizing your thoughts or seeking creative ideas in a meeting.

About

Strait

Inspect your browser tab's network path with this privacy-focused tool. It reveals exit IP details, iCloud Private Relay status, DNS comparisons, and WebRTC leak checks. Generate shareable reports for debugging and verification.

Highlights
  • Tab exit IP details (IPv4/IPv6, ASN, owner, location)
  • Native/system exit IP comparison
  • iCloud Private Relay status
  • VPN-like interface and system proxy state
  • TLS snapshot
  • DNS comparison (system vs. DoH)
  • WebRTC leak check
  • One-tap copyable report
Features
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Strait is a privacy-first network path inspector for your active browser tab. WHAT YOU SEE - Tab exit IP — IPv4 and IPv6, with ASN, owner, and coarse location - Native/system exit IP — for side-by-side comparison - iCloud Private Relay verdict — active, shadowed by VPN, or not observed, classified against Apple's published egress IP ranges - VPN-like interface and system proxy state — based on the default route, not just utun presence - TLS snapshot — version, ALPN, certificate leaf, issuer, and expiry from a native probe (clearly labeled as Strait's probe, not the browser's reused connection) - DNS comparison — system resolver vs. DNS-over-HTTPS - WebRTC leak check — surfaces public srflx candidates that bypass the tab's exit ONE-TAP COPYABLE REPORT Every check produces a clean text report you can paste into a bug ticket, a forum post, or a chat with your network admin. The copy report is the power-user source of truth. HONEST UNCERTAINTY Strait labels every value with its source and confidence. When timing data is hidden, when a probe is from the companion instead of the tab connection, or when a result is inferred — the UI says so. PRIVACY BY CONSTRUCTION - No analytics, no telemetry, no remote logging - No account, no sign-in - No browsing history or per-host log leaves the device - External calls are limited to documented probe endpoints and only run when you check a tab - Strait does not route your traffic — it is not a VPN WHO IT'S FOR - iCloud+ subscribers who want a readable answer to "is Private Relay doing anything here?" - Privacy-sensitive users who run VPNs and want to verify them - Web, SRE, and security debugging users who need a compact browser-side network report WHAT STRAIT IS NOT Not a VPN. Not a packet sniffer. Not a passive collector of browsing history. Not a replacement for Web Inspector. Strait is a focused, on-demand path inspector. TO ENABLE Strait ships as a Safari Web Extension. After installing, open Settings > Apps > Safari > Extensions and turn on Strait. Then tap the Strait icon in the browser toolbar on any page.

Screenshots

Simple Mind Tree4 screens
Strait3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Strait at every 2 days against Simple Mind Tree's weekly. Simple Mind Tree's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Mind Tree ships an update weekly, Strait every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Simple Mind Tree versus Strait: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Mind TreeStrait
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCheonsoo ParkJiawei Ye

In-app purchases

None

Simple Mind Tree

No in-app purchases

None

Strait

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Mind Tree free?
Simple Mind Tree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strait free?
Strait is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Mind Tree or Strait have ads?
Neither Simple Mind Tree nor Strait shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Mind Tree or Strait?
Simple Mind Tree ships an update weekly, and Strait every 2 days. Most recently, Simple Mind Tree was updated on October 5, 2026 and Strait on October 2, 2026.

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