Comparison

openote vs Mind Map

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

Head to head
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openote

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openote โ€” Markdown notes with free sync. No account. No subscription. Other note apps charge a yearly fee just to sync your own devices. openote syncs iPhone, iPad and Mac through your iCloud Drive โ€” free, with no account to create. Your notes stay plain .md files. Open them in the Files app or any Markdown editor, and take them anywhere. No proprietary format, no lock-in. --- WHY OPENOTE Free iCloud sync Notes sync through iCloud Drive on your own Apple account. No sign-up, no subscription. Plain Markdown files Every note is a standard .md file. Front matter, checklists and [[wiki links]] are kept exactly as you wrote them. Safe across devices If a note changes on another device while you're editing, openote keeps both versions instead of silently overwriting one. Your last words are saved even if you switch apps or quit right away. Mermaid diagrams Flowcharts, sequence diagrams and more render live from Markdown. Start from a template, pinch to zoom, tap to edit the code. Rendering works offline. On-device AI On devices with Apple Intelligence, summarize a note, get tag suggestions, or turn a sentence into a diagram. It runs entirely on your device โ€” nothing is sent to a server. --- FEATURES Editor - Rich Markdown editing, with a source mode when you want the raw text - Checklists, tables and code blocks - Auto-save - Word and character count Organize - Folders and #tags with autocomplete - [[Wiki links]] between notes - Full-text search in English, Korean and Japanese Sync & files - iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud Drive - Browse your notes in the Files app - Export a note as PDF Shortcuts & Siri - Create, open and search notes from Shortcuts and Siri - Notes appear in Spotlight search --- PRIVACY - No account, no email - No tracking - Your notes stay in your iCloud and on your devices - AI runs on your device Everything is free. openote has no in-app purchases. openote โ€” Your notes, your files.

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Mind Map

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Smart Mind is a fast, private mind mapping app for capturing ideas, planning projects, studying and thinking out loud. Everything you write stays on your device. START WITH AI, FINISH BY HAND Describe what you're thinking about in one sentence and Smart Mind builds a structured map from it. Stuck on a branch? Tap any topic and expand it into sub-topics. Generated topics arrive as ordinary, fully editable text โ€” nothing is locked, nothing is watermarked, and undo works exactly as you'd expect. BUILT FOR REAL MAPS โ€ข Unlimited topics and unlimited canvas โ€” the page grows with your thinking โ€ข Several mind maps side by side on one canvas โ€ข Drag and drop to re-parent a topic or re-order siblings โ€ข Checkboxes with progress that rolls up from the branch below โ€ข Auto-numbering, crosslinks between any two topics, labels and call-outs โ€ข Images from your camera or gallery, notes on any topic, emoji and stock icons โ€ข Collapse, hide branches, autofocus a single branch, branch and group borders โ€ข Editable outline view โ€” type your map as a list, see it as a map โ€ข Search inside a map and across your whole library, organised into folders LAYOUTS AND STYLE Eight layouts: horizontal, vertical, top-down org chart, linear timeline, radial, matrix, list, and free-form where every topic sits where you put it. Eighteen hand-built themes, eight of them dark. Style any topic individually โ€” fill, text, border, shape, font โ€” and any branch line's colour and pattern. TAKE IT ANYWHERE Export to PDF, PNG image, HTML, Markdown, OPML or plain text outline. Print straight from the app. Present a map branch by branch as an animated slideshow. Back up everything to a single file and restore it on another device โ€” importing is free forever, so your maps are never trapped. PRIVACY, PLAINLY No ads. No account. No analytics. No tracking. Your maps are stored on your device and are never uploaded, synced or read by anything. The only network features are the optional AI, purchases, and crash reports you can switch off in Settings. FREE, AND WHAT PRO ADDS The free version is a complete mind mapper: unlimited maps and topics, images, notes, checkboxes, progress, crosslinks, outline, search, image export, text outline export, and every import path including full backup restore. Smart Mind Pro adds: all 8 layouts and all 18 themes plus your own custom themes, PDF/HTML/Markdown/OPML export, printing, slideshow presentation, unmarked image export up to 4x, backup export, and a far larger AI allowance. Pro is available as a subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese and Chinese. Privacy Policy: https://mygems.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://mygems.app/term

Screenshots

openote4 screens
Mind Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: openote at none against Mind Map's 3. Mind Map's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Mind Map sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. openote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

openote ships an update every 5 weeks, Mind Map every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
openote versus Mind Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteropenoteMind Map
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWooyoung KimHue Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

openote

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mind Map

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is openote free?
openote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mind Map free?
Mind Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do openote or Mind Map have ads?
Neither openote nor Mind Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, openote or Mind Map?
openote ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mind Map every 4 days. Most recently, openote was updated on September 30, 2026 and Mind Map on September 12, 2026.

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