Comparison

Mind Elixir vs Voice to Text Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Mind Elixir

This app allows you to create private mind maps on your iPhone and iPad. It offers AI assistance for expanding ideas, supports offline work, and allows for easy organization and export of your maps. Your data remains on your device for enhanced privacy.

Highlights
  • Private, on-device mind mapping
  • AI-powered idea expansion
  • Offline work support
  • Rich text and Markdown nodes
  • Export to image, PDF, HTML, text
  • Sync across devices with S3
  • Switch between mind map and outline view
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

About

Voice to Text Keyboard

Features
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Speak instead of typing. ARA is a private voice-to-text keyboard for messages, email, notes, browsers, and other text fields. Use the microphone, speak naturally, then finish. ARA inserts the complete result where you are writing. WHY ARA β€’ On-device voice transcription β€’ Long pauses keep your earlier words β€’ Supported offline recognition languages β€’ One-tap cleanup for the visible sentence β€’ A personal dictionary for names and specialist terms β€’ Reusable text snippets β€’ Local word predictions and keyboard haptics β€’ Keyboard appearance controls LOCAL WRITING INTELLIGENCE On iOS 26, Apple Foundation Models can improve cleanup on supported devices. ARA uses local rules when the model is unavailable. Both methods stay on your iPhone. PRIVACY BY DESIGN ARA has no account, advertising, analytics, or cloud speech. Full Access carries commands and results through Apple's App Group on this device. The keyboard extension contains no network code. ONE-TIME UNLOCK One lifetime purchase unlocks every ARA feature forever. There is no subscription. ARA requires iOS 17 or later. Language availability depends on the on-device speech recognition installed on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Mind Elixir4 screens
Voice to Text Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Voice to Text Keyboard at daily against Mind Elixir's every 3 weeks. Mind Elixir's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and 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. Mind Elixir sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year and Voice to Text Keyboard sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind Elixir ships an update every 3 weeks, Voice to Text Keyboard daily. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
Mind Elixir versus Voice to Text Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind ElixirVoice to Text Keyboard
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size25 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer德杰 周Silpho LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mind Elixir

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

Voice to Text Keyboard

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • ARA Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Mind Elixir free?
Mind Elixir is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voice to Text Keyboard free?
Voice to Text Keyboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mind Elixir or Voice to Text Keyboard have ads?
Neither Mind Elixir nor Voice to Text Keyboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind Elixir or Voice to Text Keyboard?
Mind Elixir ships an update every 3 weeks, and Voice to Text Keyboard daily. Most recently, Mind Elixir was updated on October 18, 2026 and Voice to Text Keyboard on October 25, 2026.

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