Comparison

Mapable vs Fromly

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

Head to head
About

Mapable

Capture thoughts, voice memos, photos, and links effortlessly. This app uses AI to automatically organize, tag, and link your information, visualizing it as an interactive mind map. Ask natural language questions to retrieve answers from your entire knowledge base.

Highlights
  • Instant capture (text, voice, images, URLs)
  • AI auto-tagging and linking
  • Interactive knowledge graph visualization
  • Natural language search
  • Daily journal with prompts
  • Goal tracking and todo management
Features
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Mapable is a calm second brain that organizes itself. Throw in a thought, a voice note, a screenshot, a link or a TikTok. Mapable files each one into a few clear topics, draws them as a map, and answers when you ask. No folders. No tags. No setup. CAPTURE ANYTHING โ€ข Thoughts, voice notes, photos and screenshots, links โ€ข TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube videos: Mapable watches them and remembers what's inside, down to the moment โ€ข Share from any app with the share sheet, or dictate anywhere with your voice IT ORGANIZES ITSELF โ€ข Every note lands in one of a few stable topics, automatically โ€ข Your topics are drawn as a topographic map: each topic is a hill that grows as you add to it โ€ข Related notes link up on their own ASK YOUR NOTES โ€ข Ask in plain words: "where was that ramen place?" โ€ข Get an answer in your language, with the notes it came from, even "the moment at 0:21 in that TikTok" YOUR DAY, IN ONE PLACE โ€ข Today: your calendar, todos, rituals, and a note resurfaced from a while ago โ€ข It noticed: Mapable spots todos, dates, goals and habits inside your notes and suggests them. Nothing is added without your tap โ€ข Grow: goals drawn as summits, rituals with streaks, and the people named in your notes โ€ข Evening check-in: your mood as weather, plus a few words โ€ข Weekly review: what grew this week, as a map you can share MADE FOR BUSY HEADS Students, readers, makers, parents, and anyone whose reading list makes them feel guilty. Use it as a brain dump, a voice journal, a recipe keeper, a bookmark manager, or the place where saved TikToks finally get watched again. SIX LANGUAGES English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German and Italian. Mapable replies in your language. IN THEIR WORDS "honestly I just throw stuff in and forget about it, then a week later it's sitting exactly where I'd have put it. bit spooky" (John) "asked it where that restaurant was that I saved months ago and it just knew" (Lina) "my reading list used to make me feel guilty. now I actually go back to it" (Dennis) "I never stick with notes apps. still using this one" (Irina) FREE AND PRO Mapable is free: 5 notes a day, 3 Asks a week and 1 video a week. Mapable Pro removes the limits: unlimited notes, Asks and videos. Mapable Pro is $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.mapable.dev/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.mapable.dev/terms

About

Fromly

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Fromly is your second brain with chat: write notes and tasks, and talk to an AI that actually knows them โ€” because it can read and edit them for you. โ€ข Chat with memory: every note, task or document has its own AI conversation. It remembers the context and picks up right where you left off. โ€ข AI that really edits: ask it to add a paragraph, summarize a document, or pull tasks out of a note โ€” and it does it directly, not just tells you about it. โ€ข Agenda & tasks: plan your day, week and month, with recurring tasks and reminders. โ€ข Contexts: group notes and tasks by project or area of your life, each with its own memory. โ€ข Agents: automate the processes you repeat. โ€ข Real-time sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac and web. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited AI. Your notes are yours: private and exportable any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mapable4 screens
Fromly3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Fromly at none against Mapable's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Mapable sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Fromly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mapable ships an update every 4 days, Fromly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Mapable versus Fromly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMapableFromly
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 days โ€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better18.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size33 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexis RaimbaultAlberto Lezaun

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mapable

Subscriptions2
  • Mapable Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Mapable Pro Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
4 purchases

Fromly

Subscriptions2
  • Fromly Pro Monthly$6.001 Month
  • Fromly Pro Yearly$45.001 Year
One-time2
  • 5M AI tokens$4.00
  • Fromly Lifetime$129.00

Questions

Is Mapable free?
Mapable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fromly free?
Fromly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mapable or Fromly have ads?
Mapable shows ads; Fromly does not.
Which is updated more often, Mapable or Fromly?
Mapable ships an update every 4 days, and Fromly every 5 days. Most recently, Mapable was updated on October 25, 2026 and Fromly on October 24, 2026.

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