MindMapToDo vs Minds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindMapToDo
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MindMapToDo は、有名アプリの不満を解消したシンプルなマインドマップアプリです。 過度な装飾、たくさんの使わないテンプレート、不自然な漢字変換、入力途中でテキストが消えるなど、アプリが有名なのに不満はたくさん... このアプリはそんなユーザーの声に応えるために開発されました。 無駄を排して、必要な作業にのみ集中できます。
Minds
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Speak it, snap it, or type it. Capture ideas by text, voice, or photo (OCR), and organize them into a clean mind map. Minds is a simple, lightweight, and completely free mind map app. ■ Three ways to capture — effortless Beyond the keyboard, jot ideas by voice or pull text from a photo with OCR. Get thoughts down without breaking your flow. ■ Clear and organized Nodes are auto-arranged into a tidy tree. Color-code, zoom/pan, and collapse subtrees to keep even large maps clean. ■ Search and export Tag items (with colors) and search across all your maps. Export to Markdown to move your work into other tools. ■ AI for a quick first draft (optional) If you like, generate a starter map from a conversation with AI — handy for brainstorming and planning drafts. ・Completely free ・Data stays on your device; iCloud sync is optional ・Works on iPhone, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro ・Great for organizing thoughts, brainstorming, meeting notes, and study Turn what's in your head into a map — just by speaking or snapping. *The optional AI generation feature requires your own API key for the AI service you use (Claude / OpenAI). The app itself and its core features are free and need no setup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MindMapToDo at none against Minds's shown. MindMapToDo also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Minds's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MindMapToDo ships an update fortnightly, Minds every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindMapToDo | Minds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daisuke Sakurada | Jun Tsuda |
In-app purchases
MindMapToDo
No in-app purchases
Minds
No in-app purchases





