Comparison

DeMinds vs MindMap

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

Head to head
About

DeMinds

This app transforms scattered content into structured knowledge assets using Markdown and mind maps. It supports various file types, including mind maps, documents, and AI shares, allowing for local-first editing and portable exports.

Highlights
  • Import and preview mind maps
  • Convert Markdown to visual maps
  • Work with Markdown Packages and Obsidian Vaults
  • Use Universal Mind Map as structure layer
  • Local-first editing
  • Export to Markdown, PDF, PNG
Features
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Your content is still there. Your work should not have to start over. DeMinds is a local-first Markdown and mind map workspace. It brings files, web pages, mind maps, and shared links together as structured Markdown documents you can keep editing and reusing. Open supported MindNode, XMind, and FreeMind maps, along with Markdown, TXT, DOCX, HTML, and OPML documents. Choose content from a Markdown Package or Obsidian Vault. Hierarchy, links, and images are preserved whenever possible. With DeMinds, you can: • See the text and the whole picture On supported wide screens, read Markdown Preview or edit in Markdown or Rich beside the Universal Mind Map, even in Focus Mode. Jump from a node to its text while keeping your draft and Undo history. Saving refreshes the map and, where possible, keeps branches and Notes expanded or collapsed as you left them. • Adjust the structure directly In the Universal Mind Map, rename supported nodes, add siblings or children, and delete branches. Changes are saved in the same Markdown document. • Edit content and Notes Use Rich to edit supported text, images, code, tables and formulas visually, or Markdown for precise edits and unsupported content. Create, preview and edit node Notes in the same card. Complex tables from DOCX or HTML are read-only in Rich; edit their source in Markdown. In the document editor, add and reuse project images or delete saved images confirmed to be unused. • Bring in online content Open supported public documents, web and research articles, public ChatGPT share links, and X articles readable without signing in. Follow links from a public GitHub README to related Markdown documents. • Pick up where you left off Find projects by stage, time or Category in Continue Working. Compare or restore saved versions in Version History. Manually check public Feed or GitHub README Content Sources for updates. “Continue with AI…” prepares a file for an external AI tool, with an optional request for an AI Editorial Note. You share it yourself and compare returned edits before applying them. • Choose your Workspace Switch between Local Workspace and iCloud Workspace. Add selected missing projects without replacing existing ones; a full replacement needs separate confirmation. iCloud availability depends on your device and account. • Take your work with you Export a Markdown File, a Standard Markdown Bundle with assets, or a PDF. With DeMinds Plus, export a Full Mind Map as PNG, create a read-only Interactive View with text, map or both, and publish it publicly through GitHub Pages in your own account. Others can read it and download Markdown in a browser without DeMinds, or open a supported online view in the app. Disconnecting GitHub does not delete published files. On iOS 18 or later, where supported by the system, temporarily translate the preview, map titles, and Notes without changing the original. Core work in DeMinds needs no account. Documents, edits, and history are processed on your device or in your chosen Workspace, not on DeMinds servers. Web pages, remote documents, Content Sources, iCloud, translation, and publishing use the relevant network or system services when you enable those features. DeMinds Plus also adds the Original Mind Map, Presentation Playback, Workspace Backup import, and a higher project limit in Continue Working. Privacy Policy: https://deminds.xyz/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

MindMap

Features
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Turn scattered thoughts into clear, editable maps—then grow them with AI. MindMap is a native workspace for brainstorming, studying, planning, and presenting. Start with a blank canvas or a ready-made structure, shape every branch, and keep your ideas available as local drafts or synchronized cloud documents after sign-in. CREATE AND ORGANIZE • Build mind maps, logic charts, tree diagrams, organization charts, timelines, fishbone diagrams, matrices, grids, and tree tables. • Start quickly with built-in templates and layout presets. • Add topics, notes, relationships, boundaries, labels, and images. WORK WITH AI • Generate a starting map from a topic. • Expand branches, rewrite text, summarize ideas, and turn goals into actionable tasks. • Keep editing every generated topic on the native canvas. EDIT WITH CONTROL • Undo and redo changes with local operation history. • Adjust typography, shapes, colors, branch styles, and canvas themes. • Use light or dark appearance on iPhone and iPad. IMPORT AND SHARE • Import and export .xmind, Markdown, and MindDocument JSON files. • Export a high-quality PNG for reports, lessons, and presentations. AI features require an internet connection. Cloud synchronization requires an account.

Screenshots

DeMinds4 screens
MindMap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MindMap at none against DeMinds's 2. DeMinds's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DeMinds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MindMap asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeMinds ships an update every 2 days, MindMap every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DeMinds versus MindMap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeMindsMindMap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYongguo Fan智彬 林

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DeMinds

Subscriptions2
  • DeMinds Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DeMinds Plus Yearly$19.991 Year
None

MindMap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DeMinds free?
DeMinds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MindMap free?
MindMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DeMinds or MindMap have ads?
Neither DeMinds nor MindMap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeMinds or MindMap?
DeMinds ships an update every 2 days, and MindMap every 2 weeks. Most recently, DeMinds was updated on October 24, 2026 and MindMap on October 25, 2026.

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