Comparison

Mind Map vs PDF Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

Mind Map

Visualize your thoughts on an infinite canvas. Organize ideas with branching structures, outlines, and various visual layouts. Export your work in multiple formats for seamless integration with other tools.

Highlights
  • Infinite canvas for brainstorming
  • Multiple visual layouts (free-form, radial, tree)
  • Outline view synchronized with visual map
  • Quick capture of new ideas
  • Focus and presentation modes
  • Export to PNG, PDF, Markdown, OPML
  • Customizable themes, colors, and icons
Features
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Some ideas only make sense once you can see them. MindFlow gives you an infinite canvas and gets out of the way. Type your central idea, branch it out, and watch the shape of your thinking appear. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Works offline. There is no account, no sign-up, and no sync. Your maps live on your device and nowhere else — which means MindFlow works on a plane, on the subway, and in an exam hall. No subscription. The whole core app is free. Six ways to see the same idea. Free-form, radial, tree right, tree down, org chart, and fishbone (unlock the last two for good inside the app, or get them with MindFlow Pro). Switch and every node glides into its new arrangement — the same thoughts, a completely different perspective. Find anything. Search looks inside every map, not just the titles, and opens the map right on the idea you were looking for. Quick capture. Jot an idea from the home screen without opening a map. It lands under the central idea of the map you pick, or starts a new map of its own. Focus mode. Spotlight one branch, dim everything else, and think about one thing at a time. Present mode. Step through your map branch by branch, with zoom and highlight. Your brainstorm becomes a walkthrough without any extra work. Outline view. Every visual map is also a clean indented outline. Edit either side; both stay in sync. It is the fastest route from a messy brainstorm to a structured first draft. Fifteen templates. SWOT, decision tree, study notes, project plan, essay outline, meeting agenda, weekly planner and more — each one a real starting structure, not an empty page. Seven of them unlock one by one inside the app, or all of them with MindFlow Pro. Export it anywhere. PNG, a print-ready PDF, Markdown for your notes app, a plain-text outline, or OPML for other tools. PDF and OPML each unlock inside the app, or with MindFlow Pro. Make it yours. Twelve colors, five shapes, sixty icons, a note on any node and cross-links between any two. Ten map themes (five included, five more to unlock), a minimap and a real dark mode. Five plain canvas backgrounds plus five patterns — graph paper, blueprint, notebook, isometric and kraft — each yours for good once unlocked inside the app, or all of them with MindFlow Pro. Your defaults, every time. Choose a theme, a layout and a background in Settings, and every new map starts that way. BUILT FOR THE WAY PHONES ARE ACTUALLY HELD A canvas that stays smooth under your thumb. Auto-save every five seconds, so you never think about saving. Unlimited maps, with stars and sorting. Works on iPad too, in 7 languages. PRIVACY No account. No sign-up. Your maps stay on your device unless you share or export them. MINDFLOW PRO One payment, not a subscription: every template, theme, layout and canvas pattern, and PDF and OPML export. Everything else works without it. MindFlow is for the moment when you have too many thoughts and not enough shape. Give them one.

About

PDF Toolkit

Features
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All-in-One PDF Toolkit Manage your PDF files with a complete set of tools designed to help you create, organize, edit, and protect documents directly on your device. Whether you need to scan documents, merge files, compress PDFs, convert images, or secure sensitive information, PDF Toolkit provides a simple and convenient workflow. Features Scan to PDF Create PDF documents using your device camera. • Capture documents and receipts • Generate high-quality PDF files • Ideal for notes, forms, and paperwork Merge PDFs Combine multiple PDF documents into a single file. • Select multiple PDFs • Rearrange file order before merging • Preserve document quality Compress PDF Reduce PDF file size for easier storage and sharing. • Optimize document size • Maintain readability • Save device storage space Edit PDF Make quick changes to your documents. • Add annotations and notes • Organize document pages • Update PDFs with simple editing tools Images to PDF Convert photos and images into PDF documents. • Import from your photo library or camera • Arrange and reorder pages • Create PDFs from multiple images Split PDF Extract pages from existing PDFs. • Create smaller PDF files • Save selected page ranges • Organize large documents Reorder Pages Adjust the order of pages within a PDF. • Move pages as needed • Rearrange document structure • Improve document organization Remove Pages Delete unwanted pages from PDF documents. • Remove blank pages • Clean up files quickly • Keep only the content you need PDF to Images Convert PDF pages into image files. • Export pages as images • Share content easily • Preview pages outside PDF viewers OCR Text Recognition Extract text from scanned documents and images. • Recognize text from PDFs and photos • Copy and reuse extracted text • Works directly on your device Protect PDF Add password protection to PDF files. • Restrict unauthorized access • Secure personal and business documents • Protect sensitive information Unlock PDF Remove restrictions from PDFs when you know the existing password. • Enable editing and printing • Copy text and content • Manage document permissions Privacy First PDF Toolkit processes your files directly on your device. • No internet connection required for core features • No file uploads • No cloud processing • Your documents remain under your control Important Information • This app does not recover or bypass unknown passwords. • The current password is required to unlock protected PDF files. PDF Toolkit brings essential PDF tools together in a single, easy-to-use application for managing documents wherever you are.

Screenshots

Mind Map4 screens
PDF Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PDF Toolkit at none against Mind Map's 1. Mind Map's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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. Mind Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PDF Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mind Map ships an update fortnightly, PDF Toolkit monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mind Map versus PDF Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMind MapPDF Toolkit
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGunawan SantosoBoffin Coders

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mind Map

One-time1
  • MindFlow Pro$6.99
None

PDF Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mind Map free?
Mind Map is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PDF Toolkit free?
PDF Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mind Map or PDF Toolkit have ads?
Neither Mind Map nor PDF Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mind Map or PDF Toolkit?
Mind Map ships an update fortnightly, and PDF Toolkit monthly. Most recently, Mind Map was updated on November 5, 2026 and PDF Toolkit on November 6, 2026.

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