Comparison

Silmari vs Sync

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

Head to head
About

Silmari

This app helps organize scattered thoughts into a clear visual structure using fast keyboard editing and flexible layouts. It supports multiple mind maps, rich expression options, and various export formats, with local storage for offline use. An AI helper can convert documents into mind maps.

Highlights
  • Fast keyboard editing
  • Flexible layout options
  • Rich expression tools
  • Multiple mind map management
  • Offline local storage
  • Export to Markdown, PNG, Excel, JSON
  • AI document to mind map conversion
Features
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Good mind map apps are hard to find — and the good ones are subscription-only. Now there's an app to solve that. Silmari will never switch to a subscription. Buy once, subscribed for life — we come to you with that unchanging promise. Silmari is a mind map editor that weaves scattered ideas into one clear picture. With fast keyboard editing and automatic layout, your thoughts become structure the moment they appear. ā–  Fast editing Ā· Tab for a child, Enter for a sibling — structure your ideas with the keyboard alone Ā· Drag to reorder or re-parent; move an entire subtree at once Ā· Multi-line text, per-node colors ā–  Flexible layouts Ā· Right / Left / Balanced / Org chart / Logic tree Ā· Fit-to-screen and a live minimap for large maps ā–  Rich expression Ā· Free relationship lines with labels, node groups Ā· Node notes, and link / image / file attachments ā–  Multiple mind maps Ā· Manage maps as tabs, view two side by side ā–  Save & import/export Ā· Local on-device storage — works offline Ā· Export to Markdown Ā· Image (PNG) Ā· Excel Ā· JSON Ā· Import XMind (.xmind) — brings in structure, text, notes, and relationship lines; multiple sheets open as separate tabs Note: XMind's exact positions, styles, colors, images, and summaries are not imported. The map is auto-arranged in Silmari's style, so its layout may differ from the original. ā–  AI helper Ā· A workflow that helps turn documents into mind maps (using your own AI service) Automatic Korean / English. Start right away — no account required.

About

Sync

Features
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Sync shows your day in two columns. Plan on the left, actual on the right. Plan your day in the morning, record what you actually did, and the two tracks line up side by side. Time that went as planned and time that drifted show in color. After a week you can see where the day keeps slipping. ā–  Two tracks Plan and actual share one time axis. Drag over the hours, pick an activity, done. ā–  One tap to confirm When a plan ends, Sync asks "Did you do it?" — Record as planned Ā· Adjust Ā· Skip. The buttons are right on the Lock Screen and in widgets. ā–  Timer Start a timer and the actual track grows in real time. Stop it from the Lock Screen or the Dynamic Island. ā–  Repeats and templates Sleep, commute, workouts — set them once as repeats. Save a good day as a template and reuse it. ā–  Goals and to-dos Set weekly, monthly, or yearly time goals per activity and they fill in from your actuals. To-dos can have both a scheduled day and a deadline. ā–  Apple Health, Calendar, Reminders Connect Apple Health (HealthKit) and your workouts and sleep — from Apple Watch or any app that writes to Health — flow into the actual track automatically. Read-only: Sync never writes to Health. Calendar events show beneath the plan track. To-dos stay in sync with a Reminders list. ā–  Close the day Close your day before bed to see the match rate and time per activity, and leave a one-line note. Everything stays on your device. No account, no server.

Screenshots

Silmari3 screens
Sync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sync at $4.99 against Silmari's $12.99. Sync also leads on chart position (#91 vs unranked). Silmari's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Silmari costs $12.99 and Sync $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 5 level
Silmari versus Sync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilmariSync
Price$12.99$4.99 — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank—#91 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAEHAN KIMJaewon Seo

In-app purchases

None

Silmari

No in-app purchases

None

Sync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silmari free?
Silmari costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sync free?
Sync costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Silmari or Sync have ads?
Neither Silmari nor Sync shows ads.

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