Comparison

Mindscope vs mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)

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

Head to head
About

Mindscope

Organize your thoughts and ideas with a powerful yet simple outliner. Create nested boards, sort entries, and export your work. Unlock advanced features like search and cross-linking with an in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Create and drag text entries
  • Nested sub-boards
  • Sort thoughts into categories
  • Export as bullet list
  • Import .mindscope files
  • In-app purchase for advanced features
Features
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Mindscope is a new and powerfully simple way to store your thoughts without getting lost in the details. • Quickly create text entries with a double-tap and drag them around, aligning them to each other. Perfect for brainstorming, capturing, and sorting thoughts or taking notes. • Tapping an entry enters its own page where you can create more entries (and as many sub-boards as you like). • Drag entries into other entries to quickly sort your thoughts into categories and projects. • Keep track of lists, todos, notes, and anything else you feel like keeping track of, for example a list of ways to be funny when writing an app description. Or something. • Copy and paste entries including their sub-entries • Export all entries and sub-entries of a board via e-mail as a bullet list. • Import any saved .mindscope file. • Set a default font size for any board (long-press on a font size and select "Set As Default" All of the above, as a universal app, with iCloud sync...completely for free! Yeah, I know, I can't believe it either. You can "pay" me with an App Store review, how does that sound? However, if you are up for spending money, with the "Unlock Everything" in-app purchase, you can also save your own .mindscope files, search through all your entries instantly, create cross-links between boards, create arrows and lines between entries, set up a grid background for a page, set your own colors per page, and export boards to an OPML file (suitable for opening in most major mind-mapping programs). Any upcoming features in future updates will be included for the unlocked version at no extra cost. See a video of Mindscope in action at http://www.mindscopeapp.com Quotes from happy customers: "It’s hitting a sweet spot for me. I have pretty much every single Mind-Mapping or Outlining app for iOS, and this is among the best.” “This is EXACTLY what I've been hoping for. I so need to send flowers to your mother for having you.” "Mindscope is a terrific app, elegant, easy to use, and incredibly useful.” "Scapple for Mac comes closest to Mindscope in its combination of function, ease of use and minimalism but Mindscope is better." "A very cool app. Think of it as Workflowy unbound from the outline."

About

mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)

Organize and expand your knowledge with an AI-powered mind mapping tool. Create interconnected information networks, engage in AI conversations for insights, and automatically generate mind maps from discussions. Supports web access and data import/export.

Highlights
  • AI-powered mind mapping
  • Personalized AI chat
  • Automatic mind map generation
  • Weblink sharing and Open Graph integration
  • Google Knowledge Graph integration
  • Offline access and synchronization
  • OPML import/export
Features
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Organize your knowledge through mind mapping and create your personal mind library. Instead of carving knowledge into your brain’s neurons by repeating it over and over, why not persist it as a mind map in an information network? Only once and without the risk of losing it. Starting from a central node, mindlib enables you to save, relate, and compare information. Knowledge is displayed in a mind map-like style, where everything is interconnectable—just like your mind. Engage in dynamic conversations with your personal AI to explore, refine, and expand your knowledge. The AI-Chat in mindlib is uniquely tailored to your knowledge base, intelligently searching through your stored insights to provide context-aware answers that are grounded in your own curated information. AI-generated insights can be automatically transformed into structured mind maps, eliminating the need for manual organization and research. Instead of arranging content yourself, simply engage in a natural conversation, and let mindlib handle the structuring. This allows you to effortlessly expand your knowledge while keeping it well-organized and interconnected. To support knowledge organization, mindlib can be a share goal for your weblinks, uses Open Graph to pull information from URLs, and integrates the Google Knowledge Graph to discover relevant entities. A search function, list view, and graphical mind map navigation enable you to quickly access your knowledge and explore new connections. mindlib stores your mind maps locally and synchronizes with a server, ensuring your knowledge is always available—even when offline. The app supports the OPML format for importing and exporting information, allowing easy exchange with other mind mapping applications and creating backups. Use the web application version to access mindlib from your desktop at app.mindlib.de. The free version allows up to 100 pieces of information. Upgrade to a monthly or yearly subscription for unlimited knowledge storage. Once your subscription ends, your existing data remains available and synchronized across all devices. Terms of Use: https://app.mindlib.de/eula/en

Screenshots

Mindscope4 screens
mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mindscope at 4.0 against mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)'s 3.5. Mindscope also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 67%) and ratings volume (46 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Mindscope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindscope holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindscope has 46 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Mindscope's written reviews are positive against 67% of mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindscope ships an update every 2 weeks, mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mindscope versus mindlib (Mind Map, Notes): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindscopemindlib (Mind Map, Notes)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (46 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews80.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn GoeringCarsten Klaffke

Customer experience

Mindscope

All ratings46 ratings
Positive71.7%
Neutral13.0%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative11.6%

mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Mindscope

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes when adding entries
  • Text input box disappears before typing
  • Crashes on iPad with iOS 15 upgrade
  • iCloud access causes app to hang indefinitely
  • Crashes when exporting to plain text
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  • Data loss during iOS version upgrades
  • Layout issues when rotating device orientation
  • Crashes when searching linked elements
  • Crashes when inserting text
  • Bluetooth keyboard input not working (earlier versions)
  • Audio playback interruption
  • Alignment and sync issues across devices
  • Copy-paste groups items on top of originals
  • Undo/redo sequence inconsistencies
  • Version 1.5 splash screen hang on startup

Requested features

19 requests
  • Image and photo insertion capability
  • Apple Pencil handwriting support
  • Text formatting (bold, colors, font options)
  • Infinite or larger canvas with zoom
  • iPhone app version
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  • Cloud sync (Dropbox, iCloud improvements)
  • Multiple independent maps/documents
  • Dark mode theme
  • Better file management system
  • Import from other mind-mapping apps
  • Color-coding individual entries
  • Calendar and reminders integration
  • Web version or Mac companion app
  • Notification features
  • Improved animation controls
  • Circular context menu for faster access
  • Plain text export without HTML markup
  • Randomize board item locations
  • Flowchart options

mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mindscope

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$3.99
3 purchases

mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)

Subscriptions2
  • Full Version Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Full Version Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is Mindscope free?
Mindscope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) free?
mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mindscope or mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)?
Mindscope is rated higher. Mindscope averages 4.0 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Mindscope or mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) have ads?
Neither Mindscope nor mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindscope or mindlib (Mind Map, Notes)?
Mindscope ships an update every 2 weeks, and mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) every 6 weeks. Most recently, Mindscope was updated on September 9, 2026 and mindlib (Mind Map, Notes) on September 11, 2026.

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