Comparison

QMindMap Lite vs MindMap AI

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

Head to head
About

QMindMap Lite

This app helps organize thoughts and tasks visually. It offers intuitive tools for creating nodes, connecting ideas, and arranging them in various modes for enhanced productivity and creativity.

Highlights
  • Create nodes with one click
  • Cross-connect nodes
  • Drag and drop functionality
  • Add images or icons to nodes
  • Branch and freehand modes
  • iCloud support
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QMindMap Lite is the perfect tool for all thinking tasks, with using an intuitive ways and lots of visual stimulation. You’ll become more productive, creative and organized about all your tasks with Free QMindMap. Main Features
 • Create new nodes with one click 
• Create cross connections between nodes
 • Drag and drop to move nodes
 • Add images or icons to tag the node • Branch mode to show the nodes clearly • Freehand mode to show everything you can image • iCloud supported

About

MindMap AI

This AI-powered tool transforms your notes, files, and even videos into organized, interactive mind maps. It offers both AI assistance and manual editing, with customizable themes and practical widgets to enhance your visual thinking and planning.

Highlights
  • AI-powered mind map generation
  • Manual edit and customization
  • Custom themes and node styling
  • Widgets, dates, and visual markers
  • Multi-format file upload
  • AI summarization and expansion
  • Export to SVG, PNG, PDF, Markdown
Features
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MindMap AI is an AI mind map maker that turns PDFs, notes, videos, documents, and ideas into clear mind maps in seconds. Trusted by 1M+ users worldwide. Type a topic, paste text, or upload a file. MindMap AI creates a structured visual map, then hands you full control to edit, move, rename, expand, summarize, and organize every branch. - Free to start Manual mind mapping is always free, so you can build and edit your maps without paying. Every account also gets 50 AI credits a month to try AI generation, summaries, and the Copilot, with more available when you upgrade. - An AI mind map generator that keeps working with you With Thinking Mode, context awareness, and continuous chat, the AI Copilot reasons step by step to brainstorm ideas, expand a branch, or reshape your map, while your manual edits stay exactly where you put them. You can even chat with an uploaded PDF and ask questions about it, not just map it. - Create a mind map from PDFs, text, and more Upload PDFs, documents, images, audio, video, Markdown, or CSV files and turn them into editable mind maps. Advanced document analysis lets you work through long files and compare multiple sources in one map. - Summarize long content into a map The built-in AI summarizer pulls the key points out of dense material, the PDF summarizer condenses reports and research papers, and the text summarizer turns long notes and articles into clear takeaways, each one laid out as a map you can expand, focus, or edit. - A study and note-taking app, made visual Turn class notes, readings, and lectures into a visual study map. Focus on a single topic or expand one node into a detailed explanation, so complex material is easier to review and remember. - Brainstorm ideas faster Start with one idea and let the AI help you branch out. Organize thoughts, connect related ideas, and turn rough notes into a structured plan. - Mind maps, concept maps, logic charts, and org charts Create branching mind maps, use the concept map generator for study notes, or build top-down logic charts and organization charts. Switch to outline view to think in text and watch the map update. Choose the structure that fits your thinking. - Edit everything manually Add, delete, drag, reorder, and rename nodes anytime. You stay in control of the canvas. MindMap AI builds around your edits instead of overwriting them. - Style your map with simple prompts Change themes, colors, fonts, shapes, arrows, and branches using natural language. Add your own images or royalty-free visuals from Pixabay to make maps easy to scan. - Plan and track work inside your map Add priorities, task status, dates, times, icons, links, and relationships. Turn a brainstorm into a project plan, study plan, or personal goal map. - Import, export, and share Import maps from Xmind, MindManager, SimpleMind, Freeplane, Mapify, Coggle, and FreeMind. Export as PNG, SVG, PDF, CSV, or Markdown. Share by email or public or private link, so others can view your map without an account. - Team workspaces for organizations On a team plan, your organization gets a shared workspace to collaborate in one place. Pay for members centrally, add or remove people, and keep the whole team's maps together. - Works across devices and languages Use MindMap AI on the web and on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Create and edit mind maps in 29+ languages and sync your work across devices. Great for: - Students creating study notes, revision maps, and concept maps - Professionals brainstorming projects, workflows, meetings, and strategy - Researchers summarizing PDFs, papers, and long text - Creators planning content, outlines, scripts, and ideas - Anyone who wants a clearer way to think and take notes visually Download MindMap AI and turn PDFs, notes, videos, and ideas into editable mind maps you actually control.

Screenshots

QMindMap Lite4 screens
MindMap AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MindMap AI at 60% against QMindMap Lite's 0%. MindMap AI also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 38 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). QMindMap Lite's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

QMindMap Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of QMindMap Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of MindMap AI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QMindMap Lite ships an update every 38 months, MindMap AI every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
QMindMap Lite versus MindMap AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQMindMap LiteMindMap AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亚萍 任3axislabs, Inc.

Customer experience

QMindMap Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

MindMap AI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

QMindMap Lite

No in-app purchases

None

MindMap AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QMindMap Lite free?
QMindMap Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MindMap AI free?
MindMap AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, QMindMap Lite or MindMap AI?
QMindMap Lite is rated higher. QMindMap Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while MindMap AI averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do QMindMap Lite or MindMap AI have ads?
Neither QMindMap Lite nor MindMap AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QMindMap Lite or MindMap AI?
QMindMap Lite ships an update every 38 months, and MindMap AI every 10 days. Most recently, QMindMap Lite was updated on June 10, 2026 and MindMap AI on September 12, 2026.

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