Comparison

CoCoCal vs BaseMind

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

Head to head
About

CoCoCal

This app offers a unique timeline view for your existing calendars, allowing you to zoom in for details or out for an overview. It enables intuitive scrolling through time and supports custom timespans beyond standard daily, weekly, or monthly views.

Highlights
  • Zoomable timeline view
  • Intuitive time scrolling
  • Custom timespan options
  • Uses existing device calendars
  • International timescale support
Features
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• Zoom in or out - view details or look at the big picture. • Scroll and move intuitively by swiping back and forth in time. • Custom timespan - not limited to fixed day, week, month or year. • Uses the existing calendars from your iPhone or iPad and their colors. No separate data. • Add additional timescales for international context.

About

BaseMind

This tool revolutionizes note-taking and data organization with an intuitive interface. Create expansive mind maps with customizable elements and freehand drawing capabilities. Seamlessly integrate with iCloud Drive for effortless data management.

Highlights
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Infinite depth mind maps
  • Customizable colors and pen widths
  • Manual node organization
  • Freehand drawing
  • iCloud Drive support
Features
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BaseMind is a next-generation mind mapping tool! It will completely change the way you take notes and organize data. Features: • Extremely friendly and intuitive user interface • Mind maps of infinite depth • Multiple colors and pen widths • Colors adapt to light / dark modes • Easy, manual node organization by just tapping and dragging • Map node reparenting • Freehand drawing • Retain orientation of freehand nodes even when reorganizing and reparenting • Full iCloud Drive support

Screenshots

CoCoCal4 screens
BaseMind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CoCoCal at 81% against BaseMind's 0%. CoCoCal also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CoCoCal costs $3.99 and BaseMind $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CoCoCal ships an update every 5 months, BaseMind every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CoCoCal versus BaseMind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoCoCalBaseMind
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank O. MartinSimo Virokannas

Customer experience

CoCoCal

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral6.3%
Negative12.5%

BaseMind

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

CoCoCal

No in-app purchases

None

BaseMind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CoCoCal free?
CoCoCal costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BaseMind free?
BaseMind costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do CoCoCal or BaseMind have ads?
Neither CoCoCal nor BaseMind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CoCoCal or BaseMind?
CoCoCal ships an update every 5 months, and BaseMind every 16 months. Most recently, CoCoCal was updated on October 24, 2026 and BaseMind on October 16, 2026.

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