SimpleMind Pro - Mind Mapping

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4.7of 5 · store
447ratings on the App Store
295reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A mature one-time-purchase mind mapper with a rich set of layouts and support for non-linear connections. Valued for no subscription and fast performance. Main pain points are the absence of iCloud Drive and unreliable sync through third-party services. The select tool is awkward for bulk node selection.

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What people use it for

Writers, researchers, or students who need a serious mind map tool without a subscription and with cross-platform support.

What reviews praise

Support for non-linear connections (not just parent-child).
Many layout options.
Fast even on large maps.
Available on iOS, macOS, and Windows with a shared file format.
No monthly subscription.

What reviews complain about

No native iCloud Drive support, only Dropbox and Google Drive.
Sync between devices fails periodically.
Selecting multiple nodes requires deselecting before each new one, which is frustrating for bulk formatting.
Images are automatically compressed to low quality.

What users experience

5 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

This is the best and easiest to use tool until you want share your work across devices. No iCloud support? Ridiculous.

I was looking for a mind map app that showed for non hierarchical relationships (so not just parent-child) and that didn't require a subscription and this has proved to be excellent. App is very fast, and good for taking notes on books, timelines of history, plotting out systems.

I was sad to no longer have iThoughts on my iPad and I'm very happy to have found this powerful alternative.

I'm relatively new to mind mapping and didn't want to try the other versions because of either their lack of cross-platform support or subscription model. I purchased this app for macOS, iPadOS, and windows. It works similarly and equally well on each.

There are multiple bugs that have not been resolved. The most damaging is the sync bug, I'll work on iPad at home then when I need the info when at work it is not on my iPhone.