Mobile mapping - Personal Faves

This list is limited not only to the most popular, best-established mappers, but also to the main products in each selected publisher’s line-up. Some of the publishers mentioned below have Free/Lite editions which have an entry in the main list but don’t appear here. <<= Back to main page

Mapping tool	Logo	iPad	iPhone	Android	Publisher	Comments	Example
iMindQ (prev DropMind)		$8		—	Seavus DOOL	DropMind is a well-established tool with PC and on-line versions (reviewed here.)
iMindMap		—	Free	Free	ThinkBuzan	The way iMindMap operates on small iPhone screens is the best I’ve found.
iMindMap HD		Free	—	Free		The tool most capable of making organic mind maps as Tony Buzan envisages them. iMindMap HD Plus is obtained via an in-app purchase.
iMindMap HD Plus		$14	—	—
Inspiration Maps		$10	—	—	Inspiration Software, Inc.	Very flexible and capable. Worth the cost. This can make concept maps as well as mind maps.
iThoughts		—	$8	—	Craig Scott	This has the same import/export capabilities as its elder brother, iThoughtsHD.
iThoughts HD		$10	—	—	Craig Scott	This should be in the toolbox of every mindmapper with an iPad. It is full featured, good looking, under constant development, is easy to use and has exceptional import/export capabilities.
Kidspiration Maps		$10	—	—	Inspiration Software, Inc.	Inspiration Maps for the younger user.
Lucidchart		Free	—	—	Lucid Software Inc.	Can make mind maps as well as flowcharts, wireframes, UML diagrams, Venn diagrams, and even iOS mockups.
MindGenius		Free	—	—	MindGenius Ltd.	The mobile version of a well-established PC mind mapping tool.
Mindjet Maps		Free		—	Mindjet LLC	The granddaddy of them all. Mindjet produced one of the first software mind mappers—though not quite the first—so all these years later, it is probably the best established. This is their mobile version.
MindMaple		$5	—	—	MindMaple Inc.	A capable mapper with task-management elements in nodes. Clear Help is available and the user interface design mean that you don’t have to guess how to use it. There is a corresponding PC tool (reviewed: and this is compatible with it. This is one of the rarer mind map tool entries that states the differences between Lite and Full.
MindMapper		Free		Free	SimTech Systems, Inc..	This is the mobile realization of another long-established PC mapper – dating back as far as 1998. Its style is bold and clear (gentler styles are also available).
MindMeister		Free		Free	MeisterLabs	This is an offshoot of one of the first and best known online mappers. You can use it stand-alone on an iPad or iPhone, but connecting up to maps online needs a subscription to the web service.
MindNode		$10		—	IdeasOnCanvas GmbH	The mobile version of the popular Mac-based desktop tool. Simple, clean design. An unusual feature is that it allows the creation of multiple mind maps in one window.
Mindomo		Free	—	Free	Expert Software Applications Srl	This is an offshoot of a well-known online mapper but it can be used stand-alone on an iPad.
Popplet		$5		—	Notion	Allows unlimited Popplets on your iPad, but to have unlimited Popplets online, and all the features, you will have to subscribe.
Prezi		Free	—	—	Prezi Inc.	A presentation tool with mind mapping in its DNA. You can also see the example here as a live Prezi.
SimpleMind+		Free/ $5		—	ModelMaker Tools	A capable mapper. The full version is obtained by an in-app purchase and is well worthwhile.
SimpleMind Free		—		Free/ $5	ModelMaker Tools