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by M. Lucero

This app looks beautiful and has a really well-designed interface, but it doesn't really offer what I need. To me, the whole point of mind-mapping is to visualize the links between things and ideas in order to reveal hidden connections. This app does the mapping, but has no way to link objects except to the object they are initially linked to. So, for example, if you wanted to make a map where you have breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods, you could do that just fine. But if you wanted to show that cheeseburgers can be both a lunch and dinner food, the only way to do so is to create "cheeseburger" twice — once under lunch, then again under dinner. The ideal would be to create the object under one of them, then draw a link to the other, so you only have one "cheeseburger", and linked to both lunch and dinner. This way you see the connections between the ideas — again, the whole point of mind-mapping. Creating the object twice (one under each category) is accurate, but not useful, since you'd actually have to explore the entire map in order to make the connection that cheeseburger is under more than one category. Which, again, defeats the whole purpose of mind-mapping.

by I_Dont_Want_This

I think the app is aesthetically pleasing and intuitive. But, it is very simplistic and lacking in functionality. My biggest complaint is the lack of ability to link recurring themes. For instance if I have two groups A, and B a subset of A, each having object x, I have to add x to A, and x to B, instead of the mind map linking x to both A and B. I then lose the visual cue that x is recurring. I could create a scenario where they all belong to the same ‘ring’ but that would be inaccurate as well. In that case, it would appear circular, so I’d miss the visual cue that A is a subset of B, and x is an object of both; they would all appear as equals... easy fix, allow lines to be drawn between custom objects.

by Montechie

Can’t long-press and delete maps as the docs claim. So once you hit the 2+included help map your done in the free version. That’s fair if this is actually a trial, but please note that in the app. I just wasted my time trying to figure out how to do something that should be basic.

On the plus, the nodes are simple to add and an intriguing way to do mapping. Besides the delete issue (bug?) the rest is easy to use (iPad). It’s not really a normal mind map, but I can see advantages to hiding the detailed nodes under a parent, and you can get to a view that shows all nodes. Has the same weaknesses as all other mind maps for complex topics but you can do some involved mapping.