iThoughts - Mind Map 17+

An great app that keeps getting better

I have used this app since it was released for the original iPad. The developer had created a great mind mapping experience then, and has improved the app ever since while keeping the user experience pristine. The app feels more powerful and not more difficult or complex to use. It continues to respect operating system conventions and new features added to the OS. It has matured greatly over the several years of development that has taken place. Buy it. You will be grateful you did. Very few apps can stay great for so many years and continue to respect its long-time users. This truly is a one in a million kind of app because it takes someone who uses his app day in and day out to reach this point.

If there is one feature I would like to come back, it would be the auto-synching to other file formats (Ex. Before, you could have a free mind or Xmind document exported that would stay in sync with the iThoughts mind map, and a fresh pdf exported each time the map was updated). Fortunately, a desktop version was released though for both windows and Mac.

Very good, potential to be Superb!

I have been using this app as my go to mind mapping tool, but there's only one reason I keep looking to see if anyone else can come up with that one outstanding feature that would make it perfect for the iPad Pro ... the ability to handwrite using Pencil instead of having to type the node contents. I made this suggestion to the developer over a year ago, nothing yet.

The app that comes closest to providing this capability is IdeaBoost, but it lacks the mapping structure of mind maps. Someone else made a similar suggestion to the developers at SimpleMind and it appears they may be working on it. It's surprising no one has come up with this feature yet to leverage the iPad Pro with Pencil. MindManager had this capability available nearly 15 years ago on the Windows platform, way back when we called them Slates.

Hope to see this feature soon, so I can rate it a superb 5++

Best Mind-Map Experience for an IPadPro!

I’ve evaluated los of mind mapping software for the ipad and this is truly the best.
Very easy to move from a PC or Mac Mindjet MM user interface to this one.
HELP guide is indeed helpful to learn the ins and outs but it is all there.
Exporting via Export and Share menu choices actually work quite well. When you choose to export say to a PDF, it prompts you for sending via email for instance and when you choose so, you get a fully hierarchical bulleted listing of the map as well as a graphic (high resolution) of the mind map visual as well.
Support is excellent. The author is very responsive and you usually get a response next business day with useful guidance and help.
The price is right.
I’ve been using mind mapping apps since 1998 as it is a key tool for capturing meeting notes, brainstorming, and kicking off visualizations that are easier to grasp for broader audiences.
This one is worth the try.
Fully compatible with MMAP, Freemind and other legacy mind mapping software and exports of course to MMAP when needed.
You won’t regret using this on your iPadPro.
As for the Apple Pencil, well, that works as well on this as it does on most other apps. Pencil is more of a drawing and artistry tool. Using your finger and keyboard shortcuts is far faster.

Developer Response ,

Sorry about this. If you email me direct (support@toketaware.com) then I can walk you through the process of importing/exporting ConceptDraw (CDMZ) maps.