Mind Node 7
Calm the storm in your brain
Free (Premium $19.99/year) From mindnode.com
Made for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch Needs iOS/iPadOS 13.4 or later
Got ideas in your head that need to get out? Do they resemble chaos? Then you need MindNode. The app enables you to begin a single thought and branch ideas from it, capturing and arranging everything from holiday plans to business organization charts.
MindNode is feature–rich — assuming you pay. For free, you’re limited to basic mind–map creation and no additional goodies — although that in itself still isn’t bad. Go for MindNode Plus, though, and you gain great flexibility in how your mind maps look — themes; icons; images; stickers — and how they work. Elements can have tasks assigned to them, Focus Mode lets you zero in on a branch — which is useful on the iPhone’s smaller screen — and tags help you group elements together that aren’t connected.
This latest release beefs up the outliner too. Previously a useful way to kick off a mind map or to quickly navigate an existing one, the outliner is now an alternate means of editing your documents. You can rearrange branches solely in this view, which can be set in full screen — and with a tools sidebar alongside on iPad. It’s handy for sanity checking task completion, and refining thoughts free from visual distraction.
In all, then, MindNode continues to impress. It’s a product that justifies its annual subscription by regularly adding meaningfully useful new features.
THE BOTTOM LINE. Increasingly superb, MindNode is perfect for organizing ideas to keep a clear head.