Ayoa vs Mindomo

Ayoa

• Visual thinkers who want mind maps and tasks in one app
• People with ADHD, dyslexia or autism who want adjustable visual layouts
• Former iMindMap users, whose maps can be imported
• UK users funded through Access to Work or Disabled Students' Allowance

Mindomo

• Teachers and students using mind maps for assignments and study
• People who want mind maps, outlines and Gantt charts in one tool
• Consultants whose clients need to edit as guests
• Working offline on Windows, macOS or Linux

Ayoa

• The free version stops at 10 mind maps and is for personal use only; whiteboards and task boards are view-only and AI is not included.
• Ayoa Ultimate is the only paid plan and is charged per user; commercial use requires it.
• The vendor describes Ayoa as a cloud-based app and advises working offline only for short periods.
• The pricing page shows prices in the visitor's local currency; the US dollar figures listed here are from Ayoa's US App Store listing.

Mindomo

• The Free plan stops at 3 diagrams and 1 AI credit, cannot print, and exports only to Mindomo and text formats.
• Gantt charts are not in Premium; they need the Professional, Team or Business plan.
• Plans are prepaid for six months or a year and do not renew automatically; there is no month-to-month billing.
• Team and Business require at least 3 users, and SAML SSO and audit logs are limited to Business.

Ayoa

Several mind map styles

Maps can be drawn freehand or with auto-layout, in sketch or organic styles with adjustable curved branches. Radial maps and quick capture maps are also offered.

Whiteboards

A freeform board takes sticky notes, images, flowcharts, links and videos, starting blank or from a template. On the free version whiteboards are view-only.

Task boards and Gantt timeline

Tasks live on a kanban-style workflow board or a bubble canvas, with due dates, reminders and assignees. The Gantt timeline adds start dates, milestones and progress.

AI mind mapping

AI generates ideas on a topic and can build out a mind map or whiteboard. It needs Ayoa Ultimate, and the vendor says user content is not shared to train AI models.

Outline and document view

The branches of a map can be reordered as a linear outline and written up as longer text with images, which can then be exported as a Word document.

Collaboration and chat

People invited to a map or task board can work on it at the same time. Direct messages and group chats are built in, and comments can be dragged onto maps.

Mindomo

Several diagram types

Mind maps, concept maps, org charts, timelines, fishbone diagrams, outlines and Gantt charts, with a switch that turns a mind map into an outline or back.

Mindomo AI

AI generates a map from a prompt, expands topics, adds notes, builds pros-and-cons or SWOT analyses and translates diagrams. Each action uses credits from a monthly allowance.

Real-time collaboration

Multiple users co-edit a diagram, chat and comment, with view-only, edit or copy permissions. Version history replays changes and restores earlier versions.

Tasks and Gantt charts

Topics become tasks with assignees, start and due dates, priorities and progress, and tasks sync to calendars through iCal. Gantt view needs Professional, Team or Business.

Offline desktop apps

Mindomo Desktop for Windows, macOS and Linux edits diagrams without a connection and saves them locally, with optional sync to the cloud.

Presenter mode and exports

A diagram can be presented as a slideshow, and paid plans export to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Project, Markdown and other formats.

Ayoa

• Ayoa Free$0

  Up to 10 mind maps for personal use. Whiteboards and task boards can be viewed but not edited, and there is no AI.

• Ayoa Ultimate$13

  per user / month, billed annually ($155.99); $17 billed monthly

  Unlimited mind maps, editable whiteboards and task boards, Gantt, document and presentation views, AI, collaboration, exports and integrations.

Mindomo

• Free$0

  3 diagrams, unlimited collaborators, sharing and publishing, free templates, 1 trial AI credit and 3 export formats.

• Premium$7

  per month, prepaid yearly ($8.5 on a 6-month term)

  One user: unlimited diagrams, 50 AI credits a month, attachments, printing, 10 export formats, 1GB of storage, desktop app, Teams integration and API access.

• Professional$16

  per month, prepaid yearly ($17.5 on a 6-month term)

  One user plus 5 guests who edit with premium features. Adds Gantt charts, 60 AI credits a month, 20 export formats, 5GB of storage and business templates.

• Team$7

  per user / month, prepaid yearly ($8 on a 6-month term)

  Minimum 3 users. Premium features plus user management, team task management, calendar sync, Gantt charts and shared folders.

• Business$12

  per user / month, prepaid yearly ($14 on a 6-month term)

  Minimum 3 users. Team features plus guest editing for up to 5 guests, SAML SSO, audit logs and advanced security controls.

Ayoa

• Annual discount

  About 24% less with annual billing

  On the US App Store, AYOA Annual is $155.99 against $17.00 a month, about 24% less over a year. The pricing page FAQ describes annual plans as costing up to 20% less than monthly.

• Other savings

  Three-year billing option

  The pricing page offers a three-year term for Ayoa Ultimate alongside monthly and yearly billing, promoted as three years for the price of two.

• Education

  Discounted rates for educators

  Educators buying multiple licenses may qualify for a discount on annual plans, arranged by booking a demo. The size of the discount is not published.

Mindomo

• Annual discount

  Up to 20% off on the yearly term

  Mindomo's pricing page labels the yearly term as up to 20% off the 6-month one. Premium is $7 a month prepaid yearly against $8.5 on a 6-month term.

• Education

  Student and Teacher plans

  Education plans are $5 per user a month for students and $6 for teachers when prepaid yearly. They are limited to students, teachers and schools, and proof of eligibility may be requested.