# Bubbl.us review (2026): is it worth it? > Browser mind mapping that works without an account Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Bubbl.us is a browser-based mind mapping tool where maps are built from connected bubbles, shared for real-time editing and exported as images or PDFs. A map can be started without registering, though the work is then kept only in the browser. Paid accounts and team subscriptions add unlimited maps, revision history, file and image attachments and collaboration. - **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps - **Made by:** LKCOLLAB LLC - **Website:** https://bubbl.us - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you need prices up front: none could be read from its page. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing Bubbl.us's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Ways to pay less - **50% off for students, faculty and nonprofits** (Education): Bubbl.us says students, faculty and nonprofit organizations get 50% off, requested through a form linked from the Plans page. Source: https://help.bubbl.us/article/59-do-you-offer-a-discount-for-nonprofits-or-students ## Key features - **Bubble-based editing:** Maps are built from bubbles and connections, with text formatting, colors and file attachments. - **Layouts:** Bubbles can be arranged in different layouts, with an option to reset the layout and connect bubbles. - **Real-time sharing:** Several people can edit a map at the same time, and a map can be embedded in a blog. - **Export and print:** Maps can be saved as images or PDFs, or printed. - **Team accounts:** Team subscriptions give each member premium features, one payment point, transferable licenses, custom sign-in domains and manager roles. - **Revision history:** Premium access includes revision history and the ability to copy a map or turn it into a template. ## Good for - Quick maps started in a browser with no sign-up - Classrooms and teams that need managed licenses and anonymous accounts - Students and nonprofits, who get a 50% discount ## Worth knowing - Plan names, limits and prices could not be read: the pricing page loads its figures with JavaScript and nothing printed from it, so none are listed. - A map made without signing in is saved only in your browser and can be lost if the browser data is cleared. - Team pricing is by number of licenses, with volume discounts, and is quoted on a team pricing page. - The help center describes refunds only as a case-by-case request by email, with a reminder email three days before each charge. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Bubbl.us is a browser mind mapper where you can start a map without an account. A map made without signing in is stored only in your browser, and the plan names, limits and prices could not be read from its pricing page. - **Value for money: C.** No price could be read, which the ladder puts in the middle. Team pricing is by licence count and quoted on a separate page. - **Free plan and trial: C.** A map can be started with no account, but the listing says it is kept only in the browser unless you register. Paid plans have a trial of unstated length. - **Features: C.** Bubbles, layouts, attachments, live shared editing, export to image or PDF and revision history on premium. The listing records no plan limits at all. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You build each map by hand. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with no apps and no integrations listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Bubbl.us's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. Its pricing page loads through scripts and printed no plan text, so prices come from the listing. ## Where it stands among whiteboard and mind map tools - Bubbl.us's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 4 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 7. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/whiteboards ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** The plain part of Bubbl.us you could make: mind mapping and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 1 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 50 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. - You could make: Mind mapping and templates: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Mind mapping, Real-time collaboration, Templates ## Alternatives - [MindMup](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindmup): Web mind mapping with a free tier and simple paid plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bubblus-vs-mindmup) - [Coggle](https://toolgpa.com/tools/coggle): Collaborative mind maps and flowcharts in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bubblus-vs-coggle) - [Mind42](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mind42): Free browser-based mind mapping with shared editing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bubblus-vs-mind42) - [MindMeister](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindmeister): Browser-based mind mapping with real-time collaboration. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bubblus-vs-mindmeister) - [Xmind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/xmind): Mind mapping app with AI, Gantt charts and a presentation mode. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bubblus-vs-xmind) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://bubbl.us - https://help.bubbl.us - https://help.bubbl.us/article/18-teams-overview - https://help.bubbl.us/article/43-team-licensing - https://help.bubbl.us/article/59-do-you-offer-a-discount-for-nonprofits-or-students - https://help.bubbl.us/article/111-refunds - https://help.bubbl.us/article/54-can-i-mind-map-without-registering Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/bubblus Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).