# Flowchart Fun review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Text-based flowchart maker that draws diagrams as you type Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Flowchart Fun turns text into flowcharts, mind maps and process diagrams in the browser. A free version has a daily sandbox editor, and the Pro plan adds permanent cloud storage, AI creation and editing, and imports from Visio, Lucidchart and CSV. The site describes it as an open source project made by Tone Row. - **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps - **Made by:** Tone Row - **Website:** https://flowchart.fun - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free, because the editor resets each day. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Flowchart Fun has a free plan, and paid plans start at $2 per month (billing basis not stated). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Daily sandbox editor that resets each day, themes, templates, and PNG, JPG and SVG export. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Daily sandbox editor that resets daily, theme customization, templates, raster and vector export. | | Pro | $2 per month; billing basis not stated | Unlimited permanent flowcharts, AI creation, watermark-free diagrams, local files, Visio, Lucidchart and CSV import. | | 30-Day Pass | $9 one-time, 30 days, never renews | Every Pro feature for 30 days from one $9 payment, with no subscription. | Read from https://flowchart.fun/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Flowchart Fun before buying. ## Key features - **Text-to-flowchart editor:** Charts are written as text in an editor and drawn alongside it, covering flowcharts, mind maps and process diagrams. - **AI creation and editing:** On Pro, AI and dictation can generate and edit diagrams from a written description. - **Data import:** Pro can import data from Visio, Lucidchart and CSV files. - **Export options:** PNG and JPG export and SVG export with embedded fonts are listed on the Free plan; Pro removes the watermark. - **Local files and sharing:** Pro can save and load local files, and offers full-screen, read-only and template sharing. ## Good for - People who prefer typing a flowchart to dragging shapes - Short-term projects, using the one-time 30-day pass ## Worth knowing - On the Free plan the editor is a daily sandbox that resets each day; permanent flowcharts need Pro. - Watermark-free export, AI creation, local files and data import are Pro features. - The pricing page does not say whether $2 per month is billed monthly or yearly. - It runs in a browser; no desktop or mobile apps are listed. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Flowchart Fun draws a flowchart as you type it as text. The free plan is a sandbox that resets every day, permanent charts, AI and file import need Pro at $2 a month, and it only runs in a browser. - **Value for money: A.** Pro is $2 a month, under 60% of the category's cheaper quarter ($5), though the page does not say whether that is billed monthly or yearly. A 30-day pass is $9. - **Free plan and trial: C.** The free plan is a daily sandbox that resets each day, so nothing you make is kept. It exports PNG, JPG and SVG with a watermark. - **Features: C.** It does one job fully: text in, flowchart or mind map out. That is a smaller job than a whiteboard, and AI, local files and imports sit on Pro. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You have to learn to write charts as text. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only, with Visio and Lucidchart file import and no apps. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Flowchart Fun'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 - Flowchart Fun's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 25 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 9. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 47 of 61) and worst on features (C, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $2 a month, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 0 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less. 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 Flowchart Fun you could make: mind mapping. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $24 a year. Flowchart Fun is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could make: Mind mapping: an app builder makes this well. - You could not: A diagram editor. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Visio, Lucidchart **Tags:** Diagrams, Mind mapping, AI features, Open source ## Alternatives - [Mermaid](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mermaid): Text-based diagramming platform with AI and a visual editor. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flowchart-fun-vs-mermaid) - [PlantUML](https://toolgpa.com/tools/plantuml): Draw UML and other diagrams from plain-text descriptions. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flowchart-fun-vs-plantuml) - [draw.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/draw-io): Free diagram editor that saves files to storage you choose. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/draw-io-vs-flowchart-fun) - [Eraser](https://toolgpa.com/tools/eraser): AI diagramming and docs canvas for engineering teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/eraser-vs-flowchart-fun) - [Whimsical](https://toolgpa.com/tools/whimsical): Whiteboard for flowcharts, wireframes, mind maps and docs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flowchart-fun-vs-whimsical) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://flowchart.fun/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/flowchart-fun Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).