# Mindly review (2026): is it worth $3.99 a month? > Mind mapping app for phones and tablets, one idea at a time Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Mindly is a mind mapping app from dripgrind that shows a map one idea at a time, zooming in on the topic at hand instead of laying out a whole canvas. The current version, Mindly 2, adds real-time collaboration and maps that can be published online and opened in a browser. It is free to download and sold as a monthly or yearly subscription. - **Category:** Whiteboards & Mind Maps - **Made by:** dripgrind Oy - **Website:** https://mindlyapp.com - **Runs on:** iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a computer app, as no desktop version is named. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Mindly is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $3.99 per month (App Store in-app purchase), $34.99 per year. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** Free trial on the subscription; length not stated on the listing. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly Subscription | $3.99 per month, in-app purchase | Access to all Mindly features on all platforms, as the App Store listing describes it. | | Yearly Subscription | $34.99 per year, in-app purchase | Same access as monthly. Works out to about $2.92 a month. | Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindly-2-mind-mapping/id6742876090 on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mindly before buying. ## Key features - **Progressive focus:** Maps open one idea at a time, so a branch can be explored step by step without the whole map on screen. - **Real-time collaboration:** Mindly 2 lets teammates, classmates or clients work on the same map together. - **Online sharing:** Interactive maps can be published and opened by anyone in a browser. - **Images, emojis and files:** Nodes can carry images, emojis and supporting files. - **Visual clipboard:** A clipboard for quickly reorganizing and restructuring parts of a map. ## Good for - Phone and tablet users who want a focused, one-idea-at-a-time map - Individuals who want a low-cost subscription - Writers, students and speakers outlining ideas ## Worth knowing - The App Store lists iPhone and iPad only, and the site links Google Play; no desktop app is named. - There is no free plan; the app is free to download and the subscription starts with a trial of unstated length. - The subscription is bought through the app stores; the pages read do not describe a one-time purchase. - The Mindly 2 App Store listing shows a 2.0 average from 7 ratings, while the vendor's site cites 4.6 for the earlier app. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Mindly 2 is a phone and tablet mind mapper that opens a map one idea at a time. The subscription is $34.99 a year with a trial of unstated length, there is no free plan, and the App Store shows 2.0 from only 7 ratings. - **Value for money: A.** $34.99 a year is about $2.92 a month, under 60% of the category's cheaper quarter ($5). - **Free plan and trial: D.** No free plan: the app downloads free but the subscription starts a trial of unstated length, bought through the app store. - **Features: C.** One-idea-at-a-time maps, live shared editing, online sharing and a visual clipboard. A narrow tool for mind maps only, with no gap named. - **Ease of use: C.** The App Store shows 2.0 from 7 ratings, too few to count, so there is no usable rating. The one-idea view is a different way of working that takes some getting used to. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** iPhone, iPad and Android only. No desktop app is named. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mindly's own pages on 12 November 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among whiteboard and mind map tools - Mindly's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 12 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools we grade, and level with 12. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 47 of 61) and worst on free plan and trial (D, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $2.92 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $7.49 for the category: 2 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 7 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 Mindly you could make: mind mapping and notes. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 37 of the 61 other whiteboard and mind map tools grade higher. It costs $34.99 a year. - You could make: Mind mapping and notes: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - 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, Notes ## Alternatives - [SimpleMind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simplemind): Mind mapping app sold as a one-time purchase per platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindly-vs-simplemind) - [MindNode](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindnode): Mind mapping and outlining app for Apple devices. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindly-vs-mindnode) - [Xmind](https://toolgpa.com/tools/xmind): Mind mapping app with AI, Gantt charts and a presentation mode. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mindly-vs-xmind) - [Coggle](https://toolgpa.com/tools/coggle): Collaborative mind maps and flowcharts in the browser. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/coggle-vs-mindly) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mindly-2-mind-mapping/id6742876090 - https://mindlyapp.com - https://mindlyapp.com/story - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dripgrind.mindlyapp&gl=US Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/mindly Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).