SimpleMind Pro - Mind Mapping for Pc

Tried 6 or 7 outline & mapping apps. I found most were not as user friendly, practical or powerful. The ability to quickly create on the fly then reorganize later is unsurpassed. Also most important, this seems to be a stable product. While testing other outliners i suddenly lost data or files would disappear... permanently! Not good. Easy to email, text /share maps with others which makes this a truly flexible, powerful, reliable tool. Could use a little refinement for iCloud use but not much to complain about. Hope they don’t mess up the product in the future!

I love Mind Maps! I’m an Aspie, and details are very important to me. The mobile version of this app is incredible. It’s also the first Mind Mapper I’ve tried so far. There are just a few details to work out. First, it’d be nice if the app would remember my spot whenever I switch back to it. Just the X and Y coords, so it’s orientation independent. Next, it would be nice if, when selecting and moving a branch, it would still snap to the grid. I have to select the branch, move it somewhere imprecise, select the top branch node again by itself, position it perfectly, and then move all the other nodes to match. A couple of the menus up top don’t let me switch to another menu without first closing the menu I originally opened. This is probably only going to be an annoyance while still learning the menus. The last thing, and this is actually kinda big for me, is that the Windows desktop version doesn’t always position the nodes the same way as the iPad version does. So I have to continually tweak it. Images also aren’t rotated, and the grid setting don’t automatically sync (snap to grid, etc.) Anyway, it’s a great tool and I’d much rather have it than not! I consider it indispensable at this time. I only wish I could return the clunky desktop version (should have downloaded the trial first). I’ll be mapping out my thoughts on this and composing a much cleaner review for my blog. Thank you!

I like the layout and capability of this app +. It's easy to use and easy to export. The low star rating is for the lost work and multiple issues found. I opened the app today to find my work erased, which is fine because I copied it as an image into other apps. But, for a Pro app, it shouldn't do that. Second issue I have is that for some reason, I can't create a mind map from scratch. I have to open an existing mind map, i.e. Welcome file, then create a new mind map. Without an existing mind map, the square edit sign opens a menu that is grayed out. I'm hoping that deleting the app and reinstalling will fix this. Usually, the edit sign has a menu for a new mind map. Third issue is that moving a mind map file to Apple iCloud forces it to open as a file rather than as an internal mind map. I'm not sure what that means and what the difference is, but limitations occur once that happens. The mind map links no longer work even if I try to map it to other files within the same Apple iCloud folder.

There are a host of mind mapping programs out there, but this is the best balance of power, options, and usability. There a bunch of mind mapping programs out there that are extremely powerful with tones of options, but they don’t seem to synchronize between platforms nearly as well as this one. I use this app/program all the time, sync’ed with my drop box. I use it a lot for mapping out writing projects and speeches. When I am giving a speech the outline function is by far the best. I do wish that their was a way to better integrate Calendar, Reminders, and maybe notes.