Mind Mapping - MindMeister 4+

Great user experience, very easy to use

Just an all around great app and great user experience.
Pros: easy to use, great design, the ease of use again - thoughts can just flow off the mind. Also the fact that you can export to xmind which is for desktop is a big plus over other similar apps because if I want to export everything in the future I can. Other online only apps with monthly subcriptions feel like too big a risk. If I ever leave the app, all my hard work is basically tossed out.
Cons:
I wish there was an option to increase or reduce the space between different threads. Everything bunches together which is not always how I want it, but overall not a big deal. Not even sure it’s not the best solution.
Organizing all my maps: It would be nice to be able to add tags to my maps instead of having to use folders. It would be easier to organize all of my maps that way since many times one map could have a few key topics, and I want it to link to all of them.

THE way to organize disorganized thoughts/tasks

MindMeister (and Meistertask) work well on every platform (phone, iPad and web). The combination of MindMeister and Meistertask is probably the only one that seamlessly combines project management (Kanban and todo lists) with mind mapping. There are a few other apps that do this but most of them seem to have clunky UIs on at least one platform.

MindMeister, as a lone mind mapping software, is easy to use on every platform - including iPhones’ small screens. On iPad and Mac, I appreciate the presence of ubiquitous keyboard shortcuts which make editing really natural. I recommend MindMeister to anyone who is looking for a mind mapping software, even those who are not interested in its task managing abilities.

I do use it for note taking but due to the lack of support for Apple Pencil note taking on the iPad feels incomplete. Adding a feature to add Apple Pencil drawings (like the way Dropbox Paper or XMind does it) would make this app an excellent note taking software as well.

New Version resolved my issue

For a while my iPad app had stopped displaying the photos and images I added to mind maps created on Mind Meister online. I mentioned this in a review and the developer responded that it had been addressed in the new version, so re-download and try it. I deleted the app, re-downloaded it, and voila! It works just fine now.

Although there are a few little challenges in Mind Meister with adding floating topics, or changing the color of topic linking lines, or copying and pasting from a past map and having the chosen font revert to the default one, those are all little issues with the online version and aren’t things that are doable in the app itself anyway.

Overall, quite a satisfying app to use.

Developer Response ,

Hi Maryspkr, this is a known issue we believe to have fixed with the release of the latest version of the iOS app. Would you please reinstall the app to see if this works for your again? You can also get in touch with our support team directly at https://tinyurl.com/vht4bb7 in case you need further assistance. Best, Nikola