German mind mapping application builder MeisterLabs, the startup behind brainstorm & planning tool MindMeister, has acquired MindMaker, to our knowledge the third iPhone application to get sold after the sale of Where To and Tapulous buying Tweetsville.
MindMaker, on sale for €3.99 (or $4.99), allows you to structure your ideas and concepts visually using a fairly intuitive program even when you’re on the go. The app is relatively limited in functionality but offers an experience that suits Apple’s mobile phone perfectly. You can find a good review of the app over here.
Seems like a match made in heaven, with MindMeister being one of the most authorative and open collaborative mind mapping tools available on the web today but lacking an equally decent mobile version. Ouriel Ohayon, our TechCrunch France editor, was first to report the acquisition news on his blog and has actually tested MindMeister for one of his own (top secret) projects; he calls it a “a masterpiece of execution at any single level”. You can sign up for a basic version free of charge, or pay for more robust editions ranging from $4 to $15 per month.
MindMeister, backed by an undisclosed amount of angel funding, is not sharing the price it paid for the iPhone application, but I concur with Ouriel who thinks the deal was small in size yet bodes well for the future of truly compelling iPhone apps developed by independent developers.
If you’re interested in checking out more mind mapping tools, you might want to take a closer look at Mindomo and MindJet, too.
I’ve been looking for an easy to use mind mapping tool for ages. Thanks for the heads up.
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whatever rocks their boat. but this app to me is pointless.
I swear by MindNode (Mac only). It’s uber simple and stays out of your way. Still waiting for their iPhone app…
but this app to me is pointless.
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Thanks for the heads up.
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Mindomo is the best for any platform.
Rob
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congrats to the mindmeister-team, i love their app and a good iphone application is making the app even more useful. hope they will bundle it into their pro-product
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It’s not pointless who those who like to organize their thoughts visually. And I believe this iPhone app is meant to augment the full web-based MindMeister service. In other words, it’s not supposed to be a stand-alone mobile app.
Regarding the usefulness of mindmapping itself, though, that is a larger issue and really depends on who is using it and why. The most popular use cases for mindmapping tools are for initiating projects, creating and maintaining task lists, brainstorming, setting agendas and running meetings, and taking notes. However, there are about a-million-and-one things you can do with mindmapping tools. So, while mindmapping is certainly not for everyone (e.g. rigid and super-linear people), it is anything but pointless.
Hello,
thank you for mentioning Mindomo. However the link to the site is wrong. The correct link is: http://www.mindomo.com
Thank you.
Zoltan.
Fixed!
Why cant you cut and paste on a i phone lol
See also http://www.comapping.com. Oliver Starr from GTDtimes.com reviews it here:
http://www.gtdt...e-mind-mapping/
Asger Alstrup, Comapping
I publish the leading blog on mind mapping software, and have been following MindMeister for some time now. It really has established itself with the most advanced and innovative functionality of all of the web-based mind mapping applications available today. Things like sending topics to your maps from an e-mail message, and via desktop widgets. Here are more examples of the cool things you can do with this polished web 2.0 app.
The market for iPhone-based mind mapping apps is also heating up – at least 8 as of last week. Click here for an overview of what’s available. MindMaker isn’t currently the leader of the pack, but I’m confident that MeisterLabs will bring its brand of innovation to this acquisition to make it a market leader!
HI,
it took us some time – so much to do – but here is MindMeister’s view http://blog.min...meister-iphone/
Cheers Thomas
You people at the iPhone are doing a wonderful job, meeting all the expectations and winning all the challenges. BRAVO 2 all of you.