10 Mind Mapping Tools 4 the iPad

Brainstorming is a way for an individual or group to collect ideas about a specific problem or situation. The goal is to collect as many as you can and then go back and evaluate the ones that might be worth developing further. These ideas can then be developed, enhanced and modified. Brainstorming is a great tool for educational situation where you want to develop and stimulate the creative process. The idea is that a shift in thinking can occur by collecting many ideas together around a particular concept. So if we have access to iPads then what apps are available for us to utilise the benefits of mind mapping. Mindnode: $7.99 Mindnode is a very easy and intuitive application for collecting, organising and outlining your thoughts and ideas as mind maps. iThoughts HD: $9.99 US $12.99 AU A mind mapping tool for the iPad that allows you to visually organise your thoughts, ideas and information. Mindmeister: FREE Easily create, view, edit and share mind maps in this intuitive app.

MindMappeur Mind Mapping Apps for the iPad: A Comparison Unlike the Android marketplace, Apple’s appstore unfortunately does not allow you try out apps for a couple of minutes and get a refund if you don’t like them. After buying an iPad I wanted to have a good Mindmapping app, but I had no idea which of the six or so options would be the best choice for me. I searched for a site that compared them all, but couldn’t find that either. That’s when I decided to buy them all, use them all and review them all on this blog. I wanted to make this a definitive review, so I created a companion spreadsheet with all the factual and easily quantifiable information about the different apps. iPad mind mapping compared in a spreadsheet For each of the apps I tested how easy it was to learn and to use, how the mindmaps look, whether it is possible to share the maps easily to other users and locations and whether there are any online services that the maps can sync to. iMindMap Mobile HD € 25.99 by Buzan Online iMindMap Mobile HD Rating: 5/10 € 7.99 by CMS Maptini

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