Mindmapping for the iPhone — Mindjet is the Ticket
I have been a fan of mind mapping for a long time. I like to use MindManager from Mindjet, especially in ink on a Tablet PC as I recently demonstrated. The ability to make quick maps on a more mobile device has been a long-time desire of mine, and I am happy to see from our friends at WebWorkerDaily that Mindjet for the iPhone is now available.
Don’t get me wrong, you’re not going to build sophisticated maps on the iPhone. The screen is just too small and tapping the keyboard is not that great. But there are times when I have ideas that contain the seed of a map, and these could be knocked out on the iPhone no problem. You can email maps or transfer them over Wi-Fi back to the PC for further work. Mindjet for the iPhone looks pretty full-featured for such a small app, and I can’t wait to try it. $7.99.
I believe it’s a rebrand of CMS’ iThoughts. Very similar.
I’ve been using MindMeister which has worked quite well as it has an iphone version and a web based version. The web app imports and exports mindmanager files, and the iphone app synchs with the web. I can update my maps from the iphone or a web browser, or use mindmanager on my mac or PC, and then the web mindmeister to upload them to the cloud.