Top 5 Brainstorming Apps

by Startacus Admin
If you had said "Brainstorming and Apps" a few years ago - people might have looked at you a little silly. Surely the old white board and marker pen would suffice? But now with Apps all the rage and with you trying to find a solution to a problem or simply have an idea that you’ve been thinking about doing something about, it’s likely that you’ll be doing a little brainstorming - but potentially with your mobile phone in hand.
So with this mind, we selected a few of our favourites - our Top 5 Brainstorming Apps...
ibrainstormapp
The clue’s in the name here! This iOS app allows you to document your brainstorming sessions through both the use of sticky notes as well as freehand drawings. This app is particularly good when used on an iPad as the iPad canvas acts like a drawing board. Most useful however is how easy it is to share your brainstorming session with others and effectively collaborate on your idea. It’s actually possible to connect up to 4 iPhones with your iPad and thereby get lots more people thrashing out that idea with you!
MindNode
If you’d like to visualize your idea in more of a diagrammatic fashion, then this Mac and iOS app should appeal. It allows you to ‘mind map’ by putting down all your thoughts, ideas or tasks and then drawing lines between them to create logical steps or connections. Adding images and files from your desktop into your mind map is also possible. MindNode is free in the Mac App store, the iOS version costs $9.99 and there is also a Pro version available for $19.99.
iThoughts
Famed as being one of the first mindmapping apps on the iPhone, the numerous updates each with increased functionality have meant that this is also one of the best mindmapping apps around. All your thoughts, ideas and concepts can be organized, managed and captured visually. Got an iPad? The iThoughtsHD version is what you’ll be after. It’s great.
Mindmeister
Mindmeister is another app which lets you put down your ideas and thoughts in a visual mind map format. Once your mind map is created, this app allows you to share it and collaborate with others - in real time. One really great feature though is the fact that all versions of your mind map are stored so if any collaborative revisions aren’t to your pleasing, you can simply go back to your original version. This app offers Personal, Pro and Business versions depending on your own requirements - with all allowing a free 30 day trial.
Simplemind
Simplemind is another app which is an easy to use tool for collecting your thoughts, structuring your plans and for mapping your ideas. It has been claimed by some to be quite basic in nature compared with some of the others on our list here, however we reckon that’s what makes it so good. Sometimes simple and intuitive functionality is all that you need. Another advantage ? It’s available for both iOS and Android.
Subscribe to our newsletter
If you would like to receive our startup themed newsletter, full of the latest startup opportunities, events, news, stories, tips and advice, then sign up here.
Voicy, the online content platform for discovering, creating and sharing sound-clips and sound-effects secures investment to support team expansion and global growth.

Career Masterclass has launched a new website to showcase its offerings, as a strategic partner for businesses wanting to bolster D&I policies.

NI Startup? Fancy showcasing your startup at this year's Digital DNA event? We've got up to 10 spaces for NI startups to do just that. Here's the details!

Germany's leading digital solar platform, Zolar secures major investment to support roll out of new digital energy products.

Metro Bank seeks startups and scaleups with a focus on customer experience, community banking, optimisation of systems & data and sustainability for its second innovation lab.

Need a little extra motivation to get your daily step count up? Treekly will help you do your bit for the climate crisis with every step you take...

The lowdown on London-based SaaS startup Adadot and its innovative performance and wellbeing tracking platform for developers.

Henrik Grim, European GM of Capchase shares insights on how founders can navigate these more challenging funding conditions.

Storyblok secures major investment to further accelerate product innovation and growth into the US and Europe.

New podcast launched by Sport Tech Hub aims to share insights and inspiration from leaders and tech entrepreneurs in the sport and physical activity sector.
Published on: 4th March 2013
If you would like to enable commenting via your Startacus account, please enable Disqus functionality in your Account Settings.







- Voicy lands €1.2 million pre-Seed from Global Founders Capital to build the GIPHY for sound 20th May 2022 Voicy, the online content platform for discovering, creating and sharing sound-clips and sound-effects secures investment to support team expansion and global growth.
- Zolar Lands €100 Million Series C On The Back Of Surging Demand For Affordable Green Energy 19th May 2022 Germany's leading digital solar platform, Zolar secures major investment to support roll out of new digital energy products.
- Metro Bank opens call for participants for second Magic Makers programme 17th May 2022 Metro Bank seeks startups and scaleups with a focus on customer experience, community banking, optimisation of systems & data and sustainability for its second innovation lab.
- Storyblok Raises $47M Series B to Make Headless Content Management the New Standard 17th May 2022 Storyblok secures major investment to further accelerate product innovation and growth into the US and Europe.