MindApp Review

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MindApp is a simple brainstorming tool that could use more enhanced visual aids.

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MindApp is like the Microsoft Works of mind-mapping software; It has all the tools you need to create a project map but doesn't have the extras of the more pricey options out there. We had no problem creating a simple chart with arrows and connectors of our choice. The tabs allowed us to have multiple projects open, and the side toolbar offers simple shortcut menus. What MindApp doesn't have are neat-looking bubbles and links between ideas. We also didn't like that MindApp forces you to put idea links on certain areas of the screen, instead of allowing charts to be more free-flowing.

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Joanna Stern

Joanna Stern was a laptop reviewer and writer at Laptop Mag. She reviewed notebooks big and small, including models from MSI, Asus, Toshiba, and Lenovo. This was right at the beginning of her impressive career in journalism. Since then, she's become one of the most recognizable voices in consumer tech. Joanna now works with The Wall Street Journal, and was previously a founding editor at The Verge. After Laptop Mag, she worked at Engadget as a reviews editor. Joanna has won a News & Documentary Emmy Award as well as two Gerald Loeb Awards.