Is Thinkblot a mymind alternative?

If you think on paper and want links to sit beside your pages, yes. If you mostly save things from the web and want them sorted for you, mymind is built for that.

Does mymind read handwriting?

Only in saved images: mymind reads text in images, including handwriting in photos. Thinkblot reads what you write on its pages, on your device.

Can Thinkblot summarise a link?

Yes. In a Curiosity notebook, drag a link onto the page and it reads itself, with a short summary and the pages it touches.

Where does Thinkblot keep my notebooks?

On your devices and in your own iCloud, through Apple's private CloudKit database. There's no Thinkblot account or server.

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Thinkblot vs mymind

Pick mymind if you save links, articles, images and notes from everywhere and want them tagged and summarised for you, with search by what things look like. It runs on iOS, Android, Mac and in the browser, is member-funded with no ads, and starts at $7.99 a month.

Pick Thinkblot if your thinking starts in handwriting. Its Curiosity notebook reads the links you drag in, with a short summary and the pages they touch, and lays your pages out on a canvas you join by hand. Your questions are marked, and noticed when a later page answers them.

Last checked: 27 October 2026 · Compared with Thinkblot's Curiosity notebook

Side by side

Thinkblot and mymind, row by row.

A dash (—) means mymind's own pages didn't say, so we left it blank.
	Thinkblot	mymind
Platforms	iPhone (including iPhone Duo), iPad with Apple Pencil, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro (the iPad app). iOS and iPadOS 27.1 or later.	iOS, Android, Mac, and a browser extension.
Handwriting recognition	Read on your device. Fixing a misread word changes the text, never your ink.	Text in saved images is read, including handwriting in photos.
What happens to a line you write	It stays ink. When Thinkblot can help, a small blot appears at the end of the line. Tap it, and the line becomes a reminder, a drafted message, a payment or time on your calendar.	Notes are saved as cards in a visual grid.
Tasks and reminders	A box in front of a line makes it a task. Tick the box on paper and it's done in Reminders too. Unticked tasks carry forward.	—
Maths	Write a sum and an equals sign, and the answer is written for you. Write “total” under a column and it adds itself.	—
Privacy, account and where data lives	No account and no Thinkblot server. Notebooks live on your devices and in your own iCloud. Private Cloud Compute is optional and asks first.	No ads and no data selling; member-funded. Encryption, and where its AI runs, aren't stated.
Sync	Your own iCloud, through Apple's private CloudKit database, on the same Apple Account.	Instant sync between mobile and desktop.
Export	PDF or Markdown.	—
Pricing model	Not out yet. Join the waitlist.	Student of Life $7.99/month or $79/year. Mastermind $12.99/month or $129/year. Bookmarker $4.99/month.
Saving links	Drag a link onto the page and it reads itself: a short summary and the pages it touches.	Save links, articles, images and notes. Articles and PDFs are summarised.
Organising	Names you keep coming back to gather into an index. Pages sit on a canvas, joined by hand.	Auto-tagging and Smart Spaces, in a visual grid.
Search	By words, by meaning, by a photo or by a sketch.	Visual similarity search over what you save.

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What people report

What mymind users write about.

We read 14 App Store reviews of mymind rated 1 to 3 stars, posted since January 2025, and sorted each by what it complained about. These were the most common. Quotes are paraphrased, and no reviewer is named.

5
Crashes and new bugs after updatesiPad layout glitches; side menu overlaps content.
4
Basics behind the paywallLimits push you into a monthly plan just to keep what you saved; price too high.
2
Clutter and unwanted redesignsUpdate removed the card menu; had to reload 6,500 items.
2
Privacy worriesClaims no data collection, yet everything syncs to a profile-linked cloud.
1
Slow, hot or heavy on storage

Low-star reviews are a slice of any app's users, not a verdict. mymind also has many happy ones.

Who should pick which

Where each one is better.

mymind is better for

Saving from the browser, phone and desktop into one place.
Auto-tagging and Smart Spaces, with no folders to keep.
Visual similarity search across saved images.
Android and a browser extension.

Thinkblot is better for

Your own handwritten pages, with the links beside them.
Questions marked, and noticed when a later page answers them.
Years and places become a timeline and a map on the page.
Read on your device or with Apple's Private Cloud Compute; kept in your iCloud.

Questions

Thinkblot vs mymind, asked.

Is Thinkblot a mymind alternative?: If you think on paper and want links to sit beside your pages, yes. If you mostly save things from the web and want them sorted for you, mymind is built for that.
Does mymind read handwriting?: Only in saved images: mymind reads text in images, including handwriting in photos. Thinkblot reads what you write on its pages, on your device.
Can Thinkblot summarise a link?: Yes. In a Curiosity notebook, drag a link onto the page and it reads itself, with a short summary and the pages it touches.
Where does Thinkblot keep my notebooks?: On your devices and in your own iCloud, through Apple's private CloudKit database. There's no Thinkblot account or server.

How do
you think?

Thinkblot is coming soon to iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro. One email the day it's out. That's all.

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Sources

Claims about mymind come only from its own pages, as they read on 27 October 2026. Prices are in US dollars and may change.

mymind

Thinkblot facts come from the Thinkblot support page. Last checked: 27 October 2026.