Thortspace vs Xmind

Thortspace is 3D visual thinking software for brainstorming, project management, problem solving, collaborative research, education, and presentations. Users arrange ideas called thorts and groups, draw paths between them, and link spheres into networks. Do Mode turns insights into action plans, while Present Mode shapes them into presentations. Pictures, text, and web links can be dragged in from other applications. The software supports real-time collaboration, offline mode, and AI assistance, and runs on web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Local spheres can be used without an account. Free accounts are restricted to public spheres, and syncing and collaboration are limited to a limited number of public spheres; published spheres include ads. Premium adds internet picture search and full-text sphere search. Content Reader costs $4.99 a month after a 7-day free trial, Premium costs $14.99 a month with a 14-day free trial, and Business costs $15 a month. The maker is based in London and Dorset, United Kingdom.

Xmind is a mind-mapping app with AI assistance, presentation mode and real-time collaboration. It runs on the web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, and exports to PNG, SVG, PDF, Markdown, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OPML, TextBundle and Text. The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to 10 manually created online maps, three-day version history, five Pitch slides and 50 AI credits. Pro costs $4.92 a month and permits up to 50 online maps, with 50 AI credits listed. Premium costs $8.25 a month and includes unlimited collaborative maps, 30-day version history and 500 AI credits each month; this plan offers a free trial. Premium users can export tasks to Calendar or Excel. Xmind says files are stored locally and syncing uses AWS. When a subscription expires, maps remain stored and accessible, but paid features become unavailable. The company is identified as SUPERMIND PTE. LIMITED, headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.