Visual thinking • Mind maps
Vichar Manthan
विचार मंथन — the churning of thoughtsMind Maps, Outlines and Tasks in One Calm Place
Start with one idea and let it branch. Then turn the map into an outline, a task list, a presentation or a set of study cards — without typing it out again.
In development. Not yet on the App Store or Google Play.
What it is
One Map. Many Ways to Use It.
Vichar Manthan is a visual thinking app built around the mind map. The map you draw to think something through is the same one you read as an outline, work through as tasks, present branch by branch, or revise from as flashcards.
See it in action
Two Minutes With Vichar Manthan
A quick walk through templates, ideas and layouts, tasks, presenting and studying, export and languages. Some of what you see belongs to the paid Pro plan.
Vichar Manthan in about two minutes, shown with sample content.
Features
From a First Thought to Finished Work
Everything below is built into version 1.0, which is being tested before release. Features marked Pro belong to the paid plan; the rest are free. Details may still change before it reaches the stores.
An infinite canvas
Tap to add an idea, drag to rearrange, pinch to zoom. The map arranges itself as it grows, and you can connect ideas across branches.
Layouts, shapes and colours
Five layouts (balanced, right, top-down, compact and radial), ten shapes, colours and light or dark mode. Free has the balanced and right layouts with curved branches; Pro adds the other three layouts and straight and elbow branches.
Icons on ideas
Mark an idea with a priority number, a flag, a star or a status icon from a built-in set, so the ones that matter stand out at a glance.
Pro
Fold and focus
Fold a branch to hide its detail, or fold the whole map down to its main branches. Focus on one idea to work on it with the rest out of the way.
The same map as an outline
Switch to a list at any time. Indent, reorder and write from the keyboard. Every change shows in both views.
Notes, formulas and files
Write notes in Markdown, add formulas in LaTeX and attach files to any idea.
Tasks and reminders
Turn any idea into a task with a due date and a reminder on your device. See what is due today across all your maps, as a list or a board. Pro adds a priority for each task.
Quick capture
Drop a thought into your Inbox in one step, or send text and links to it from other apps. Sort it into a map later.
Search
Search every map at once, or just one: map titles, idea titles and notes. Words in Hindi and Gujarati match too.
Share and work together
Invite people to view, comment or edit, and see who else is in the map. Inviting is part of Pro; anyone on Free can still join a map that a Pro user shares with them.
Comments and mentions
Talk about an idea where it sits on the map, and mention a person to bring them into the conversation.
Version history
Look back at earlier versions of a map and restore the one you want.
Pro
Public links
Share a map as a read-only link that opens in any web browser. Protecting a link with a password is part of Pro.
Flashcards
Turn a branch into flashcards and review them on a spaced-repetition schedule, so what you study comes back when you need it.
Presentation mode
Present a map one branch at a time, without rebuilding it as slides.
Twelve templates
Start from a ready-made map instead of a blank page. Free includes Blank and four templates; Pro opens all twelve. The list is below.
Import
Bring maps in from OPML, FreeMind, XMind, Markdown and plain text, so existing work does not have to be retyped.
Export
Send a map out as PNG, Markdown, plain text or OPML. Pro adds PDF, SVG, rich text, FreeMind and TextBundle.
On screen
Screenshots from the App Store listing
These are the screenshots prepared for the App Store, taken from the version 1.0 build with sample content. The app is not on the App Store yet.
The mind map
The same map as an outline
Tasks due today
Templates to start from
Templates
Twelve Places to Start
A blank canvas is not always the easiest place to begin. Each template opens as a ready-made map that you can change. Free includes Blank plus Brainstorm, Meeting, Study notes and Weekly planning; Pro opens all twelve.
Root cause analysis and 5 Whys are on the list — familiar ground for anyone who has sat in a breakdown review.
Yours, everywhere
Your Maps, on Every Device
Made for the way people work now: a phone in one hand, a laptop on the desk, and a signal that comes and goes.
Works offline
Maps are saved on your device first and sync when you are back online.
Phone, tablet and web
Built for iPhone, iPad, Android and the web, with the same maps on each.
Three languages
The app is in English, हिन्दी and ગુજરાતી.
Private by design
No ads and no tracking. You can delete your account, and everything in it, from Settings at any time.
Pricing
Free to Start. Pro When You Need More.
Vichar Manthan is free to use, with an optional paid plan called Vichar Pro. These are the prices planned for launch. The final prices are set in the App Store and Google Play and may change before release.
Monthly
₹199 a month
All of Pro, renewed every month until you cancel.
Yearly
₹1,699 a year
About ₹142 a month, around 29% less than twelve months at the monthly price. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial.
Best value
Lifetime
₹4,999 once
Pay once and keep Pro for good. It does not renew.
Prices shown are for India. Elsewhere the plans are planned at $3.99 a month, $29.99 a year and $79.99 once, and each store converts them to local currency.
Free
Start thinking
3 maps of your own, with up to 150 ideas in each
Blank plus four templates: Brainstorm, Meeting, Study notes and Weekly planning
Balanced and right layouts with curved branches
Outline, notes, tasks with reminders, quick capture, search, flashcards and presentation mode
Export to PNG, Markdown, plain text and OPML; import from OPML, FreeMind, XMind, Markdown and text
Join maps that a Pro user shares with you
Works offline, in English, Hindi and Gujarati, with no ads and no tracking
Pro
No limits
Unlimited maps and ideas
All twelve templates
All five layouts, plus straight and elbow branches
Icons on ideas and a priority for each task
Version history with restore
Invite people to view, comment or edit, and protect public links with a password
Export to PDF, SVG, rich text, FreeMind and TextBundle as well
If Pro ends, nothing is deleted or hidden. What you made stays readable and editable; the limits only stop you creating new maps or ideas. Exporting to Markdown or OPML always works.
Vichar Manthan Is in Development
Version 1.0 is built and being tested. It is not yet on the App Store or Google Play, and we are not announcing a date. If you would like to know when it is ready, write to us.