IdeaMapper - Visualize your thoughts.

Category	Price	Seller	Device
Productivity	$1.99	Jayant Sardeshmukh	iPhone, iPad, iPod

This app is a versatile toolkit for diagramming ideas and concepts. You can create mind maps and diagrams in minutes.

Studies (see wikipedia) have shown that mind-mapping has a positive impact on understanding and retention of ideas.

If your job is to be creative , be innovative and think up new things and new methods or you study and research ideas and teach/explain them to others - this app is for you.

"With diagramming you are able to see the underlying structure and connections of a concept. You can also see the concept at a glance"

"You'll be amazed at the difference diagramming makes to your understanding and communication of ideas."

The features that make this app very useful to the visual thinker and learner are:

1. It is really- very easy to use. And produces nice looking idea maps.

2. It has an innovative SHAPES capability. This allows you to attach shapes as content to the nodes - enabling you to quickly do arrows, flows, swim-lanes and simple charts .

3. The capability to attach extensive text notes to a node - makes it very effective for note taking. Web Links and Phones are clickable

4. The app Integrates with the Photo Album and gives you the capability to include pictures as part of the nodes

5. The app allows you to download Templates for common use scenarios e.g. Structured Study Notes, Outlines, Pros & Cons, Timelines,Root Cause Analysis

While it's great on the iPad - you'll be amazed at how much you can get on the few inches of writing space on the iPhones as well.

6. Share Editable Maps and Collaborate - with ANY device (*This feature requires a portal membership signup)

7. It is a universal app - so is available for the iPhone as well as the iPad.