# iThoughts and Scapple **URL:** \ **Category:** Other Software & Development\ **Created:** [February 25, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750 "2016-02-25T14:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/system/32/16896_2.png) [@system](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/1 "2016-02-25T14:11:27Z")
Just seen that the newest version of iThoughts X (an iPad Pro favourite) has the ability to import Scapples, but doesn’t mention any details. I shall try this out just as soon as I can and report back … ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/system/32/16896_2.png) [@system](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/2 "2016-02-29T17:26:17Z")
It works - just the one way, but it’s not a bad destination if - as sometimes happens here - I start a Scap that takes on a life of its own and needs a few more features. ---
**Author:** ![ptram](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@ptram](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/ptram)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/3 "2016-03-15T00:17:46Z")
I use iThoughts when I have to. But I wish there was a Scapple for iPad. It’s my preferred brainstorming and idea sketching tool. Clean, direct, elegant, with no added embellishments. Maybe with Keith now playing on his new iPad Pro… Paolo ---
**Author:** ![Hugh](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Hugh](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Hugh)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2016, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/4 "2016-03-15T09:42:17Z")
> [@ptram](#): > > I use iThoughts when I have to. But I wish there was a Scapple for iPad. It’s my preferred brainstorming and idea sketching tool. Clean, direct, elegant, with no added embellishments. Maybe with Keith now playing on his new iPad Pro… > > Paolo After the launch of Scrivener for Mac 3? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cor\_stellae](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/cor_stellae/32/30288_2.png) [@cor\_stellae](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/cor_stellae)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/5 "2016-04-30T22:28:53Z")
Since we don’t know if there’s going to exist a version of Scapple for iOS, maybe you should take a look to a little app called Grafio 3. Its shape recognition feature makes it quite attractive and easy to use. You just draw a circle or a rectangle, and it automatically transforms it into a perfect figure. It’s clean, not as structured as iThoughts, but it has all the usual tools to make flowchart, mindmap, and diagram drawing easy, such as connecting figures easily and moving them in groups (something I truly wish Scapple had). It’s cheap already, but it’s half price this weekend. There’s a Lite version, if you want to try it first. ---
**Author:** ![stuartnorfolk](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/stuartnorfolk/32/62_2.png) [@stuartnorfolk](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/stuartnorfolk)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/6 "2016-05-04T13:41:57Z")
![04-40-2016_02.40.07-CapturFiles.jpg](https://dev.literatureandlatte.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/30530e1fc0e0a42a01bdfa98f17f9888c0f96a37.jpeg)I use MindNode. It’s cross-platform, meaning it seamlessly syncs via iCloud, and there are iOS and OSX versions available. You can write, rearrange, insert notes and images. ---
**Author:** ![ptram](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@ptram](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/ptram)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/7 "2016-05-08T17:09:43Z")
Thank you, cor\_stellae, for pointing me towards Grafio. It looks really excellent! Paolo ---
**Author:** ![DJL](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@DJL](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/DJL)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/8 "2016-06-19T16:21:15Z")
Reply to the above comment about MindNode, iThoughts also syncs between iOS and Mac versions, via iCloud. There’s a single iOS version for iPhone and iPad. As well as mindmapping, I use iThoughts to “mindsweep” - a Getting Things Done technique for figuring out all the things you have to do, in a 2 dimensional manner rather than a linear list. Items on the mindmap can be sent to the Mac / iOS Reminders apps and from there they could be automatically ingested by a traditional task manager such as Things or Omnifocus. I use Scapple when I need to do a diagram that has no constraints. I too wish it was on iOS 😃 - after Scrivener for iOS. ---
**Author:** ![GrahamGrun](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/grahamgrun/32/18099_2.png) [@GrahamGrun](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/GrahamGrun)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2016, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/9 "2016-07-02T14:28:55Z")
And you can export from iThoughts to OPML and make it a Scrivener binder structure. Good to know Scapple can go to iThoughts, I’ll certainly make use of that. ---
**Author:** ![Tripper](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@Tripper](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Tripper)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/10 "2016-07-12T09:57:11Z")
iThoughts for iPad looks good but then I explored the Mac version for syncing purposes. £40 is hardly competitive pricing given the crowded market. 😮 ---
**Author:** ![GrahamGrun](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/grahamgrun/32/18099_2.png) [@GrahamGrun](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/GrahamGrun)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/11 "2016-07-12T15:37:23Z")
No, I didn’t buy that either. Very expensive. I only use it on the iPad. On the Mac I use Scapple for stuff like that. ---
**Author:** ![ptram](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@ptram](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/ptram)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ithoughts-and-scapple/32750/12 "2026-09-08T23:36:49Z")
With the demise of iThoughts, a couple years ago, this surrogate of Scapple is no longer available on the iPad. I’ve replaced it with SimpleMind Pro, that I like. Unfortunately, I don’t know of a way to exchange data with Scapple without having to rebuild everything. Paolo