Overview
Ayoa is a cloud mind mapping, whiteboard and task management tool from OpenGenius, a company established in 2006 and based at the Tec Marina technology hub in Wales[16]. Its founder Chris Griffiths worked with Tony Buzan to develop the iMindMap desktop tool and grew the ThinkBuzan instructor network; Ayoa, launched in 2019, is the company’s successor product[16].
Ayoa describes itself as the only organic mind map tool, referring to its curved, hand-drawn branch style[17]. Alongside maps it provides an Idea Bank for capturing thoughts before placing them, audio notes, an Auto Focus view for large maps, conversion of ideas into tasks with deadlines and reminders, a document and outline view for writing, freeform whiteboards, a Kanban-style workflow board, a Gantt timeline and templates[17]. The Ultimate plan adds multiple mind mapping modes, presentation modes, importers with AI summaries, exports to documents, PDFs and images, Google and Microsoft integrations and AI-powered mapping[15].
Ayoa places unusual weight on accessibility, listing dyslexia, ADHD and autism support and dyslexia-friendly font and background settings; in the UK it offers a three-year package through Access to Work partners[15][17]. Its limitations are that numeric prices were not shown on the pricing page during review and the free plan has no AI and only ten maps.
Ayoa features
- Organic, hand-drawn branch style
- Idea Bank and audio notes
- Ideas convert to tasks with deadlines
- Whiteboard, Kanban and Gantt views
- Document, outline and presentation modes
- Dyslexia, ADHD and autism support options
Ayoa pricing
Free: up to 10 mind maps, no AI. Ultimate: per user per month, billed monthly, annually (up to 20% less) or for three years; numeric prices were not displayed on the page in November 2026. 7-day trial of Ultimate; education discounts on annual plans.
Ayoa strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Mind maps, whiteboards and tasks in one app
- Accessibility features for neurodivergent users
- Outline and document views
- Lineage from iMindMap
Limitations
- Prices not visible on the pricing page
- No AI on the free plan
- Free whiteboards and task boards become view-only after the trial
- Only one paid tier
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