Mimir vs. Logseq
Mimir vs. Logseq: two outliners built around a daily journal. Status, price, mobile apps, what people say, and which to choose.
Logseq is the app closest to Mimir in shape. Both are bullet outliners
that open on a daily journal, link pages with [[ brackets, and keep your
notes on your own device. They differ most in scope: Logseq aims to do a
great deal, Mimir does fewer things.
Checked on 2026-10-11.
Which to choose
Choose Mimir if you want the outliner and the daily journal without the rest: no properties, queries, or plugins to learn, and nothing to set up. Writing, linking, and search work the same on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. When two devices disagree, Mimir keeps both versions. Cloud Sync is a one-time purchase that encrypts your notes on your device before it sends them.
Choose Logseq if you want queries, properties, plugins, and flashcards, or you need Windows, Linux, Android, or Markdown files you can open in any editor. The new database version and its iPhone app are still in beta.
Logseq does more and asks more of you. Mimir does less.
To bring a Logseq graph across, see Importing from Logseq.
At a glance
| Mimir | Logseq | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Mac, iPhone, iPad | Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android, web |
| Where notes live | One database file on your device | A database on your device (new app), or a folder of Markdown files (Logseq OG) |
| Price | Free. Cloud Sync is a one-time purchase. | Free and open source. Sync needs a paid tier. |
| Status | Active | Logseq: active, in beta. Logseq OG: maintenance. |
Where Logseq is heading
On 2026-04-24, Logseq announced a split into two apps:
- Logseq OG keeps your notes as Markdown files. Logseq says it will get security fixes and dependency updates, but no new features.
- Logseq (version 2.0) stores your notes in a database. It’s where new work happens. The first public beta came out on 2026-07-13, and 2.0.2 followed on 2026-10-07. The new iPhone app is in TestFlight beta.
You don’t have to move from one to the other, and the two apps can run side by side.
Price
The app is free. Logseq’s own sync service currently needs a monthly donation: $5 a month as a backer or $15 a month as a sponsor. Logseq plans a paid “Logseq Pro” with sync, real-time collaboration, and publishing, and its price isn’t public yet. You can also run your own sync server, or sync Logseq OG’s Markdown files with any file-sync tool.
Mimir is free on every device. Syncing between devices is the one paid feature, a one-time purchase rather than a subscription.
What they share
- A journal page for each day, as the place you start writing.
- Bullets you indent and outdent with Tab and Shift-Tab.
[[Wikilinks]]that create a page the first time you use them.- A list of everything that links to a page, and of unlinked mentions.
- A bullet shown in more than one place, edited in one.
- Notes stored on your own device, usable offline.
Where they differ
- Logseq has properties and typed tags, queries, a plugin library, flashcards, and a command-line tool. Mimir has none of these.
- Logseq runs on Windows, Linux, Android, and in a browser. Mimir runs on Mac, iPhone, and iPad today.
- Logseq OG keeps each page as a Markdown file you can open in any editor. Mimir keeps everything in one database file and exports to Markdown on a Mac.
- The new Logseq is adding real-time editing with other people. Mimir is for one person.
- Mimir encrypts your notes on your device before Cloud Sync sends them. Logseq’s sync also offers encrypted graphs.
What people say
People choose Logseq for the outliner workflow, the free price, and local files. The common complaints are speed on large note collections, a mobile app that feels slow, and a long wait for the database version. Logseq’s own team named data loss with sync, poor performance with large graphs, and unreliable undo as reasons for the rewrite.
On iPhone and iPad, the Logseq app on the US App Store has 4.4 out of 5 stars from 264 ratings. Its last update was on 2024-04-23. Reviewers mention a slow app and a delay while it syncs at launch, during which typed text can get lost. The new iPhone app is in TestFlight beta and has no ratings yet.