Mint is basically Ubuntu without snaps.  Snaps are universal cross-platform, but at the expense of being slower to open.  The majority of Ubuntu software works on Mint.  There's other reasons but this would turn into a novel.  Maybe we can make an article on this topic?  Would that interest you?
 

 Definitely! 

 Mint is faster than Ubuntu, it's running like a dog on any hardware.  

 I installed it this afternoon - definitely liking it much more than Ubuntu. Faster, for sure. Also, easier to install software. Digging it.