Bear vs Beaver Notes
Bear
bear.app
Beaver Notes
beavernotes.comSide by side
| Figure | Bear | Beaver Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | $4/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Notes apps | 9.1 (#4) | 8.7 (#17) |
| Spec score · Note-taking apps | 8.9 (#26) | 8.4 (#68) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | Bear documents Apple Shortcuts support on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with actions such as creating notes, adding tags, and searching notes. | Dropbox,OneDrive,iCloud,Syncthing,Nextcloud |
| Note sharing | Yes | Yes |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Organization | Bear supports flexible tags, pinned tags, headings, and folding sections within notes. | Users can search note content, titles, and labels, filter by labels, and bookmark notes on the home screen. |
| Supported platforms | web,macos,ios | The installation guide documents Windows, macOS, and Linux installs, including Windows portable builds and Linux Flatpak, DEB, RPM, AUR, and AppImage options. |
Plans
Bear
- FreeFree
- Bear Pro$2.99 a month
- Bear Pro$29.99 a year
- Bear Pro (monthly)$2.99 a month
- Bear Pro (yearly)$29.99 a year
Beaver Notes
- FreeFree
- Starter$4 a month
- Pro$9 a month
- Team$12 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Beaver Notes
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