Bear vs Joplin
Bear
bear.app
Joplin
joplinapp.orgSide by side
| Figure | Bear | Joplin |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $2.50/mo | €2.39/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 10 |
| Spec score · Note And Writing Apps | 9.1 (#1) | 9.0 (#4) |
| Spec score · Notes apps | 9.1 (#4) | 9.1 (#5) |
| Spec score · Note-taking apps | 8.9 (#26) | 9.3 (#7) |
| 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. | Joplin Cloud,Nextcloud,S3,WebDAV,Dropbox,OneDrive,Local filesystem |
| Note sharing | Yes | Joplin Cloud lets users share notes and collaborate with friends, family or colleagues. |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | web,macos,ios | web,Windows,macOS,Linux,iOS,Android,Chrome extension,API |
| Web clipper | Bear’s browser extension saves full web pages or selected portions into notes and requires the Bear app on the same device. | A web clipper extension for Chrome and Firefox saves web pages or screenshots as notes. |
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
Joplin
- Basic€2.99 a month
- Basic€28.69 a year
- Pro€5.99 a month
- Pro€57.48 a year
- Pro 100 GB€9.99 a month
- Pro 100 GB€95.88 a year
- Teams€7.99 a month
- Teams€80.28 a year
- Joplin Server BusinessPrice not published
- Joplin Server BusinessPriced on request
In their own words
Joplin
Joplin is an open-source note-taking app with offline access and support for notes containing images, videos, PDFs and audio. It runs on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux and the web, with a Chrome extension and API also listed. A web clipper for Chrome and Firefox saves pages or screenshots as notes. Notes can sync through Joplin Cloud, Dropbox, OneDrive, Nextcloud, S3, WebDAV or a local filesystem. Joplin uses end-to-end encryption, and shared notebooks can be set to editable or read-only. Basic costs €2.99 a month, with 2 GB of storage and a 10 MB limit per note or attachment. Pro costs €5.99 a month for 30 GB and a 200 MB per-note or attachment limit; Pro 100 GB costs €9.99 a month. Teams costs €7.99 a month per user, with a minimum of two users, and includes 50 GB of storage. Plans include a 14-day free trial. Students and teachers can receive a 50% discount for one year, renewable while in education.