Bear reviews

The community submitted 71 reviews to tell us what they like about Bear, what Bear can do better, and more.

4.8

Based on 71 reviews

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Bear is praised for its beautiful design, simplicity, and effective Markdown integration, making it a favorite among users for daily note-taking and writing tasks. Users appreciate its ease of use, especially on iOS, and its ability to handle various note-taking needs without unnecessary features. The makers of OpenNotas commend Bear for its user-friendly interface but note the lack of multi-platform support. Overall, Bear is highly recommended for its elegant design and functionality, though some users desire a web version for cross-platform use.

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Pros

beautiful design (20)

simple interface (20)

markdown support (10)

fast performance (5)

ios compatibility (5)

apple ecosystem integration (4)

backlinks (4)

export options (3)

reasonable subscription cost (3)

icloud sync (2)

Cons

limited cross-platform support (3)

no web version (3)

wysiwyg editor issues (2)

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Founder Reviews (2)

Hoai Tong Xuan

used Bear to build

OpenNotas

(362 points)

Bear is a wonderful, beautiful, and easy-to-use note-taking app. I had been using Bear for a while when I discovered that Bear does not support multi-platform.

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1yr ago

Ismael Canal

used Bear to build

Listy

(332 points)

Keeping track of what's next to-do

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11mo ago

Other Reviews (69)

Before I begin my review, I advise potential users to avoid the whiny reviews. Bear's creators directly interact with their users and are unusually transparent. They are always upfront that they are a small team, so it takes them longer to create an impeccable product. Their high standards are actually admirable; I've never had any type of glitches with Bear 1. I am excited about Bear 2's upcoming release. I'll be a Bear subscriber until I die or the company disappears. This has been the only app I've been subscribed to since my first iPhone. It's been the only app that has helped me tremendously with my severe ADHD. So if I may, I'd like to go a bit more into detail at just how much I love this app, and how it's become a daily Perhaps because Bear creators are so approachable, some users become impatient and self-entitled like Jack Perry's review below mine. I believe those reviews show just how amazing the Bear app is because people want more and more uses out of it, more than what it was created to be. And that is what I love about this app: its versatility. Bear is a note-taking app or writing app, a beautiful one at that. It has been the only app where I have been able to keep my notes organized. Their system of hashtags is brilliantly simple. Even better? You can use more than 1 hashtag, and your note will show up in both searches. Their Apple Watch app is perfect for quickly dictating ideas that bounce around in my head; it'll even transcribe my hashtags, so my notes are already organized in my IOS app. It also flawlessly syncs in all of my Apple products. I write everything in it. Email drafts, notes, assignment notes, musings, etc. Like I earlier stated, their hashtag system allows a note to be organized under 2 topics. For my graduate class, I just wrapped up taking [#literarytheory] All assignments, ideas, and notes for this class had this hashtag. I then used a secondary hashtag to organize them more. Throughout various chapters I took a lot of notes on Sigmund Freud, so those notes had the [#freud]. One search of [#freud], and I am able to easily see all of my notes in the search. Being able to quickly type the hashtags is awesome; the quickest way I've ever found to organize notes, even as you type! Their website has more effective ways of organizing notes, but the versatility is key. Those more complex #hashtag hierarchies wouldn't work for me, but the aforementioned one does. It's adjustable to the user. Anyways, it's rare to find a company who stands so firmly behind their product and who refuses to rush and release an inferior product just for monetary gain. I've seen that happen too much. That's why I was fine waiting for Bear 2 and am super excited about its upcoming launch! Bear app is exactly what it advertises itself to be, and I recommend it. :)

Was good but had some gaps. V2 is a fantastic high quality upgrade bringing in lots of useful functionality in a simple clean application that works really well across all apple devices. I am now 100% back on board Use for simple note taking, information capture, personal knowledge management, thinking or even doodling (ok maybe not but it does have a decent diagram/sketch tool) Integrates really well into apple shortcuts and has a great url callback set of commands enabling interaction with other apps. Markdown implementation is great and the addition of backlinks and mentions just seals the deal for me … especially as data is held locally ! Icing on the cake is a sensible and perfectly reasonable subscription cost.. unlike so many others Overall Bear is a really fantastic app and I wholeheartedly recommend giving it a go!

Bear

a beautiful, simple Markdown note-taking app

a beautiful, simple Markdown note-taking app

Bear reviews

The community submitted 71 reviews to tell us what they like about Bear, what Bear can do better, and more.

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