Choose Bear if you need
No checked fact sets Bear apart from Standard Notes yet.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Bear offers a free trial (7 days). We haven't confirmed one for Standard Notes.
- Bear's lowest paid plan is Pro at $2.99 per month, or $29, as of October 23, 2026.
- Standard Notes's lowest paid plan is Productivity at $81 per year, as of October 23, 2026.
- Both are available on macOS and iOS.
- Only Standard Notes lists Web, Windows, Linux and Android.
- Bear has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Standard Notes.
- Standard Notes can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Bear.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Standard Notes if you need
- Web, Windows, Linux or Android. We haven't found them on Bear's website.
Bear
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Standard Notes
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Review Standard NotesThe facts
- What it does
- BearA powerfully simple Markdown note taking app to capture, write, and organize your life
- Standard NotesA free, secure note-taking app with end-to-end encryption and cross-platform syncing on unlimited devices
- Free plan
- BearYes
- Standard NotesYes
- Pricing
- BearNot confirmed
- Standard NotesYearly subscription
- Paid plans from
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- macOS
- iOS
Only BearNothing else listed
Only Standard Notes
- Web
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Bear and Standard Notes yet.
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