Compare Bear and Notability 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Bear
Star Rating
(45)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (63.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about BearNotability
Star Rating
(44)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about NotabilityBear vs Notability
- Reviewers felt that Notability meets the needs of their business better than Bear.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Notability is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Notability over Bear.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bear
No pricing availableNotability
No pricing availableFree Trial
Bear
No trial information availableNotability
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.7
40
9.4
31
Ease of Use
9.3
41
9.3
30
Ease of Setup
9.0
8
9.7
5
Ease of Admin
8.9
6
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.0
23
8.9
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
7.2
37
8.8
28
Features by Category
Agentic AI - Note-Taking Software
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bear and Notability are categorized as Note-Taking Software
Unique Categories
Bear has no unique categories
Notability has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bear
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Notability
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Marketing and Advertising
13.6%
Internet
13.6%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Computer Software
6.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.8%
Other
47.7%
Higher Education
17.5%
Education Management
15.0%
Hospital & Health Care
7.5%
Biotechnology
5.0%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.0%
Other
50.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Does Bear require iCloud to sync?
1 Comment
RL
Devices need to share the same iCloud credentials to sync via Bear Pro. You can still use the free version of Bear on either device.Read more
Bear has no more discussions with answers
What is Notability used for?
1 Comment
MC
This is mainly a notetaking app, but as a teacher, I use it to deliver notes to my students vs writing on a white board. I can screen cast it to my...Read more
What does the notability app do?
1 Comment
MD
Take notes with Apple Pencil that sync with computerRead more
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