Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Note taking and Filing "
5/5
What do you like best about Bear?

It is super fast, clean and easy to use. It also works seamlessly between devices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bear?

Nothing right now. I have been using it for a little under a year and I swear by it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Internet
UI
Verified User in Internet
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Perfect balance between Evernote and Apple Notes or Simplenote"
4/5
What do you like best about Bear?

I really like the overall design of the app. Bear is really clean and navigation is intuitive for new users. The keyboard shortcuts and formatting options are super helpful. I primarily use this for meeting notes and personal task management and it works perfect once you get set-up. The features are not bloated or overbearing like on Evernote, and more comprehensive than something like Simplenote. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bear?

The free version does not include syncing across devices, which is a common feature for other note taking apps in this space. Furthermore, support is lacking for those who struggle to get the sync working correctly, which doesn't make sense for a paid feature. There's no log in, so everything syncs via your iCloud account. While this makes set-up super easy for most users, I had to troubleshoot for an hour or so to figure out that I would need to use my personal Apple ID on my phone and work laptop to get this to function correctly. At least this was my workaround for the issue, their support follow-up was not helpful and instructed me to sign in and out of my iCloud account to make it work. Seems like they don't have this figured out for many use cases yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Oil & Energy
UO
Verified User in Oil & Energy
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Nice and simple"
4/5
What do you like best about Bear?

I really like how simple the entire experience is. No bloat at all. I also really like how you can link notes with a hashtag. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bear?

As great as the hashtag is with connecting my notes, sometimes it would be really great to have folders to organize things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Internet
UI
Verified User in Internet
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great for quick note taking"
4/5
What do you like best about Bear?

I like that you can use most of the formatting commands from the key board. Especially when creating check-lists. It's a very simple UI with clean lines. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bear?

There's not much flexibility to it beyond simple note taking. Also, the export options are limited and it's not quite as simple as "copy & paste" because you lose some of the formatting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"amazing app - love it syncs perfectly and so clean"
5/5
What do you like best about Bear?

clean, hashtags, syncing.to do lists with gorgeous detail on the left as you check boxes.

Great way to organise. Reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bear?

nothing - if I could add a feature it would be apple pencil but with a magnifier eg. good notes. Plus alerts/alerts on to do list. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.