Bear pricing
Bear has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year.
Plans and prices
- Starts at
- $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year
- Free plan
- The free version covers writing and organizing notes with 3 themes. iCloud sync, note encryption, OCR search and export to PDF, HTML, DOCX and JPG need Bear Pro.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on both the monthly and yearly Bear Pro subscriptions.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Markdown notes with tags, links, tables and sketches, and 3 themes. No sync between devices. |
| Bear Pro | $2.99per month, or $29.99 per year | Adds iCloud sync across devices, note encryption and app lock, OCR search in PDFs and images, 28+ themes and export to PDF, HTML, DOCX and JPG. |
Read from bear.app on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Bear before you buy.
Ways to pay less for Bear
- Annual discountAbout 15% lower price with the yearly subscription
Bear's site marks the $29.99 yearly subscription as 15% cheaper than paying $2.99 each month.
Stated on bear.app - Education30% off the first year for students and academics
Students and people working in academia can ask support for a code giving 30% off the first year of the Bear Pro yearly subscription. It renews at the regular price.
Stated on bear.app
Bear prices by country, on its own site
We read Bear’s pricing page on bear.app from 8 countries on Oct 9, 2026. It showed the same prices in every one of them as in the United States.
Read by a script, from a home connection in one country and from a data centre in each of the others. A site does not always show a data centre what it shows a person at home there. A page can list its prices in a different order from one country to the next, so a price here is not matched to a plan: open the vendor’s page to see which is which. A country’s price is for people who live there.
Bear app prices by country
These are the prices of Bear’s iPhone and iPad app on Apple’s App Store in each country, read on Oct 9, 2026. They are what the app charges, which is often more than the price on Bear’s own website.
| Country | Monthly Pro subscription | Yearly Pro subscription |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $2.99 | $29.99 |
| United Kingdom | £2.99about $3.95, 32% more | £29.99about $39.61, 32% more |
| Germany | 2,99 €about $3.34, 12% more | 34,99 €about $39.14, 31% more |
| Canada | $3.99about $2.80, 6% less | $39.99about $28.04, 7% less |
| Australia | $2.99about $2.08, 31% less | $22.99about $15.96, 47% less |
| India | ₹ 99about $1.02, 66% less | ₹ 999about $10.32, 66% less |
| Brazil | R$ 14,90about $2.97, about the same | R$ 149,90about $29.88, about the same |
| Mexico | $69.00about $3.83, 28% more | $599.00about $33.25, 11% more |
| Turkey | ₺29,99about $0.61, 80% less | ₺299,99about $6.10, 80% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 49ribuabout $2.73, 9% less | Rp 499ribuabout $27.85, 7% less |
| Philippines | ₱ 179.00about $2.84, about the same | ₱ 1,790.00about $28.41, 5% less |
| South Africa | R59.99about $3.60, 20% more | R599.99about $36.03, 20% more |
Copied from the app’s listing in each country’s store. Dollar amounts use the European Central Bank’s reference rates of Oct 8, 2026. Prices outside the United States usually include sales tax; United States prices do not. A store’s price is for people whose account is in that country.
How Bear's price compares
| Tool | Starts at | Free plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear | $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year | Yes | |
| Obsidian | $4 per user / month, billed annually (Sync Standard add-on) | Yes | Compare |
| Craft | $96 per year ($8 a month), or $10 billed monthly | Yes | Compare |
| Evernote | $99 per year (about $8.25 a month), or $14.99 billed monthly | Yes | Compare |
| Notion | $10 per member / month, billed yearly | Yes | Compare |
| Reflect | $9.99 per month, or $99 per year, for the iPhone and iPad app | Yes | Compare |
Each price is the vendor’s own, with its billing basis as stated. Check dates are on each tool’s page.
Bear pricing questions
Is Bear free?
Bear has a free plan. The free version covers writing and organizing notes with 3 themes. iCloud sync, note encryption, OCR search and export to PDF, HTML, DOCX and JPG need Bear Pro. Paid plans start at $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year.
How much does Bear cost?
Bear lists 2 plans. Free: $0. Bear Pro: $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year. Prices were read from bear.app on Oct 4, 2026.
Does Bear have a free trial?
Yes. 7-day free trial on both the monthly and yearly Bear Pro subscriptions.
Is Bear cheaper with annual billing?
About 15% lower price with the yearly subscription. Bear's site marks the $29.99 yearly subscription as 15% cheaper than paying $2.99 each month.
Does Bear have a student or education discount?
30% off the first year for students and academics. Students and people working in academia can ask support for a code giving 30% off the first year of the Bear Pro yearly subscription. It renews at the regular price.
Is the Bear app cheaper in other countries?
On the App Store, yes, in 5 of the 11 other countries read on Oct 9, 2026. The widest gap is in Turkey: "Monthly Pro subscription" is ₺29,99 there, about $0.61, against $2.99 in the United States, which is 80% less. These are the app's prices for accounts in each country, not the price on Bear's website.
When were Bear's prices last checked?
On Oct 4, 2026, against bear.app. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.