Bear reviews
Bear's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6,870 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
The rating
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars86%
- 4 stars6%
- 3 stars3%
- 2 stars2%
- 1 star4%
6,870 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
We have not yet read enough reviews of Bear to say what people praise and criticise. The links below go to where the reviews are.
Check for yourself
- App Store listingEvery rating and review, at the source
- G2Reviews from people who use it at work
- RedditThreads where people discuss it
- Hacker NewsDiscussions among developers
These open each site’s own pages. Nothing on this page is copied from G2 or Reddit.
What Bear's own pages show
Suits
- Writers who want a focused Markdown editor on Mac, iPhone and iPad
- People who prefer organizing notes with tags rather than folders
- Apple users who want notes synced through their own iCloud account
Limits worth knowing
- Bear is offered only for Apple devices: Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
- Syncing notes between devices requires a Bear Pro subscription.
- Note encryption, OCR search and export to PDF, HTML, DOCX and JPG are Pro features.
- Subscriptions are billed through Apple's App Store, and prices vary by country.
Read from the vendor’s pages, not from reviews. The tool page lists them.
Common questions
How is Bear rated?
Bear's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.7 out of 5 from 6,870 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026. That is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA.
Are these ToolGPA's own reviews of Bear?
No. ToolGPA does not review or score tools. Any rating shown is the store's, and any praise or complaint listed is a theme from public reviews and discussions, summarised in our words with a link to where it was said.
Where can I read more reviews of Bear?
This page links to Bear's App Store listing where it has one, and to searches for it on G2, Reddit and Hacker News, so you can read what people wrote in full.