Comparison

Bears Countdown vs Onenote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bears Countdown

Beautifully designed countdowns for important events like birthdays, anniversaries, and vacations. Features hand-drawn art, home screen widgets, and the ability to add notes and set intentions for future plans.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn bear artworks
  • Home screen widgets (iOS 14)
  • Event notes for details
  • Past event history
  • Set intentions for future plans
Features
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Bears Countdown is the most beautiful way to countdown to birthdays, anniversaries, vacations and even work deadlines! On iPhone, iPad and Mac. ...HAND-DRAWN ARTWORKS... Lots of beautifully drawn bear artworks with a gorgeous pastel color palette to bring every event to life. ...WIDGETS (iOS 14)... Countdown from your home screen without even having to open the app! All three widget sizes included. ...NOTES... Write notes for each event, like ideas for birthday gifts/anniversaries, things to remember for upcoming trips, and important points for work deadlines. ...HISTORY... Look back on past events and the notes you wrote for them. ...SET INTENTIONS... Set intentions for plans that you don’t have a date for yet, like promising yourself to catch up with a friend you haven't seen in a while, or starting a new workout routine.

About

Onenote

This digital notebook app offers a creative space for journaling, planning, and drawing with a vast collection of cute stationery, stickers, and brushes. It supports offline saving and flexible editing for a personalized note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • Abundant stationery, backgrounds, and stickers
  • Real-time offline saving
  • Flexible editing of pictures, text, and stickers
  • Graffiti and hand-painting tools
  • Customizable notebook covers
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Huahua Notebook: It is a super cute healing electronic notebook software, which is very popular among notebook fans, painting lovers and sticker lovers. Not only can be used to record notes, write a diary, bookkeeping, do hand copy newspaper, with daily record, but also can be used as a pad to use. Students can make class schedules, and couples in love can write relationship memoirs. You must be wondering why a software has so many amazing features, because the software has abundant stationery, tons of stickers, and paintbrushes, can be used in different scenarios. 【 Character Background 】 Huahua is a lovely girl. Like other girls, she has a crush on someone and also has the trifles of life. However, since she learned to make a hand account, she can show the bits of beauty and memories in daily life by recording. 【 Characteristic Function 】 ○ More stationery, backgrounds, stickers, tape, etc. ○ Real-time offline saving, no longer afraid of hard work in vain ○ Flexible editing of pictures, text and stickers; ○ Graffiti or hand painting can be used as a separate painting software; Support custom notebook cover, each is a favorite; Subscription Instructions: - Users will only be able to unlock all advanced features and avoid advertising interruptions with a paid subscription; - The subscription fee is deducted from the iTunes account when the user confirms the purchase, and the subscription can be automatically renewed; - Cancellations of automatic renewals must be made at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period, otherwise they will be automatically renewed; - Users can manage subscription services, that is, they can go to the user account Settings to disable automatic subscription after purchase. - To open a subscription, you need to agree to the following terms Privacy policy: https://hyktco.com/xieyi.html Service agreement: https://hyktco.com/fuwuxieyi.html

Screenshots

Bears Countdown4 screens
Onenote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bears Countdown at 89% against Onenote's 17%. Bears Countdown also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Onenote's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On update cadence, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Onenote is free to download; Bears Countdown costs $3.99 up front. Bears Countdown sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Onenote sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bears Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bears Countdown has 2.6K ratings behind it against 126, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Bears Countdown's written reviews are positive against 17% of Onenote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bears Countdown ships an update monthly, Onenote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bears Countdown versus Onenote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBears CountdownOnenote
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (2.6K ratings) — better4.3 (126 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better126
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size278 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsuru WanasingheHangzhou Hongying Ketu Network Technology Co. Ltd.

Customer experience

Bears Countdown

All ratings2,574 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews667 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative5.1%

Onenote

All ratings126 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.9%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Bears Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Dates randomly shifting back by a day
  • Widget not working properly on macOS Ventura
  • Inability to scroll through months and dates on desktop

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to set reminders for specific times
  • Implement recurring event options (e.g., every 2 weeks)
  • Allow syncing between devices
  • Introduce a search function for illustrations
  • Add support for Apple Watch

Onenote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bears Countdown

One-time10
  • Dragons$0.99
  • Christmas Apple$0.99
  • Snowman$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Vegan Milk$0.99
  • Red Envelopes$0.99
  • Exam$0.99
  • Princess$0.99
  • Meditation$0.99
  • Deliveries$0.99
  • Bears Unlimited$2.99
7 purchases

Onenote

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Prremium1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • One month VIP$2.991 Month
  • 年会员$2.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • One year VIP$13.491 Year
One-time3
  • 1Sticker package$0.99
  • permanent VIP$19.99
  • 永久会员$19.99

Questions

Is Bears Countdown free?
Bears Countdown costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Onenote free?
Onenote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bears Countdown or Onenote?
Bears Countdown is rated higher. Bears Countdown averages 4.9 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Onenote averages 4.3 from 126 ratings.
Do Bears Countdown or Onenote have ads?
Onenote shows ads; Bears Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Bears Countdown or Onenote?
Bears Countdown ships an update monthly, and Onenote every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bears Countdown was updated on October 13, 2026 and Onenote on October 7, 2026.

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