Comparison

Zavala vs Bebop

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

Head to head
About

Zavala

This app offers a modern approach to outlining, providing a full suite of features. It supports gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows for efficient organization and content creation. Easily import and export in various formats, sync across devices, and customize your outlining experience.

Highlights
  • OPML Import & Export
  • Markdown Export
  • iCloud Syncing & Sharing
  • Nested Tags
  • Image Embedding
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Drag and Drop
Features
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Zavala is a modern take on a traditional outliner. It is a full featured app. It takes full advantage of your device by leveraging gestures, keyboard shortcuts, and multiple windows. Other features: * OPML import & export * Markdown import & export * HTML import & export * iCloud syncing * iCloud sharing with other iCloud users * Encrypted outlines and encrypted iCloud sync * Nested Tags for organizing Outlines * Support for embedding images * Print support * Drag and drop * Text formatting * Links * Completed items * Notes * Customizable fonts and sizes * Backlinks * Shortcuts support * Web clipper share extension * Typewriter scrolling * Automatic row numbering including Decimal and Legal numbering

About

Bebop

This app prioritizes speed and simplicity for capturing ideas as plain text. It offers seamless cloud syncing and integration with other apps, allowing for a clutter-free, capture-first mobile editing experience. Advanced features and customization are available through a one-time upgrade.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast plain text capture
  • Clutter-free interface
  • iCloud Drive/Dropbox sync
  • Open plain-text formats (.txt, .md)
  • Customizable headers, footers, filenames
  • Flashback recent notes
  • Share extension for saving content
Features
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Bebop helps you get down your ideas, fast. It assumes that review and organization are better done on larger screens—that a mobile text editor should be lightning-fast, clutter-free, and capture-first. • No ads, no logins, no tracking: Files are synced natively to your chosen iCloud Drive or Dropbox folder • BYOMA (Bring Your Own MacOS App): Open plain-text formats like .txt and .md/markdown plug neatly into Obsidian • Custom headers, footers, and filename formats: To work with your workflow • Flashback notes: Cycle through recent notes with a single tap • Share extension: Quickly save links and text from other iOS apps • Widgets and shortcut: Launch Bebop in any number of ways • Unlimited notes (even for free users) For a one-time Pro upgrade (no subscriptions!) you’ll also get color themes, custom templating, power-user settings, and help support future development. --- Bebop is made by Jack Cheng, an author and solo developer in Detroit, Michigan. More info and privacy policy: https://www.jackcheng.com/bebop/ * Dropbox sync requires you to have the Dropbox iOS app installed.

Screenshots

Zavala2 screens
Bebop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zavala at none against Bebop's 1. Zavala also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Bebop's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Bebop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zavala asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Zavala against 4.9 for Bebop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 43 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Zavala's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bebop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, Bebop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zavala versus Bebop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZavalaBebop
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (67 ratings)4.9 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews95.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better43
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincode, IncJack Cheng LLC

Customer experience

Zavala

All ratings67 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.2%

Bebop

All ratings35 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zavala

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bebop

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99

Questions

Is Zavala free?
Zavala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bebop free?
Bebop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zavala or Bebop?
Bebop is rated higher. Zavala averages 4.8 out of 5 from 67 ratings, while Bebop averages 4.9 from 43 ratings.
Do Zavala or Bebop have ads?
Neither Zavala nor Bebop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zavala or Bebop?
Zavala ships an update every 2 weeks, and Bebop every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zavala was updated on September 19, 2026 and Bebop on September 23, 2026.

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