Dear Bear vs Quill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dear Bear
Unleash your creativity with a user-friendly drawing application. Offers a variety of brushes, layers, and import options for both finger and Apple Pencil use. Perfect for sketching everyday wonders.
- Variety of brushes
- Customizable layers
- Image import function
- Finger and Apple Pencil support
- Professional drawing tools
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Dear Bear - Draw the wonderful things every day. Dear Bear is a simple and cute drawing app, where you can draw all kinds of beautiful things in life. In addition to drawing with your fingers, you can also use the Apple Pencil with the iPad. Provide you with professional drawing tools - A lot of drawing materials - A variety of interesting brushes - custom layers - Image import function Hurry up and download the Dear Bear, let's create wonderful things together in the painting world. This subscription will be automatically renewed through your iTunes account, and the renewal fee will be deducted according to your package within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel the automatic renewal at the Account Settings Department. To cancel the automatic renewal, you must at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. If your trial has not ended, the remaining days will automatically expire after you start subscribing. To open the subscription, you need to agree to the following terms: Terms of Service: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/fuwu Privacy terms: https://keshoujie.github.io/posts/keshoujie/privacy
Quill
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Quill is a fast capture door for your knowledge base. Save an idea, a link, a quote, a reading note, or an inspiring chat snippet. Quill sends it through AI, suggests where it belongs, and writes it into your Obsidian vault. What Quill helps with: - Capture ideas quickly from your phone - Send links and selected text from the iOS share sheet - Turn scattered materials into organized notes - Review your weekly ideas and thinking patterns - Keep your notes in your own Obsidian vault Quill is not a new note-taking app. It is a fast entry point for collecting and organizing knowledge with less friction.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quill at none against Dear Bear's 3. Quill also leads on ads (none vs shown). Dear Bear's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Dear Bear sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Quill asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Dear Bear | Quill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (101 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 受杰 柯 | 亦逍 黄 |
In-app purchases
Dear Bear
- Plus Version3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Plus Version Quarterly3 Days trial$3.993 Months
- Pro Version$5.99
Quill
No in-app purchases









