Comparison

Beesy vs NotePlan

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

Head to head
About

Beesy

This AI-powered app helps teams boost productivity by consolidating data from various tools. It streamlines meeting notes, task management, project tracking, and team collaboration, saving users time and preventing information loss.

Highlights
  • AI-powered smart assistant
  • Meeting notes and minutes
  • Task and to-do list management
  • Project and activity tracking
  • Team collaboration and management
  • Automated reporting
  • Integration with Microsoft tools
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Beesy is an all-in-one collaborative solution, AI powered, to help teams improve their daily productivity. Beesy consolidates all your data from all your usual tools to plan, organise, collaborate and track your work and teamwork in one single place "This application is perfect for managers, project managers and salespeople. " - Mac4ever "Beesy, the smart organization on iPad. " - Macworld.com "The application that makes meetings effective and participants smile. " - Locita "The essential application you need to have in your tablet! " - iPhonote "Beesy is a real tool in the quest for operational excellence. "F. Bidarra, Construction Manager, Eiffage Construction. "With Beesy, my sales people earn 1 appointment a day. "E. Goncalves, Customer Experience Manager, Renault Switzerland MEETING MANAGEMENT – TASK MANAGEMENT – ACTIVITY & PROJECT MANAGEMENT – TEAMWORK – PEOPLE MANAGEMENT – ACTIVITY REPORTING SAVE ONE DAY PER WEEK TO FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL & INCREASE YOUR TEAMWORK Every day Beesy helps you to: 1) manage your To-Do List and your projects 2) take your meeting notes for Effective meeting 3) follow-up of your Team member’ action plans 4) manage your goals and projects 5) follow-up of your important emails to avoid getting lost in the information overload 6) Drive your recurring meetings and their action plan progress 7) Professional and automated meeting minutes in less than 1 min 8) Complete reporting on all your activity to visualize your activity in a glance 9) Supercharge your Microsoft Tools with our Microsoft integration 10) 100% reusable information: sorted, stored, shared and synchronized between all members of your team > you save time and you no longer lose any information In option you can use Beesy AI powered Smart assistant available from all your daily tools (instant messaging: Microsoft Teams, Skype, Slack; emails: Gmail, Outlook or even Siri) . Exchange with your Beesy smart assistant in natural language to : • Create notes and actions • Delegate tasks • Create projects • Access and manage your information without having to connect to your Beesy app, directly from emails, instant messaging (Microsoft Teams, Skype, Slack...) and even in mobility with Siri • Generate automated MOM and automated reports on all your activity: action plan synthesis, individual point, project synthesis... Beesy is designed for anyone who manages a large number of actions every day and needs to manage their follow-up: sales teams, technical teams, managers, project managers... Join the 60 000+ users who save time every day with Beesy. In addition, Beesy adds a number of features to help you be more efficient at taking notes and managing your To-Do: - Add audio recordings and bullets to your notes - Add photos to your notes from your library or by taking a photo - Summary of actions - Choice of report language by Note - Additional on-demand To-Do filtering in each view - Dual-Touch Drag&Drop to easily change the context of a task: for contacts, meetings, topics and projects - CSV export for external analysis - Drawing function, access to a web page or plans + Possibility to draw and write on your captures of web pages or plans - Access your iCal calendar, Outlook in Beesy and possibility to create a note associated with a meeting. Beesy will identify participants and link your notes to your calendar - Importing contacts from the iPad address book - Pincode protection - Compatibility with hardware keyboards If you like the application, don't forget to recommend it! In case of problems, contact us using our website under support (we have no way to contact you via your comments on the AppStore).

About

NotePlan

Organize your tasks, notes, and calendar in one unified app. Quickly plan your day with Markdown, link notes bi-directionally, and stay on top of your to-dos with powerful review and search features. Seamlessly integrates with your existing calendars and syncs across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Unified task, note, and calendar view
  • Markdown for quick task and note creation
  • Bi-directional note linking
  • Calendar integration (iCloud, Google, Exchange)
  • Flexible recurring tasks
  • Global Command Bar for fast navigation
  • Plaintext note storage
Features
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Having trouble planning your day, managing your to-do list, and organizing your notes? Always jumping between apps and losing track of what to do and where you put things? Say hello to NotePlan! NotePlan lets you manage everything in one place: your tasks, notes, and calendar. Perfect for project managers, designers, researchers, writers, students, or anyone who wants to be organized and efficient. QUICKLY PLAN YOUR DAY WITH MARKDOWN • Plan your day by seeing your calendar, notes, and tasks in a single view • Create tasks and notes quickly with Markdown • Add #tags to organize tasks and notes • Use @mentions to find people • Reschedule to-do items easily • Create flexible recurring tasks • Work faster with autocomplete BUILD YOUR NETWORK OF NOTES • Create your own network of notes • Organize any way you want to: from simple folders over P.A.R.A. to a Zettelkasten system • Bi-directional notes: link your calendar and your notes in any direction, automatically • Cross-reference and link notes easily STAY ON TOP OF THINGS WITH REVIEW • Search all tasks and notes, instantly • See all open tasks with the click of a button • Get a list of overdue to-do items • See upcoming tasks at a glance • Create custom filters with your own queries using status, #tags, @mentions, or even text SEAMLESS INTEGRATION WITH YOUR CALENDAR • Create events and reminders right in NotePlan • Support for iCloud, Google, and Exchange calendars • Time-block tasks on your calendar simply by typing AVAILABLE ON MAC, IPHONE & IPAD • Sync everything between your Apple devices • Use any sync method you like: CloudKit or iCloud Drive • A single subscription for all your devices OPEN, PRIVATE & FAST • All your notes are stored in plaintext so you're never locked in • Your information is private and cannot be accessed • Enjoy lightning speed thanks to local files and native apps ANY THEME YOU WANT • Choose from a variety of built-in themes • Work with light or dark versions • Create your own custom theme SHORTCUTS FOR MAXIMUM SPEED • Extended Markdown syntax support with customization options • Move around without ever leaving the keyboard • Find everything with the Global Command Bar NotePlan is developed independently and prioritizes user features and requests. We have long-term roadmaps and listen to customers to improve the apps. - - - - - Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. - - - - - Email: hello@noteplan.co Web: noteplan.co Discord: https://discord.gg/D4268MT Twitter: NotePlanApp Reddit: reddit.com/r/NotePlanApp Learn NotePlan course: https://noteplan.eo.page/newsletter Terms of use: http://noteplan.co/tos/ Privacy policy: https://noteplan.co/privacy/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NotePlan at 4.8 against Beesy's 4.2. NotePlan also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 67%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 64). Beesy's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Beesy sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and NotePlan sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NotePlan holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NotePlan has 1.5K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Beesy's written reviews are positive against 85% of NotePlan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beesy ships an update every 6 weeks, NotePlan monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Beesy versus NotePlan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeesyNotePlan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (64 ratings)4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews85.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings641.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB210 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBeesAppsNotePlan LLC

Customer experience

Beesy

All ratings64 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative26.8%

NotePlan

All ratings1,506 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews476 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral4.6%
Negative10.3%

User reviews

Beesy

From 64 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient meeting management
  • 👍 Useful for project tracking
  • 👍 Integrates with calendar
  • 👍 Generates professional meeting minutes
  • 👍 Responsive support team

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🤔 Steep learning curve
  • 🤔 Confusing interface
  • 🤔 Limited customization options
  • 🤔 Lack of cloud sync and cross-device support

NotePlan

From 1.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful note-taking and task management
  • 👍 Seamless calendar and reminders integration
  • 💡 Flexible and customizable workflow
  • 🔒 Secure and open-format data storage
  • 👍 Responsive and helpful developer

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Occasional sync and performance issues
  • 👤 Limited collaboration and sharing features

Bugs and requests

Beesy

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
  • Issues with reminders and task syncing
  • Problems with importing contacts

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync with Outlook, Google Calendar, and other services
  • Handwriting and voice note support
  • Ability to copy/reuse meeting templates
  • Better project and task management features
  • Export to PDF option

NotePlan

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent sync between devices
  • Crashes when opening certain files

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved iPad and mobile app experience
  • Better integration with other productivity apps
  • More automation and scripting capabilities
  • Weekly or monthly calendar view

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Beesy

One-time5
  • Reminders full synchronization$1.99
  • Import Documents$1.99
  • Export Reports to PDF$1.99
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  • Beesy.me Pro - Yearly Subscription$69.99
  • Beesy.me Sync - Yearly Subscription$69.99
8 purchases

NotePlan

Subscriptions8
  • Personal Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Personal Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Personal Monthly1 Month trial$11.991 Month
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  • Personal Monthly2 variants$12.001 Month
  • Personal Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Personal Annual7 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • Personal Annual1 Month trial$119.991 Year
  • Business Class1 Month trial$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Beesy free?
Beesy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NotePlan free?
NotePlan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beesy or NotePlan?
NotePlan is rated higher. Beesy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while NotePlan averages 4.8 from 1.5K ratings.
Do Beesy or NotePlan have ads?
Neither Beesy nor NotePlan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beesy or NotePlan?
Beesy ships an update every 6 weeks, and NotePlan monthly. Most recently, Beesy was updated on October 7, 2026 and NotePlan on October 15, 2026.

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