Comparison

Beesy vs Notebook

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

Notebook

Capture your thoughts, ideas, and tasks with a versatile digital notebook. Create rich notes with text, files, audio, and video. Organize content visually, collaborate in real-time, and access everything across your devices.

Highlights
  • Rich note creation with text, files, audio, and video
  • Checklist creation for task management
  • Bookmark collection and offline reading
  • Kanban-style note organization
  • Real-time collaboration and sharing
  • AI-powered journaling suggestions
  • Cross-device and cloud synchronization
Features
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Zoho Notebook is a free, ad-free note-taking app for students, teams and researchers: capture, find and reuse what you write down — typed notes, Apple Pencil handwriting, voice recordings with AI transcription, checklists, files and document scans in one note. Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and other devices. WHAT PEOPLE USE NOTEBOOK FOR 1. MEETING AND LECTURE NOTES Record with audio or video cards; Notebook AI turns it into searchable text with timestamps, so you jump straight to the decision instead of replaying it. Structured minutes with title, participants, decisions and action points sit in the note beside your highlights. Record screen and self at once; longer videos get chapters. 2. STUDY AND RESEARCH Record lectures and search the transcript weeks later. Scan textbooks and business cards, handwrite and sketch with Apple Pencil, use OCR to find text inside photos and handwritten notes, so nothing you captured becomes unfindable. A long note becomes an AI mind map before an exam. 3. DAILY TO-DOS AND JOURNALING Dedicated checklist cards keep tasks beside your notes, and recurring reminders keep them on schedule. Journaling prompts come from your own activity, easier to keep than a blank page. 4. FILES, SCANS, AND SAVED READING Add PDFs, Word docs and spreadsheets with file cards. Articles, videos, recipes and how-tos become Smart Cards, formatted automatically, readable offline and ad-free. Group it all into nested collections. QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK Is it free? Yes, with 2GB of free storage and no ads. Notebook Pro adds more storage, longer notes, larger attachments, Email-In to save emails as notes, premium covers, and custom recurring reminders. Can I move my notes from Evernote, Google Keep, or OneNote? Yes, with dedicated migration tools; it arrives organized. Is my data private? Notes are encrypted in transit and at rest. We never sell your data and never show ads. Lock notes or notebooks with a password, Touch ID or Face ID; previews stay hidden until unlocked. Does it work offline? Yes. Create, edit and read offline, then pick up on another device once it syncs to the cloud. What can Notebook AI do? Transcribe audio and video, build mind maps, summarize and simplify, fix grammar, set tone (casual, professional, friendly, direct, or confident), translate into any language, draft notes, checklists, tables, code or a template from a prompt, and suggest tags. Notebook AI is a separate add-on. Does it use on-device AI and Siri? Yes. An on-device Knowledge Graph links ideas across notebooks and answers questions from your own notes. Siri creates and updates notes by voice with the app closed, and On-Screen Awareness summarizes what's on screen without switching apps. Can I share with non-users? Yes. @mention people to collaborate in real time, or publish a public note or video by link. MORE INSIDE - Search by title, content, tag, collaborator, or notebook; filter by any card type, contact, or link; search within one note; sort by date or relevance, with auto-suggestions and recent searches, offline and across languages - iPhone: text-search audio notes, share via iMessage, dictate with Siri, recent notes from the Notification Bar, SharePlay in calls - iPad: drag and drop, split view, slide over, multiple windows, Stage Manager - Apple Watch: record audio, scribble notes, check off lists, add photo notes, record in one tap from a watch face complication - VoiceOver and a dark interface - Roll back to any of a note's last 10 versions Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled and are charged to your Apple Account. Prices vary by location. Manage in your account settings. Privacy - https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html Terms - https://www.zoho.com/terms.html

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notebook at 4.7 against Beesy's 4.2. Notebook also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (24K vs 64). Beesy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, 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 Notebook sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook has 24K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Beesy's written reviews are positive against 64% of Notebook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beesy ships an update every 6 weeks, Notebook every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Beesy versus Notebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeesyNotebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (64 ratings)4.7 (24K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better64.3% of reviews
Number of ratings6424K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB220 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBeesAppsZoho Corporation

Customer experience

Beesy

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

Notebook

All ratings23,850 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews608 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative25.2%

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

Notebook

From 24K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Highly organized and customizable
  • 👍 Visually appealing and intuitive
  • 🔒 Secure with password protection
  • 🤳 Seamless cross-device sync
  • 📝 Versatile note-taking features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional sync and stability issues
  • 🔀 Inconsistent note order after editing
  • 🔍 Limited search functionality
  • 📤 Lack of export/backup options
  • 🔗 Difficulty inserting links in notes

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

Notebook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing notes
  • Syncing problems across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved sorting and reordering options for notes
  • Enhanced search capabilities
  • Ability to export notes in various formats
  • More customization options for notebook covers
  • Integration with other productivity apps

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
7 purchases

Notebook

Subscriptions7
  • Notebook Pro$2.491 Month
  • Notebook Pro Plus$3.991 Month
  • Notebook AI$4.991 Month
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  • Notebook Personal$14.991 Year
  • Notebook Pro2 variants$24.991 Year
  • Notebook Pro Plus$39.991 Year
  • Notebook AI$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Beesy free?
Beesy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beesy or Notebook?
Notebook is rated higher. Beesy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 64 ratings, while Notebook averages 4.7 from 24K ratings.
Do Beesy or Notebook have ads?
Neither Beesy nor Notebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Beesy or Notebook?
Beesy ships an update every 6 weeks, and Notebook every 6 days. Most recently, Beesy was updated on October 15, 2026 and Notebook on October 18, 2026.

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