Comparison

Today vs Bebop

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

Head to head
About

Today

This productivity app focuses on daily tasks, prompting users to define what they are doing today and deferring other items to a 'Later' list. It allows for easy sharing of tasks and lists via links, with real-time synchronization for collaborators. Features include recurring tasks, note-taking capabilities, and robust search functionality.

Highlights
  • Daily task focus
  • Shareable lists via link
  • Real-time sync
  • Recurring tasks
  • Notes with formatting
  • Tagging and search
Features
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Today is a simple to-do app built around one question: what are you doing today? Add what you’re doing today to Today, and everything else to Later. Every morning starts fresh. Share anything with a link. No groups, no invites. Send it, they tap it, and you’re both on the same list. FEATURES • Share: tasks, lists and notes stay in sync, ticks and edits included • Repeat: tasks, lists and notes on the days you choose • Lists: shopping, packing, anything with checkboxes • Notes: with headings, checklists and quotes • Tags & search: pull down to find anything • Web: use it on your computer at web.tdy.do

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

Today4 screens
Bebop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bebop at 95% against Today's 50%. Bebop also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (46 vs 2). Today's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Today asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bebop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bebop has 46 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Today's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bebop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Today ships an update every 11 days, Bebop every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Today versus Bebop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTodayBebop
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.9 (46 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews95.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings246 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTDY ASJack Cheng LLC

Customer experience

Today

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bebop

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

In-app purchases

None

Today

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bebop

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99

Questions

Is Today free?
Today 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, Today or Bebop?
Bebop is rated higher. Today averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Bebop averages 4.9 from 46 ratings.
Do Today or Bebop have ads?
Neither Today nor Bebop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Today or Bebop?
Today ships an update every 11 days, and Bebop every 3 weeks. Most recently, Today was updated on November 8, 2026 and Bebop on November 4, 2026.

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