Comparison

Bebop vs Almanac

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

Head to head
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.

About

Almanac

Easily track upcoming events with a personalized countdown. Get notified when your special days arrive. Customize the look and feel to match your style.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Customizable widgets
  • Personalized appearances
  • Device-specific storage
  • Event notifications
Features
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Almanac is a simple app to keep track of the events you look forward to. Simply add an event in the future and the app will count down the days until then and notify you on the day it happens. Almanac is highly customizable with widgets, custom app icons, and custom appearances to make it feel like your own. All events are stored privately in your device. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bebop4 screens
Almanac4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Almanac at none against Bebop's 1. Bebop's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (46 vs 11). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Almanac asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bebop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Bebop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Almanac's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bebop versus Almanac: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBebopAlmanac
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (46 ratings) — better4.6 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack Cheng LLCGabriel Valdivia

Customer experience

Bebop

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

Almanac

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Bebop

One-time1
  • Pro Upgrade$4.99
None

Almanac

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bebop free?
Bebop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Almanac free?
Almanac is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bebop or Almanac?
Bebop is rated higher. Bebop averages 4.9 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Almanac averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Bebop or Almanac have ads?
Neither Bebop nor Almanac shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bebop or Almanac?
Bebop ships an update every 3 weeks, and Almanac every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bebop was updated on October 23, 2026 and Almanac on October 24, 2026.

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