Bebop vs BS Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
BS Toolbox
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BS-Toolbox – The digital toolbox On the construction site, in the workshop or on the way to a customer: BS-Toolbox brings together tools, specialist calculators and project documentation for everyday work in the trades and technical professions – and with its modules it can even be tailored to your own trade. WHAT BS-TOOLBOX CAN DO • 15 tools such as calculator, converter, ruler, QR/barcode scanner, photo documentation, timer & stopwatch and more – available right away and free of charge. • Over 70 specialist modules for a wide range of trades – unlock them individually, only what you really need • More than 500 specialised tools and calculators in total FOR WHICH TRADES Electricians, plumbing, heating, refrigeration and ventilation, site managers, foremen, civil engineering, road construction, project managers, construction supervision, homeowners, automotive, aviation and marine engineering, wind energy, robotics & automation – and many more. PROJECT ORGANISATION INSTEAD OF PAPER CHAOS Every project gets its own folder: calculations, protocols, checklists, photos, audio notes and time tracking – everything in one place instead of scattered across the photo gallery or on slips of paper. YOUR DATA STAYS YOUR DATA • 100% local storage on your device • No tracking, no user profiles, no analytics tools • No cookies AVAILABLE IN 16 LANGUAGES German & English (base version), French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Czech, Chinese, Bulgarian, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Croatian or Serbian … can be purchased as needed. The base version is free – get exactly the tools you need for your daily work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BS Toolbox at weekly against Bebop's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Bebop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BS Toolbox sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bebop ships an update every 3 weeks, BS Toolbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bebop | BS Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 95.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jack Cheng LLC | David Scherpe |
In-app purchases
Bebop
- Pro Upgrade$4.99
BS Toolbox
- Language pack: Српски$0.99
- Module: University$0.99
- Add-on: Extended$0.99
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- Add-on: Mathematics$0.99
- Module: Personal Life$0.99
- Module: Pet Sitting$1.99
- Module: Wedding Planner$1.99
- Add-on: Travel$2.99
- Module: Textile Craft$2.99
- Module: Event Manager$3.99









