Comparison

Thoughts vs Beaver Notes

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

Head to head
About

Thoughts

Features
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Thoughts is your intelligent note-taking and summarization assistant. Real-time transcription: Record and turn spoken words into accurate text instantly. Smart summaries: Get concise overviews of long transcripts or notes. In-app editor: Write, refine, and organize your thoughts seamlessly. Time-saving productivity: Perfect for meetings, classes, brainstorming, or personal journaling. Thghts helps you keep your ideas clear, organized, and accessibleβ€”ready whenever you need them. Note: Some features, such as real-time transcription and AI-generated summaries, require a paid subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thghts.grammar.so/privacy

About

Beaver Notes

Features
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Beaver Notes is a fast, native client for the open-source Beaver Notes server β€” a self-hosted note wall you run on your own infrastructure. Write markdown notes. Drop in photos, videos and files. Everything lands on your server, nowhere else. No accounts to sign up for, no third-party services, no analytics, no telemetry. FEATURES β€’ Multi-server β€” connect to as many self-hosted Beaver Notes servers as you need and switch between them from the sidebar. β€’ Local-first sync β€” an outbox queue keeps everything working offline and catches up the moment the server comes back. β€’ Markdown editor β€” bold, italic, code, lists, links, headings, with live preview. β€’ Attachments β€” photos, videos, and arbitrary files. Images appear in an adaptive grid with a fullscreen viewer. Inline video playback. β€’ Upload progress β€” per-file and per-message progress overlays, including retry on failure. β€’ Image editor β€” crop, draw, filters, and optional optimization before upload. β€’ Video trim & optimize β€” HEIC and H.265 encoding to keep uploads small. β€’ Quick input β€” a compact composer at the bottom of the wall for fast capture. β€’ Search β€” local full-text search with type, tag, pinned and date filters. β€’ Spotlight β€” your notes are findable from the system search. β€’ Privacy β€” biometric lock with Face ID / Touch ID, auto-lock timeout, and the option to hide previews in the App Switcher. β€’ Storage controls β€” per-server cache size limit and one-tap erase. β€’ Multi-platform β€” adapted layouts for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with native sidebar, context menus, swipe actions, and keyboard shortcuts. PRIVACY The app talks only to the self-hosted server you configure. No analytics SDKs. No third-party services. No developer-side backend. Read the full privacy policy at https://eduard256.github.io/beaver-notes-apple/PRIVACY.md REQUIREMENTS You need a running Beaver Notes server. The server is open source β€” see https://github.com/eduard256/beaver-notes

Screenshots

Thoughts4 screens
Beaver Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beaver Notes at none against Thoughts's 3. Thoughts's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Thoughts sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Beaver Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Thoughts versus Beaver Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThoughtsBeaver Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuben Adolfo Murga DionicioArtur Jeremicz

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Thoughts

Subscriptions3
  • One Month Sub3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Three months subscription3 Days trial$29.993 Months
  • One Year subscription3 Days trial$79.991 Year
None

Beaver Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thoughts free?
Thoughts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Beaver Notes free?
Beaver Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thoughts or Beaver Notes have ads?
Neither Thoughts nor Beaver Notes shows ads.

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