Comparison

BumbleUp vs Better Keep

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

Head to head
About

BumbleUp

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BumbleUp is your all-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, and knowledge. Capture ideas, plan projects, and build your personal wiki – all offline, without accounts. Creativity & Planning: – Write and organize notes – Create dictionaries – simple tables with two columns – Manage task lists Knowledge Management: – Build personal wiki pages with nested file trees – Turn your notes into a digital Zettelkasten with two-way links – View the same data in multiple layouts Fast & User-Friendly Interface: – Reorder files with drag-and-drop – Preview file content directly in the list – Add notes to the right topic with a single tap Offline & Private: – No account or internet connection needed – No ads, no tracking, no subscriptions needed – Your data stays on your device Capture your ideas. Plan your journey. Master your knowledge.

About

Better Keep

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Capture a quick idea, plan your day, or give a longer note room to grow. Better Keep brings rich-text notes, checklists, photos, sketches, and voice recordings together in one private notes app. A PLACE FOR EVERYDAY IDEAS Write a journal entry, collect study notes, plan a project, or keep a shopping list handy. Add headings, lists, links, text colors, and highlights when a note needs more structure. Attach photos and sketches to keep the details together. FIND WHAT YOU NEED Organize notes with labels, folders, colors, and pinned cards. Search your collection, archive completed notes, and set reminders for things you want to return to. WRITE OFFLINE An account is required. After signing in, create, edit, search, and organize local notes without an internet connection. Core local note-taking is free. CONTINUE ON ANOTHER DEVICE WITH PRO Pro adds real-time, end-to-end encrypted cloud sync across your approved devices. Note titles, content, and supported attachments are encrypted on your device before syncing. Some operational metadata, such as labels and timestamps, remains outside the encrypted payload; see betterkeep.app/security for details. VOICE NOTES YOU CAN FIND AGAIN Record audio alongside your notes. On supported native devices, an on-device Whisper model can turn recordings into searchable text. A model download needs a connection, transcription accuracy varies, and voice transcription is not available on Web. FREE AND PRO Free includes unlimited local notes, rich-text editing, checklists, labels, folders, reminders, offline use after sign-in, and up to five PIN-locked notes. Pro adds encrypted cloud sync and unlimited locked notes. Check the current price and billing options in the app before subscribing. BRING YOUR EXISTING NOTES Import a supported Google Takeout archive on your device. Review the import report for skipped or unsupported items before moving your full collection. Use Better Keep on iPhone, iPad, and Mac and Web. Some features vary by platform. Source code is publicly available under CC BY-NC 4.0. Start with one note. Make room for the ideas you want to keep.

Screenshots

BumbleUp4 screens
Better Keep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BumbleUp at none against Better Keep's 2. BumbleUp also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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. Better Keep sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BumbleUp asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
BumbleUp versus Better Keep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBumbleUpBetter Keep
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB53 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVojtech SodomaFoxbiz Software Private Limited

In-app purchases

None

BumbleUp

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Better Keep

Subscriptions2
  • Better Keep Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Better Keep Pro Yearly$20.991 Year

Questions

Is BumbleUp free?
BumbleUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Better Keep free?
Better Keep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BumbleUp or Better Keep have ads?
Neither BumbleUp nor Better Keep shows ads.

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