Comparison

Raft Notes vs Beaver Notes

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

Head to head
About

Raft Notes

Features
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Raft is a capture-first note app built for low-friction thinking. Capture anything quickly in one continuous editor: - Text with instant autosave - Native iOS voice input - Images, videos, files, and links via upload or Share Sheet Raft organizes in the background: - Better titles and concise summaries - Semantic tagging and related-note connections - Fast context recall for ongoing work Use the built-in AI drawer while editing: - Chat with your current note as context - Polish text, brainstorm ideas, draft plans - Insert selected outputs back into the same note Also included: - Light and dark themes - Chinese/English UI - Local-first UX with secure gateway-based model access The Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA) :https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Beaver Notes

Features
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Beaver Notes is a fast, native client for the open-source Beaver Notes server — 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 • Multi-server — connect to as many self-hosted Beaver Notes servers as you need and switch between them from the sidebar. • Local-first sync — an outbox queue keeps everything working offline and catches up the moment the server comes back. • Markdown editor — bold, italic, code, lists, links, headings, with live preview. • Attachments — photos, videos, and arbitrary files. Images appear in an adaptive grid with a fullscreen viewer. Inline video playback. • Upload progress — per-file and per-message progress overlays, including retry on failure. • Image editor — crop, draw, filters, and optional optimization before upload. • Video trim & optimize — HEIC and H.265 encoding to keep uploads small. • Quick input — a compact composer at the bottom of the wall for fast capture. • Search — local full-text search with type, tag, pinned and date filters. • Spotlight — your notes are findable from the system search. • Privacy — biometric lock with Face ID / Touch ID, auto-lock timeout, and the option to hide previews in the App Switcher. • Storage controls — per-server cache size limit and one-tap erase. • Multi-platform — 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 — see https://github.com/eduard256/beaver-notes

Screenshots

Raft Notes4 screens
Beaver Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Beaver Notes at none against Raft Notes's 1. Raft Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Raft Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Beaver Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 3 level
Raft Notes versus Beaver Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaft NotesBeaver Notes
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer轶伦 叶Artur Jeremicz

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Raft Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Raft ęœˆåŗ¦č®¢é˜…$2.991 Month
None

Beaver Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raft Notes free?
Raft Notes 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 Raft Notes or Beaver Notes have ads?
Neither Raft Notes nor Beaver Notes shows ads.

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