Notes Manager vs Bear Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes Manager
This app helps you organize your thoughts, finances, and web links in one place. It offers a simple interface for saving notes, memos, and website shortcuts. A built-in calculator assists with financial tasks, keeping all your data securely on your device.
- Save notes and memos
- Save website links
- Built-in finance calculator
- Data stays on device
- Fast and easy to use
- Organize information
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Notes Manager is your all-in-one companion for taking notes, managing finances, and saving your favorite websites. Features -Save notes and memos -Save website links for quick access -Built-in finance calculator -Your data stays on your device -Fast and easy to use -Organize your information
Bear Notes
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Amazing app for note takers and people who are trying to remember things. Beautiful art is created specifically for this app, handcrafted by pencil. Every single page has individual art to make writing beautiful. Art of this app is inspired by the beautiful creatures from Mother Nature. You can write anything on this app. --Groceries --Password --Dates --Generic Notes --Students who want to take notes --Businessmen who want to write important things The app data is totally secured and remains in your phone. There is no privacy issues. It is not connected by iCloud or anything from outside. The art is personally designed by me with hours of work put into it. The developer of this app is my friend he put a lot of hardworking into this. This app is made by two people to be used by many many people around the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Notes Manager at none against Bear Notes's 1. Bear Notes's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Bear Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Notes Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Notes Manager | Bear Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thieu Nguyen | Charly Nelson |
In-app purchases
Notes Manager
No in-app purchases
Bear Notes
- Unlock all the doors$3.99
