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Re:Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, an... by moystard on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @05:08AM (#18910056)
I didn't know about Bear. Just had a look on their website and the application and user experience looks pretty stunning.

However, I am not quite sure it justifies paying for this service when Apple Notes has got a lot better in the past few years (I also feel confident in the privacy approach of Apple).

Out of curiosity, what features make you use Bear and not Notes? I take a lot of notes, and if something can make my life easier, I would seriously consider making the move.

Re:Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, an... by antigremlin on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @08:09PM (#18917386)
Main difference to Notes is that Bear uses Markdown as the data format. It has a rare capability of converting webpages to Markdown when you save them as a note using a sharing extension on iOS. The conversion is decent.

But as mentioned above it also lacks important organisation features: no folders, no dated notes, etc.

Re:Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, an... by Brajeshwar on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @09:18AM (#18911226)
I use notes for every bit of random stuff, things to quickly remember, et al. I keep Bear for serious writing -- researching for a blog post, documenting for a Design Sprint. I love Bear's export to multiple formats.

So, I scribble on Notes and write on Bear.

Re:Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, an... by thecupisblue on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @10:57AM (#18912042)
I used Bear too but switched to Agenda recently. Check that out - IMO better organisation than Bear but feature parity is there.
Re:Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, an... by samcat116 on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @08:46PM (#18917599)
Bear uses CloudKit for the backend so should be just as private as Apple Notes.