Bear Notes

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Explore xTiles - it goes beyond being a simple Bear Notes alternative. xTiles is an all-in-one solution for note-taking, task management, and creating visually customizable projects. It's user-friendly, flexible, and aesthetically pleasing. Join xTiles to capture ideas, plan life, and do something creative daily 💙

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xTiles vs Bear Notes

Bear Notes
xTiles
Simple
Visual
Flexible
Customizable
All-in-one
Cross-platform

iOS

Web, Windows, iOS, and Android

Task management
  • No built-in task managemen
  • Tasks managed through checkboxes
  • Notes with tasks will have a little progress bar in the Notes pane
  • No possibility of collaboration
  • Flexible Templates for task management
  • Built-in tasks. Special task panel
  • Allows for easy insertion of content within notes
  • View tasks in one place
  • Set a due date
  • Set reminders for tasks
  • Assign a task to someone
  • Recurring task
Databases
  • No database function available
  • Backlinks are available
  • Build your collection (database) as you work on your project
  • Collection items can belong to several collections simultaneously
  • Freedom to merge canvas and collections within a single project
  • Linked Pages, Backlinks are available
Starting from

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Pricing for Personal using

$2.99 – monthly (Bear PRO)

$15 – monthly (Plus)

Pricing for Team using

$15/member – monthly (Plus)

  • Compare Bear Notes and xTiles for Task Management: Bear Notes lacks built-in task management, relying on checkboxes for task tracking. While it offers a visual progress bar for notes with tasks, collaboration isn’t possible. In contrast, xTiles is a versatile task management solution with flexible templates, built-in tasks, content insertion within notes, centralized task view, and advanced features such as recurring tasks and task assignment.

  • Database: Bear Notes does not have a database function but has the ability to link notes. xTiles offers flexible, visual, and easy-to-use collections (databases)

Convincing features

Here are a few more reasons why you should give xTiles a go...

Tasks, Reminders, Assigns

Schedule and focus on what you're working on.

Visual Search

Instantly find notes, switch docs, and move content between projects

Nesting Blocks

Add more details to your notes to diverge your thoughts and ideas.

Import and Export

Import or Export projects with PDF, PNG, and Markdown files.

Calendar view

Create notes directly linked to your calendar with one-click.

Databases

Kanban boards, tables, galleries, and more. Customize any workflow.

Two sided-backlinks

Converge your knowledge and see all needed contexts for your stuff.

AI Assisstant

Work faster. Write better. Brainstorm new ideas and first drafts

Get going on web or desktop

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One app to replace them all

See how our price compares to bundling other apps together

Notes
$6
per month
Tasks
$6
per month
Docs & Storage
$10
per month
Projects
$10
per month
Total
$32
per month
With xTiles
$15
per month

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Alternatives

We asked our users about their previous tools, and here's the rundown

Databases, Docs, Projects, Notes, Tasks Management, Calendar

Kanban, Tasks Management, Project Management

Notes, Lists, Calendar, Tasks Management, Projects

Notes, Links, Graph

Notes, Links, Lists, Tasks

Tasks, Projects, Notes, Docs, AI

Cards, Boards, Notes, Tasks

Tasks, Projects, Notes, Docs, MindMaps, AI

Whiteboard, Notes, Projects

Docs, Notes, Projects

Tasks Management

Tasks Management

Notes, Lists, Tasks

Notes, Project Management, Tasks Management

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Notes, Links

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Notes, Lists, Tasks

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Notes, Lists, Tasks Management, Projects

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Docs, Notes, Projects

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Notes, Links

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Knowledge Management

FAQ

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xTiles offers a user-friendly, tile-based interface that prioritizes simplicity and intuitive navigation, setting it apart from Bear Notes which is a tag based app  with the text-based interface with markdown support. xTiles has a visual grid-based layout, which provides users with a comprehensive overview, helping them uncover connections between notes with ease. It is designed for effortless note and task organization, whether you prefer rich content or text for your personal or professional projects. 

xTiles’ interface is suitable for a wide array of use cases, while its extensive customization options provide numerous possibilities for efficient and convenient note-taking, planning, tracking, managing, etc. Thanks to drag-and-drop functionality and various highlighting and linking features, users can establish their own visual hierarchy within their workspaces based on importance or relevance. 

 

While Bear Notes uses a more traditional folder and tagged based hierarchy for note organization, xTiles offers a tile-based organization system where each note is represented as an individual tile. These tiles can be customized, arranged, linked, and categorized visually, providing a flexible and intuitive way to organize notes and ideas.

While Bear Notes uses a graph view, xTiles offers a grid view, enhancing easy focus and visual differentiation of the required information.

 

The xTiles Web Clipper is not included by default. You need to download it as an add-on for your browser. Once it’s on your device, you will be able to save websites, pages, and their parts straight to your xTiles Workspace with a click. You can download the xTiles Web Clipper using this link: https://xtiles.app/en/web-clipper

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