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Shiny Frog Releases Bear 2.0

Today, Shiny Frog launched Bear 2.0, a ground-up rewrite of its popular note-taking app that has been years in the making. The new version has been rebuilt with a custom text editing engine and introduces a long list of features, including: Tables Section folding Tables of contents and backlinks Footnotes Nested text styling Sketching Sidebar

Jul 11, 2023 at 5:16pmWeb
Show threadDavey CraneyJul 11, 2023

@macstories

> The macOS version of Bear 2.0 is a separate subscription with the same pricing as the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch versions.

Is this definitely correct? It’s 2x £30 subscriptions now one for iOS one for macOS vs one subscription for *all* platforms like it was before?

Not sure that’s right… if it is… then that’s quite the price hike.

Show threadSimon 🌻Jul 11, 2023

@daveycraney @macstories I paid a yearly fee of about 15 pounds and I got all versions in with that. Definitely not extra*.

edit*. I'm now doubting myself. I may have paid a one off fee for the Mac.

Show threadSimon 🌻Jul 11, 2023
@daveycraney @macstories I have also read that people who have a subscription, you will continue to pay the amount you currently pay. The increase is for new subscribers I think.
Show threadDavey CraneyJul 11, 2023

@sinky @macstories

Yep, that’s what I read. Existing subs stay the same price, and on my current sub I still get all versions. The bear site says bear pro is for all platforms as well. Even for new subscribers.

This just seems like a reporting mistake that needs to be corrected.

Show threadSimon 🌻Jul 11, 2023
@daveycraney @macstories I just edited my reply as I started doubting I got it for one fee. I didn't know if I had paid a one off fee for the Mac version. I’m getting old and my memory sometimes plays up 😁
Show threadRichard Jul 12, 2023

@daveycraney @macstories
Pretty sure it’s incorrect. Their support site says a single sub covers all devices logged into the same Apple account. Believe you buy it on one device and can restore purchases on the others, including across iOS and MacOS.

https://bear.app/faq/features-and-price-of-bear-pro/

Features and price of Bear Pro

Bear Notes
Show threadDavey CraneyJul 12, 2023

@Courtenay @macstories

It looks like Macstories has updated the text now. They’ve taken that part out.

Show threadRichard Jul 12, 2023
@daveycraney @macstories ahh great and thanks for the heads up. I loaded the article earlier on but hadn’t read it at the time, so had the older revision up :)
Show threadJohn VoorheesJul 12, 2023
@Courtenay @daveycraney The post has been updated. Bear’s App Store setup is a little convoluted for legacy reasons - the Mac app is separate - which makes it look like a separate subscription, but it isn’t.
Show threadRichard Jul 12, 2023
@johnvoorhees @daveycraney cheers. Yeah it’s a bit hard to follow. I had to double check myself :)