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Bear Notes vs Crazy Egg

Bear Notes logo

Bear Notes

Productivity

Beautiful note-taking app for Apple devices

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Crazy Egg logo

Crazy Egg

Marketing & Analytics

Website optimization with heatmaps

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Bear Notes has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Bear Notes apple only: Bear runs on Mac, iPhone and iPad with no Windows, Android or web app; Crazy Egg the Starter plan at $29 a month covers 5,000 pageviews and 50 snapshots, which a modest site exhausts quickly
  • They diverge on capability: Bear Notes covers Markdown-based notes, Crazy Egg covers Heatmaps.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bear Notes and Crazy Egg actually diverge.

Attributes where Bear Notes and Crazy Egg differ
AttributeBear NotesCrazy Egg
Starting priceFree$29/month
Pricing modelfreemiumUnknown
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsMacOS, IOS, IPadOSWeb, API
CategoryProductivityMarketing & Analytics
Founded20152006

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bear Notes

  • Markdown-based notes
  • Powerful tag system
  • Rich text formatting
  • Image support
  • iCloud sync
  • Dark and light themes
  • Encryption support
  • Backup and restore

Only in Crazy Egg

  • Heatmaps
  • Scrollmaps
  • Confetti Reports
  • A/B Testing
  • Session Recordings
  • Google Analytics
  • Shopify
  • WordPress

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bear Notes

  • Markdown note taking on Apple devicesnot Crazy Egg
  • Organising notes with nested hashtags rather than foldersnot Crazy Egg
  • Exporting notes to PDF, DOCX, HTML or ePubnot Crazy Egg

Crazy Egg

  • Click, scroll and move heatmaps on a pagenot Bear Notes
  • Session recordings to see where visitors strugglenot Bear Notes
  • A/B testing page variantsnot Bear Notes
  • Snapshot reports comparing behaviour over timenot Bear Notes

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bear Notes

  • Apple only: Bear runs on Mac, iPhone and iPad with no Windows, Android or web app
  • Sync across devices requires Bear Pro and works through iCloud only
  • The free version is limited to 3 export formats, 3 themes and 1 app icon
  • OCR search inside images and PDFs is Pro only
  • Note encryption is Pro only
  • The Pro trial lasts 7 days

Crazy Egg

  • The Starter plan at $29 a month covers 5,000 pageviews and 50 snapshots, which a modest site exhausts quickly
  • All plans are billed annually rather than monthly
  • There is no free tier, only a trial
  • Reaching 500,000 pageviews means the Pro plan at $249 a month

Pricing, plan by plan

Bear Notes

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Note creation and organization
    • Tags
    • Local sync
  • Premium$1.99/month
    • iCloud sync
    • Themes
    • Markdown export

Crazy Egg

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Crazy Egg review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bear Notes if

  • You need markdown-based notes.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on MacOS, IOS, IPadOS.
  • You also want powerful tag system.
Bear Notes review

Choose Crazy Egg if

  • You need heatmaps.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want scrollmaps.
Crazy Egg review

Questions people ask

Is Bear Notes or Crazy Egg better?
Neither clearly leads. Bear Notes starts at Free and Crazy Egg at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bear Notes or Crazy Egg?
Bear Notes has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bear Notes and $29/month for Crazy Egg.
Does Bear Notes or Crazy Egg run on more platforms?
Bear Notes runs on MacOS, IOS, IPadOS. Crazy Egg runs on Web, API.
Can I use Bear Notes for free?
Yes. Bear Notes has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Crazy Egg starts at $29/month.
What is Bear Notes best used for?
Bear Notes is most often used for markdown note taking on apple devices, organising notes with nested hashtags rather than folders, exporting notes to pdf, docx, html or epub. Of those, markdown note taking on apple devices and organising notes with nested hashtags rather than folders are not what Crazy Egg is typically brought in for.
What can Bear Notes do that Crazy Egg cannot?
Bear Notes covers Markdown-based notes, Powerful tag system, Rich text formatting, Image support. Crazy Egg covers Heatmaps, Scrollmaps, Confetti Reports, A/B Testing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Crazy Egg: How is Crazy Egg priced?

Crazy Egg starts at $29/month for 5,000 tracked pageviews and 50 recordings. Pricing scales to $599/month for Enterprise tier. A/B testing available from $99 plan up. Annual billing required with no monthly option. 30-day free trial available.

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Crazy Egg: What features does Crazy Egg include?

Crazy Egg provides heatmaps showing user clicks and scrolls, session recordings, A/B testing from the Plus tier up, and unlimited domains and team members across all plans.

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Crazy Egg: Does Crazy Egg offer a free trial?

Yes, Crazy Egg offers a 30-day free trial for all new users to test heatmaps and session recordings before committing to a paid plan.

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