--- title: "Bear vs Goodnotes: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Bear or Goodnotes more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Note taking apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bear-notes-vs-goodnotes" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Bear vs Goodnotes: Which is searched more? Is Bear or Goodnotes more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Note taking apps set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Bear and Goodnotes - **Competitive set**: Note taking apps - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Bear Share of Search**: 0.19% - **Goodnotes Share of Search**: 14.4% ## Is Bear or Goodnotes more popular in search? - In September 2026, Goodnotes had more branded searches than Bear among note taking apps worldwide. Goodnotes had about 673,000 branded searches, while Bear had 8,800. Goodnotes made up 14.4% of all note taking app searches we track, and Bear accounted for 0.19%. - Goodnotes was ahead of Bear in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Bear’s share of searches among note taking apps worldwide moved from 0.29% to 0.19%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 13.2K to 8.8K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Goodnotes’ share of searches among note taking apps worldwide moved from 11.9% to 14.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 550K to 673K. ## Top note taking apps in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Goodnotes was mentioned in two out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Bear did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | OneNote | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Notion | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apple Notes | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Obsidian | 4th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Google Keep | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Goodnotes | 6th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Evernote | 7th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Bear | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Roam Research | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about note taking apps - Asked ChatGPT "Which note taking app should I use?": 1. Apple Notes, 2. OneNote, 3. Notion, 4. Obsidian, 5. Google Keep - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best note taking apps?": 1. Notion, 2. Obsidian, 3. OneNote, 4. Apple Notes, 5. Google Keep, 6. Evernote - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best note taking app for class notes?": 1. OneNote, 2. Goodnotes, 3. Notion - Searched Google, AI Overview "note taking app": 1. OneNote, 2. Apple Notes, 3. Google Keep, 4. Notion, 5. Obsidian, 6. Evernote, 7. Goodnotes - Searched Google, AI Overview "note app": named none of the brands we track Not named in any answer: Bear and Roam Research. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for note taking apps worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, Goodnotes gained share of searches among note taking apps worldwide, from 11.8% to 14.4%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Bear worldwide fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 13.2K to 8.8K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Bear estimated searches | Bear Share of Search | Bear rank | Goodnotes estimated searches | Goodnotes Share of Search | Goodnotes rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 13.2K | 0.29% | 8 | 550K | 11.9% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 13.2K | 0.32% | 8 | 450K | 10.9% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | 13.2K | 0.41% | 8 | 368K | 11.5% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | 16.2K | 0.38% | 8 | 450K | 10.6% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | 16.2K | 0.4% | 8 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | 13.2K | 0.33% | 8 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | 13.2K | 0.33% | 8 | 368K | 9.2% | 3 | | May 2026 | 10.8K | 0.29% | 8 | 368K | 10% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 19.8K | 0.55% | 8 | 301K | 8.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 10.8K | 0.35% | 8 | 301K | 9.8% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 24.2K | 0.63% | 8 | 450K | 11.8% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 8.8K | 0.19% | 8 | 673K | 14.4% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Bear’s and Goodnotes’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Bear**: Measured on the search terms “bear note” and “bear notes”, summed into one figure. - **Goodnotes**: Measured on the search term “goodnotes”. - [Bear profile](/demand/global-en/brands/bear-notes) - [Goodnotes profile](/demand/global-en/brands/goodnotes) - [All note taking apps worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/note-taking-apps): The set both shares are measured inside, 9 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Bear or Goodnotes more popular in search? In September 2026, Goodnotes had more branded searches than Bear among note taking apps worldwide. Goodnotes had about 673,000 branded searches, while Bear had 8,800. Goodnotes made up 14.4% of all note taking app searches we track, and Bear accounted for 0.19%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Bear vs Goodnotes: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bear-notes-vs-goodnotes This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/bear-notes-vs-goodnotes. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.