In general, Bear is just a lot better compared to Apple Notes. Especially around the UI. But there are a few things that I find nicer in Apple Notes. One of these is the “grouping” Apple Notes applies to the note list. In Apple Notes headers are added to the note list that can help more with visual awareness in the list.
In particular I like the addition of the “Pinned” group. The visual indicator in Bear for pinned notes is not that big, and when you have a few pinned notes, it becomes a bit more difficult the distinguish the various notes, especially while also scrolling (e.g. scrolling back to the top).
