Nate Hanson
AppleInsider is searching for the best note taking app for iOS and we need your help. Vote for your favorite app and we'll tell you the winner next week.
Last week we asked you which note taking app for iOS was your favorite. Now we've got our top seven, and it's time to find a winner. You can vote below. Your nominees are:
Notability
Like many of the nominated apps, Notability ($5.99) keeps your notes in sync between all your devices and computer. It claims power and simplicity, with PDF annotation.
Evernote
Evernote (Free) boasts the ability to clip notes from anywhere on the web and team collaboration. When you're away from your device, you can also access your notes on Evernote.com.
Notes Plus
Notes Plus ($6.99) has been around a long time— since the first iPad was released. It has some cool features like audio recording and folders.
Apple Notes
This is an app that may not have been a serious contender in the "best note taking app" until it's recent upgrade in iOS 9. You can now make checklists, add links, pictures, and more. It's definitely the most-integrated note taking app for iOS since, after all, it comes on every Apple device.
GoodNotes
GoodNotes ($7.99) has been around a long time— since the first iPad was released. It has some cool features like audio recording and folders.
Microsoft OneNote
Microsoft OneNote (Free) allows you to clip notes from the web, much like Evernote. You can also email yourself notes to your OneNote address and they will be saved to your OneNote.
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44 Comments
The simple answer is: None of the above. My favorite note taking app was 'Notes' on the Apple Newton, I still have my fully functional MessagePads 2100 and 130. You could write anywhere where you could type and it did HWR (handwriting recognition) with about 90% accuracy. I played with the iPad Pro in an Apple Store the other day and decided not to buy one yet, it still, after all this time (18 years) cannot hold a candle to the newton when it comes to note taking in meetings. Back to pencil and paper for now, it costs about $1200 less than the current Apple solution and works just as well.
AI -- please note that "your favorite" != "the best". Notes is certainly my favorite, because i use it the most, but i dont know that it is also the best app. i have no idea if it is or not...its just my favorite.
I only use the built-in Notes app.
Evernote is by far the best, albeit a bit slow. Text, voice, web clips, scanner, photos, flawless syncing, handwriting recognition. All there.
Notes on the iPhone looks nothing like what you show on the iPad. It has no folder management. There is no Notebooks cataloging.