Compare the Top Note-Taking Apps for iPad as of January 2026 - Page 3

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    SomNote

    SomNote

    SomCloud

    Record and save important information, brilliant ideas, and moments of everyday life easily and securely with SomNote. Synchronize important files and essential data to SomCloud. Synchronized contents are stored securely in SomCloud and easy to recover,even if your device malfunctions or is lost. Attach various forms of photos and document files. Draw sketches, graphs on photos and attach them. Meet special somnote, picking up themes designed in various ways. Color-coded folders let you quickly and easily organize and navigate your notes. SomNote protects your private ideas, diaries, data, and notes securely with your PIN code. (Available after registration). SomNote has fast and easy keyword searching. Just type a keyword and relevant notes will display immediately. Choose the view-mode that suits you best: cute post-it style thumbnail view or simple notepad style list view. Turn back time to check, fix, or recover your notes whenever you want.
    Starting Price: $3.6 per month
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    Thinkery

    Thinkery

    Thinkery

    Your notes, bookmarks, todo lists, thoughts and things. Using #hashtags and our seamless intelligence it is a breeze to insert and retrieve your things. Files it under the tags "buy" and creates a todo. We'll file it under the tag "video" and show you a player for instant watching. Read the article, edit it, take notes and make it public if you wish. We'll store it for you with a picture of the product and its current price. thinkery is your extended brain. How you use it is up to you. Throw thoughts, things, todos, URLs at it and let thinkery do the work for you. Instantly find your notes with our powerful as-you-type search. Some tags can be different than others, turn things into todo items or make them stick out with colors. Your things, notes and bookmarks are never seen by anyone unless you make them public. Securely access all your data through SSL Focus on your text, then format it with our state-of-the-art editor.
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    Better Notes

    Better Notes

    Better Notes

    This is a different kind of notes app, simpler, smarter, better. You can type #hashtags into your notes to organize them. #hashtags link all the tagged notes together, tap on any to see them all. We'll find any phone numbers, email addresses, or links in your notes, too, and you can tap on those to call, email, or go to the web. A dash and then a space makes a list, you can tap the dash later to cross things off. Attach #photos of things you’d like to remember, receipts, screenshots of directions, shoes in a shoe store. Whatever makes sense for you. Tap little photos to make ‘em bigger. Swipe down on big photos to make ‘em smaller. We hope this app helps you capture the thoughts that are important to you—thank you so much for giving it a try. Your archived notes now automatically cancel their reminders. Search multiple hashtags at once--perfect for finding all those #mom #gifts.
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    Knote

    Knote

    Knote

    Notes, charts, screenshots, files, embeds. Your team is producing lots of files and links, but Knote lets you put it together on a dashboard, easy to find, visualize, and edit together. Act on real-time data, not guesses. Knote gives you a high level overview of where things stand. See at a glance if the team is moving in the right direction. Knote powers both internal and external stakeholders to operate faster and more efficiently, with shareable boards to connect everyone at all times. Knote helps teams orchestrate their work, from daily tasks to strategic initiatives. Better visibility and management of work for everyone in your organization. Knote ticks all the boxes and then some. It’s easy to use, feature rich and continually evolving which makes it easier than ever for you to do your jobs and deliver clients award winning digital work. Collaborate effortlessly across teams.
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    Simplenote

    Simplenote

    Simplenote

    Notes stay updated across all your devices, automatically and in real time. There’s no “sync” button: It just works. Add tags to find notes quickly with instant searching. Share a to-do list, post some instructions, or publish your notes online. Notes are backed up with every change, so you can see what you noted last week or last month. Write, preview, and publish your notes in markdown format. Apps, backups, syncing, sharing – it’s all completely free. You can browse the notes you want to import or drag and drop a file into the import window. The app takes care of the rest. If you’re importing notes with markdown formatting and you’d like to keep them that way, check the enable markdown on all notes box and they’ll be automatically configured as markdown notes in simplenote.
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    wri.pe

    wri.pe

    wri.pe

    wri.pe is a simple and smart web notepad. Are you tired of complexity? All you want is just taking notes? Then wri.pe is for you, we focus on simplicity. Dates writen in the title or body of your notes are automatically inserted in your calendar. You can use almost all functions using your keyboard. wri.pe also supports markdown. Access your notes from any location. wri.pe can be used from iPhone/iPad, Android and PC browsers. Your notes are safe at wri.pe with a daily backup to Dropbox and Evernote. wri.pe support HTML5 offline capability. wri.pe will be able to be used without an Internet connection. Notes will be able to be published online or restricted to friends. wri.pe will support fork and pull-request features like Git. Shortcut keys and markdown, available on any device, with backup to clouds.
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    iAnnotate
    Annotating while you read is a powerful way to process and retain information. iAnnotate features the most comprehensive set of tools so you can highlight, draw, stamp, underline, and more with the touch of a finger. Whether you keep them on-device or in the cloud (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, and more) iAnnotate helps you access all the files you need. Microsoft Office files, Google Docs, images, no problem! iAnnotate automatically converts files to PDF to keep you productive! You need to share different things for different audiences, and we get that! iAnnotate gives users granular control over what you share, and who you share it with. Share your work, your way. Juggle multiple documents, rapidly switch between tools, mark it up, and send it back to your boss faster than you can say, “Have this on my desk by 5!” Our annotations follow the PDF standard, so other full-featured PDF applications will let you see and work with annotations created in iAnnotate.
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    Quick Draft

    Quick Draft

    Quick Draft

    Sometimes you just need a place to jot down a quick note or draft an email or text on the fly. Write your draft and immediately copy or share to another app. When you come back, keep working or delete the note and start over. Quick Draft is intentionally simple. There’s no document storage but Quick Draft syncs your scratchpad with iCloud across your devices. Quick Draft Pro for iOS/iPadOS and macOS supports URL schemes with basic x-callback-URL support. Jot down some simple todos or your grocery list. Use the checkbox button or standard Markdown checkboxes to activate interactivity. From there, tap to mark as completed. Quick Draft is intentionally simple. Quick Draft syncs with iCloud across your devices. Be sure to also download Quick Draft for iOS and iPadOS. You can prepend to the contents of your scratchpad and append to the contents of your scratchpad.
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    Craft

    Craft

    Craft Docs

    Craft is a rich text editor that is easy and frictionless to use. It also supports markdown, code blocks, images, videos, and attaching PDF files or rich link previews. Adding content is very simple - just tap on an empty area and start typing. You can also drag and drop the input field on both Mac (from the sidebar) and iOS (from the bottom bar) in order to drop content at a specific location. If you are using a keyboard, you can also just press space when a block is focused to insert a new block below. You can also add Code, Math Formula (TeX), and plaintext snippets. To do so, you can use the same methods as you would do when adding images. Craft allows you to style your content in a beautiful and simple way. We've created a set of styles that won’t overwhelm, but by combining these, you can still perfectly express yourself - and all of these work great both in dark or in light mode.
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    Carbo

    Carbo

    Creaceed

    Carbo is an application for people who love handwriting. Just use your favorite pen and paper as you usually do, without any constraint. Carbo will let you capture, edit, and organize your notes, design sketches, and whiteboard drawings, bringing handwriting into the digital age. Your digital notebook is now available on Mac, along with iPhone & iPad. Built on Mac Catalyst with Optimized for Mac technology (macOS 11 Big Sur), Carbo 2 brings a true Mac experience. Carbo now makes the most of each Apple device: iPhone can be used to capture notes on the go, iPad and Apple Pencil can be used to create notes on the device, and finally, the Mac is used to access, edit, and use these in a productive setup. Carbo introduces a unique pixel-free technology that preserves all the expressiveness of the original drawing. Carbo's hybrid capture and rendering method, halfway between bitmap and vector, allows gorgeous visualization of handwritten contents, especially on Retina displays.
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    Paperless

    Paperless

    Crush Apps

    Create to do lists, make grocery lists, take notes, write an outline for a story, prepare notes for a presentation, keep track of gift ideas, plan a vacation these are just a few of the ways you could use Paperless. Simple to use with a clean user interface, in both portrait and landscape orientations. Paperless is easy to use with a clean, elegant and well thought out interface. Each list can either be a checklist or a regular list without checkboxes, making a wide variety of uses possible. For checklists and todo lists, many people prefer using Paperless over traditional "getting things done" apps - or, they use it in addition to one. There are no due dates or priority settings, so you're left to focus on the actual tasks at hand, rather than waste time changing those settings when your priorities change. Instead, if a particular task becomes important, you can simply move it to the top of the list.
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    Fabric

    Fabric

    Fabric

    With our AI labeling and semantic search technology, you don't need to spend time putting things in folders. Find anything again easily, in your own words. Hop between related objects and ideas – Fabric automatically connects the dots. Add searchable and shareable notes on top of any website, image, or PDF. An intelligent multiplayer workspace that works just like your mind. All your bookmarks, notes, and files are in one home. Get perfect memory and seamless collaboration across your digital world.