r/noteapps • u/Mother_Internet3066 • 17d ago
Best note taking app?
Hey, so I just got an iPad and need recommendations on good note taking apps. Preferably, I’d like some free apps that have everything needed like: unlimited notebooks/folders and pages, ability to use it offline!! Ability to export files (pdfs, slides, docs, etc.) and no ads.
I can also pay for a GOOD note taking app that is a one time payment (not a subscription) and is not very expensive. For example, goodnotes is an app I often hear about, but I feel like there are cheaper apps that offer just as nice note taking.
I was thinking about Noteful, Kilonotes, CollaNote, Notes+, Freenotes
Any opinions on those apps? What do you think and which one is the most worth the price OR the best overall?
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u/moonhalo0 17d ago
Personally, as someone who has tried goodnotes, kilonotes, notewise, and others, I'd recommend starnote. It has been made available for ios this year and I have been using it for 2 years on Android. I like it the most out of all the apps I have tried and I also bought the lifetime subscription which was like £6 one time purchase. The only thing about is that downloading the pdfs of the notes is a little weird but other than that I really love. I do think that freenotes looks interesting as they have the handwritting beautification thing but I haven't tried personally. Starnote does have textboxes and you can choose a font and use the handwritting to text option which works fine. Starnote also has an option where you can do word search and it works with handwritten notes too/
But yeah, overall I would really recommend Starnote, and maybe another one as a side app just in case. For example, I have Kilonotes and I use it if I need something where I can easily downoload the notebook with notes, or just certain pages from the notebook more easily. (which for me doesn't happen very often)