20 Best iOS Notes Apps for Your Device in 2016

1. Pear Note

Price - $1.99

Download https://www.usefulfruit.com/pearnote/download/

Key Features - This is the iPad version of the popular note app available on Mac. It features sound recordings, slides, and ability to save the note in different file formats. You can also access the saved note on your Mac easily. You can also record your voice as well and play them as required. Plus, you can fully edit and customize your text as needed.

2. Evernote

Price - Free.

Download: https://evernote.com/download/

Key Features - One of the most popular note taking apps for iPad. Though the app is available on the Android platform and the Windows Store, majority of the users of this app are on the iPad. Evernote syncs your note file across platforms and is one of the best cross-platform app available for iPad. You can save notes, edit them and even save ideas and images or just create tasks, easily.

3. Microsoft One Note

Price - Free.

Download: https://www.onenote.com/

Key Features - One of the free resourceful apps originally created for the Windows platform, it works equally great on iPad with cross-platform support. Microsoft One note features many value-added services. One of the better apps for notes on iPad. You can fully customize and rearrange texts, much as the same way you do in Word.

4. Simple Note

Price - Free.

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/simplenote/id289429962

Key Features - The app scores with a minimalistic approach while retaining all the great features of a note taking app. Features that deserve a mention include Instant search, sharing options on files, Search history added in the latest version for iPad. The interface is simple to use and categorization of the notes saved is easy.

5. Notability

Price - $0.99

Download - http://www.gingerlabs.com/

Key Features - This is one app that is rich in features of synching and sharing. The Notability app has a wide range of color, styles, and much more features. The app is supported on Dropbox and Google Drive. You can draw complex logos, figures and art in the note taking app and give birth to your creativity. In fact, painting and drawing is really easy with the number of options in the app.

6. Vesper

Price - $9.99

Download - http://vesperapp.co/

Key Features - Need an app specially designed for iPads? You'll love this one then. A full option variant with the latest cult of design and features available for iPad. All features included in the app with note files such as management, editing and browsing through the note files.

7. Letterspace.

Price- $4.99

Download - https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/letterspace-swipe.-edit.-note./id879516377?mt=8

Key Features - It is an efficient note taking tool for iPad. It;s a beautiful ad crafted app with an exotic experience in taking notes. The app has a complete and elegant user face with full-scale operations. There is an exciting range of other integral features are included in Letterspace.

8. Awesome Note.

Price - $4.99

Download : https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/awesome-note-2-for-ipad-to/id406750496?mt=8#

Key Features- This is an integrated note app with all conventional note editing features and a To-Do schedule syncs in the pack. The other options include customization on icons, fonts, and themes. The application front has an easy access to the options and features in the app.

9. Penultimate

Price - $0.99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/penultimate/id354098826?mt=8

Key Features - A different kind of Note app that was originally designed for notes using the stylus. It offers different drawing features including the ability to create wrist marks, and unrounded edges. The note app works great with iPhones as well.

10. Omni Outliner

Price - $19.99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omnioutliner-2/id704610906?mt=8

Key Features - This is more of a spreadsheet appeal for taking notes, and the app interface is pretty simple to use. All information can be organized in rows and columns as well. The Omni Outliner is compatible with many file formats and the sharing solutions include iDisk, WeDav or email.

11. Notefile.

Price - $2.99

Download: http://junecloud.com/get/notefile

Key Features - The complete cross-platform supports on the devices. The app is suited for hasty notes that need a little attention. It has a completely adapted interface for easy access and manipulation on the iPad.

12. Think Book

Price - $1.99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thinkbook-todos-notes-projects/id421926271?mt=8

Key Features - It has a new design and and works as a perfect note application for iPad. The app has a series of inbuilt services that records your preferences ad offers seamless editing features including audio recording. It is a definitely one of the apps that you need in an iPad.

13. iA Writer

Price - $0.99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id775737172?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Key Features - This app has one of the more old fashioned looks out there. It is one of the basic note app that focuses on simplicity and a minimalist approach. It is a small sized app for plain texts and notes but has the entire essential feature included in iA Writer. Sync preferences on Dropbox and iCloud.

14. Notetaker HD

Price - $4.99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/note-taker-hd/id366572045?mt=8

Key Features- A High Definition alternates for note app in iPad. The interactive app does reduce your handwriting to a normal scale in the app. The app supports video output and share features along with integrating printing option in then app. You can draw easily and even color as needed with the extensive editing options.

15. Coorkulous Pro

Price - $4,99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/corkulous-pro/id367779315?mt=8

Key Features - It is a more of a sticky note approach for iPad. The feature is a different class as compared to the conventional note apps. The app features multiple cork boards, passcode lock, and Export/Import options through emails.

16. Notespark

Price - $4.99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/sparker-sparknotes-spritz/id878185680?mt=8

Key Features - This note taking app works across varied devices so you can take notes and access it from your laptop or another phone with your cloud account. The app features all the conventional features of the mainstream note apps available of iPads.

17. Lumen Note

Price - $1.99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daily-tracker+-day-planner/id306026134?mt=8

Key Features - An internet based note app that readily syncs your notes as you keep saving note files. The app does come with all the conventional features that you would find in a note taking app. It has a unique data point feature to backup and restore your files with much easier options.

18. Course Notes.

Price - $1.99

Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/coursenotes/id423263393?mt=12

Key Features - A Note app completely designed for student and school related process. It has an integrated user interface with a to-do list, organizer, sync calendar and much more in Course Notes. Also, there is an in-app feature to share over the Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

19. Writepad for iPad

Price - $9.99

Download: http://www.phatware.com/index.php?q=page/writepad/ipad#

Key Features- It is one of the better apps for handwritten notes on iPad. The features include AirPrint, app switching and much more.

20. AudioNote

Price - $4.99

Download:https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/audionote-notepad-voice-recorder/id369820957?mt=8

Key Features - You can record your voice while taking notes. Text editing is easy and you can even pinpoint the area where you want the voice recording to start when you're writing the note. The audio note includes all the conventional operations for any note taking app designed for iPad and iOS devices

These apps will help you explore the capabilities of your iOS device to the maximum. Note taking will be easy and you can save everything from thoughts to ideas to create diagrams for the next big idea. All you need is a little bit of imagination.