If we had to recommend just one iPad note-taking app, it would be Notability. Note: All of the apps below work for both the iPad Pro and Classic, though the Pro’s larger screen size makes note-taking easier.
With a bit of practice, these apps will give you all the benefits of writing by hand without sacrificing the convenience of digital organization. In this post, we’ll show you six of the best note-taking apps for the iPad. The key is to use a quality stylus, a screen protector that mimics paper, and, most importantly, the right note-taking app.
And we’re excited to share that we’ve finally found a method that combines the best parts of writing by hand with the best parts of digital note-taking. So for a while now, we’ve been experimenting with ways of taking handwritten notes with an iPad. While this approach worked, it wasn’t as seamless as we wanted.