


Often touted as GoodNotes’ direct competitor, Notability is another top-notch notetaking app for iPad that does similar things but in a different way. No Specialized FeatureLink Sharing is Limited Rich Paperlike writing experienceVariety of tools and adjustment With its intuitive aesthetics, full notebooks, and custom tools, GoodNotes 5 serve as the perfect app for creativity-laden students looking to jot down their musings. While GoodNotes allows users to share their documents through links, it doesn’t allow users to view shared notes outside the app. You can add shapes, convert your handwriting to text, and markup PDF documents and export them quickly. GoodNotes also offers plenty of tools including your standard pencil, eraser, pen, highlighter, and sliders to adjust precise details such as tip sharpness and even pressure sensitivity, which many users look out for. There is no delay whatsoever while jotting down notes and the overall experience feels smooth. Taking notes on the app is straightforward. GoodNotes 4 users can also import their previous documents to work on. There are multiple notebook templates to choose from with papers ranging from blank and squared paper to specialized music paper and guitar score. The app’s home screen neatly divides your creations based on single documents or notebooks (if you’ve created any). The aesthetics around GoodNotes have been designed to be more comforting and quite simple to use.

The paid app on iPad is very easy to set up and go. One of our personal favorites, GoodNotes 5 provides a seamless experience and feel of writing on actual paper. Use the table below to see the list quickly and jump to your needed app. This list contains not only the industry-leading notetaking apps but up and comers that impressed us during our testing.
