The Best Note Taking Apps for iOS

Create stunning notes and professional documents effortlessly by hand, brainstorm ideas on an infinite canvas, and annotate PDFs seamlessly. Powered by the world's leading AI handwriting recognition technology, Nebo offers a dynamic platform where handwriting, text, drawings, diagrams, and images seamlessly coexist on an expandable canvas. Enhance your note-taking experience with intuitive pen gestures, effortlessly converting handwriting and shapes into typed text and precise forms.

Nebo understands every word you write in your choice of 66 languages, and works on all platforms - so you can access and search your notes from any device.

Enjoy 4 powerful experiences in one app:

** Create unlimited notebooks and fixed-size pages for your daily notes. **
** Take freeform notes on boards – the world's most advanced endless canvas. **
** Handwrite responsive documents, adding math calculations and diagrams. **
** Import existing files as PDFs, ready to annotate. **

** NEBO ON IPAD: FEATURES **
• Digital handwriting:
- Write¹, type or dictate in the same page, sentence or even word.
- Accurately convert handwriting and math to typed text, and drawn diagrams to perfect shapes. Diagrams stay editable when pasted into PowerPoint!
- Write emoji and symbols with your pen.

• Edit with your pen:
- Use intuitive gestures to edit and format content without breaking your flow.
- Use the marker to highlight or color, the lasso to select, and the eraser to delete entire strokes or precisely defined content.

• Write, type and draw freely on a board:
- Enjoy an infinite canvas, ideal for brainstorming, mind mapping and freeform note-taking.
- Pan around and zoom in or out for a fresh perspective.
- Use the lasso to select, move, copy, delete or resize content - and to convert handwriting to typed text.

• Switch to a document for a responsive experience:
- Create and edit structured notes – your handwriting will automatically reflow as needed.
- Make edits, adjust layout, rotate your device or split your screen without worrying about readability.

• Enrich your notes:
- Personalize content using a range of pen types and page backgrounds.
- Add photos, sketches and smart objects like math and diagrams.
- Handwrite math equations and matrices across several lines, solve simple calculations and copy math as LaTeX or image.

Nebo respects your privacy and never stores content on our servers without your explicit consent.

For help or feature requests, create a ticket at https://myscri.pt/support

Check minimum and recommended requirements for Nebo: https://myscri.pt/devices

¹You can use any compatible active or passive pen, including Apple Pencil, to write in Nebo. More details at https://myscri.pt/pens

Capture your notes with a pen and resize them using your finger with Inkflow Visual Notebook. Jot down a list, sketch an idea, and organize your thoughts easily.

Pen and Paper by Vivid Apps offers hand-writing, typed text, photo editing, PDF support, and integration with Dropbox, Box, and WebDAV. The app also provides options for shapes along with various fonts, sizes, and colors for writing or drawing.

Notes Plus for iPad is a full-featured note-taking app with handwriting options with support for left-handers, audio recording, importing and exporting, Dropbox backup, folder management, and a built-in browser.

Note Taker HD is a polished, professional app that took a leap forward with a recent update supporting the new iPad's retina display. The app is a great option for anyone wanting to take notes on the iPad without a zoom function (which the app does have), as it has an impressive palm guard that works well and even auto-advances as you type. Note Taker HD's only issues are minor, namely that it can be distracting when the app visibly smooths your writing, and the auto-advance feature in the zoomed mode isn't very intuitive.