1. Good notes
Price: 50 yuan RMB.
Highlight: text recognition search function
As the most popular note-taking software on the iOS platform, Goodnotes ranks first in the efficiency APP payment list all the year round, which is enough to show users' love for this software.
Like most note-taking applications, the basic function of Goodnotes is to create a blank notebook and record anything you want anywhere on the paper. As a third-party software, the most valuable thing about Goodnotes is that it is almost as smooth as the native memo of the system, has zero delay, supports pressure sensitivity, and has a top-level writing experience.
However, Goodnotes only has two kinds of strokes, pen and ballpoint pen, which is not good enough in the richness of strokes. The thickness of strokes is the same, and strokes will not be generated according to the weight of writing, similar to markers. Goodnotes supports inserting images, text boxes and other elements, but does not support inserting audio recordings.
Goodnotes can also be used as a PDF reader. When the drawing mode is turned on, the hand-drawn lines will be automatically corrected to straight lines, making it easier to underline and annotate. After taking notes, you can also export the ink with the original file, which is very convenient for people who need to take notes on PDF textbooks.
One of the black technologies of Goodnotes is the character recognition search function based on OCR. Even if the handwritten font is scrawled, it can still maintain a high recognition rate, which is very convenient for searching the comments of the whole document.
The sharing function is very powerful, and it can be easily exported to PDF and shared with other mobile devices and PCs via Airdrop and email.
2. significant
Price: 68 yuan RMB.
Highlight: Recording function synchronized with text.
Unlike Goodnotes, Notability has no concept of notebook, and is more like an A4 piece of paper.
The default strokes of Notability are richer than those of Goodnotes, and the strokes are sharper, so the written words look better. Notability's writing experience is as smooth as Goodnotes, with no delay.
Notability supports writing while recording. The leader can't remember the assigned tasks in the meeting, and the teacher can't understand them in class? Never mind, write it down and study it slowly.
Otherwise the two softwares are basically the same. In addition, although Notability has no drawing mode, it can still draw straight lines. The method is that the pen tip stops about 1 second after drawing the line, and the handwritten line will become a straight line.
Summary: Goodnotes and Notability are two note-taking softwares with the largest number of users at present. They are not different in basic handwriting functions, but in some practical small functions. Ordinary users don't need to buy both, just choose one according to their own needs. Buying both won't waste. Using the split screen function of iPad, you can open Goodnotes and Notability to read two documents at the same time, which is more convenient for consulting materials or consulting.
3.Notes plus
Price: 68 yuan RMB.
Highlight: Ink is directly converted into text.
Notes plus is an exquisite note-taking software with carefully designed notebook cover and paper.
Note plus provides very gorgeous fonts, which can simulate ballpoint pens, pens, calligraphy and brushes, and support the adjustment of color, thickness and humidity; Quick strokes are slender, slow strokes are thick, and the writing effect is comparable to that of real paper and pen. The experience of writing on Notes plus is poor, so I feel a little inadequate, so in terms of writing fluency, Notability and Goodnotes are better.