Evernote vs Apple Notes - Which is the best Note-Taking app and how I use both.

In this video, I answer the question "Should YOU switch from Evernote to Apple Notes" and what you need to consider before doing so!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:30 Why I made this video
02:05 Why ICOR is a Tool Agnostic approach
02:30 Evernote vs Apple Notes and which to pick
03:07 When to use Notshelf instead of Apple Notes
04:05 Evernote is my Document Manager
04:40 Evernote alternatives to manage your documents
05:45 How to Export and Import from Evernote to Apple Notes
06:45 Think twice before you switch your productivity setup
08:35 Why I don't use Evernote nor Apple Notes for note-taking

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[paperlessmove]

What note-taking apps do you use? One ore more?
Is your information scattered and do you have trouble finding it?

[man-bagdammit]

I use Good Notes for marking up PDFs, and signing documents etc. It works fantastically for this. I use Apple Notes for everything else, especially jotting down quick notes etc. The tap on the screen of an iPad that's asleep into a new note is awesome and all I need. I try to keep things simple.

[davefink]

Great discussion, Tom.

4:00 that is precisely the reason why I continue with Evernote - it is an extremely capable document dump if there's the slightest chance I may need to access the document someday.

I use legacy versions on Android and PC and document dump everything.

Evernote's logo is an elephant, but in my mind the logo should be a bloodhound - because it searches so well.

[christiandevos]

Hello Tom,
I use Evernote since about 8 years; I have 7.000 notes in my account.
Because Evernote has become slower in opening the home screen I tried a lot of other note-taking apps and file cabinets like Notion, Nimbus Notes, Google Keep, AirSend, Trello, Airtable, Apple Notes … but I always come back to Evernote.
Why?
Because of their good search engine (best OCR), their forwarding important e-mails to the EN-account (in premium version), the best web clipper there is, the internal links to other notes inside my account, the good structure (stacks, notebooks, tags), the sharing of notes (every note has a URL), the pdf scanner (Scansnap) gives better quality than a pdf made from a picture …
Notion has nice desktop layout but is too difficult for me and it is impossible to print a note without making it first a pdf file.

[webbyrj]

Very good video. We use evernote for all our documents. Works so well. Been doing so, for 9 years. 🤗🕸

[dalecaldwell]

Thank you for this video. I am retired and had come to a similar conclusion. I am using apple notes on my ipad to organize my life and Evernote capture, store and retrieve on my Android phone. It is always a work in progress. I like Carl Puelin’s idea of emailing finished Apple Notes to
Evernote for storage, Am also begining to play with CHAT GPT for creating content.

[Patrick]

Have you ever setup Focus Mode on your iPad for the different rooms or locations that you’re in? That way you can select what specific apps you need there and cut out the rest. You don’t have items from your living room in your home office…

[maureenmckenzielueder]

I love your logical thinking. I’m also intrigued by applying different tools to my system. The idea of being tool agnostic is wonderful. Thank you for your clear thinking. You have a new follower!

[cameronlawoffices]

Apple notes is a note taking app. Evernote is a filing cabinet.

[tasos.k]

Do you know any note taking app that has a folder/subfolder tree style and it´s note Nimbus?

[blaked]

Perfectly timed! I was about to try to move from EN to Apple after over a decade. EN's recovery and product reboot has been painful. But now holding off.

[ServantStatusMinistries]

Yessss TOM I do agree with you I prefer different apps for specific areas of notes which makes it easier for my brain to shift and takes notes for a specific area of my life. That is a breath of fresh air!

[ogdanem]

My 2 cents remark; although I'm using iPhone for a personal reason, around the world Android OS is over 75% of phones users and mostly sync with Windows. Most note app used is Samsung Notes more than Apple Notes. I'm using Apple notes On-the-go-capturing, but for long-term storage, Evernote / Onenote are better because they are multi system use. I have had a rule for 20 years plus, not to use an app that is not multi-platform. I don't like to be locked.

[Patrick]

When you think about it did people have this follow the leader mentality before all these digital tools were created? Were they buying the exact same office supplies as their previous mentor? How and when did all of this start?

[EmergingEvents]

Some great additional tips. Thank you.

[briand]

Great video. Thank you for taking the time to post it. I've been paperless for years now and I also use both Evernote and Apple Notes. Apple Notes is great for quick note-taking from my phone (ideas, gift lists, shopping lists, etc). I use Evernote for paperless activities. I'm thinking of dumping Evernote though.. Several years ago they dropped the feature where you can store offline files. I still have an offline folder somewhere on my machine and will need to dig it up. Annoying. There are some files I simply don't want on some insecure cloud service. (Evernote still doesn't offer D.A.R.E. That's a deal-breaker for me.) Apple Cloud is also problematic but that's another discussion. My question is more about tags versus folders. I have this issue where I store tax files throughout the year (such as a donation list). Unfortunately, I will often mistag these. Either I forget to put "Tax" or I put the wrong year "Fiscal YYYY". This is costly because when tax season comes I don't see it in my search (i.e. "Tax" + "Fiscal YYYY"). Essentially the note gets lost. Any recommendations? I'm starting to think that simply using the file system and nested folders is the way to go. Some files can stay on my computer and others on Dropbox or Apple Drive.

[edmaduzia]

Loving the Ratta Supernote
A dedicated, paperless notebook.
Way more functionality than Remarkable.
Would enjoy your review on this tool

[gabrielmavrick]

When migrating my medical notes from Evernote to Apple Notes the AN crashed and I’ve lost an important note. How can I Do? Apple doesn’t support specific app users. Its like im not their customer. So my advice: take care with this migration.

[Patrick]

How often do people try to pick the best or most popular productivity app out of a group of apps instead of first trying to figure out what office supply in the room they’re in they want to replace and then figure out what app or digital tool can best meet their needs they had with that object?

[JosephDickson]

I can't stand vendor lock-in. I tend to transfer my valuable notes to Markdown so it's easily transferable. 😉

Though I too use Evernote as a public / private filing cabinet.