

($7.99) Leif Johnson/IDG A powerful solution with unique advantages: GoodNotes Support for multiple sync services (Google Drive, Dropbox and iCloud) means you can also export your notebooks in text, Word, HTML, or PDF documents, which is excellent for project reporting and legacy. A clear filing structure and numerous export options (including PDF and Word) makes this little app a powerful solution for taking notes on your tablet. Possibly my favorite note-taking app for iPad, MyScript Nebo can handle most note-taking tasks (images, website links, algebraic notation), but what I really like is the OCR-based handwriting recognition – it’s surprisingly accurate and even lets you create headlines, sub-headlines, and paragraphs as you write. For tech pros, the most useful of the bunch is Replay: It’s an animated instant-replay for your sketches, letting you rewind and replay ink strokes that you made with your stylus as a visual demonstration for others.While Notes can scan handwritten notes in order to search them, the Apple app doesn’t yet transcribe these notes into written form.

Another option, Immersive Reader, will read a note aloud if you need to look away from your screen.
