Features I’m looking for
- Outline/TOC
- Easy to format tables
- Checklist
- iOS widget with page snippet view
- Offline access
- Desktop app
- Multiple device sync
Using
Notion
- Free, no offline
- Pros: easy to get started, good table formatting options, have on-page TOC formatting
- Cons: sometimes clunky block UI, page creation and nesting confusing, slow to load pages on phone app
Tried
Obsidian
Markdown
- Free desktop and iOS app, free cloud sync, $14.99 app sync
- Pros: nice formatting options, simple UI, robust potential
- Cons: need to be markdown proficient, not the easiest for heavy table use, no on-page outline feature
Craft
- Free (with limitations) desktop and iOS app, offline view
- Pros: block UI better than notion, no outline option, allows markdown
- Cons: simple tables only
Simplenote
- Free
- Pros: outline option, markdown
- Cons: table input with markdown only
Coda
- Free (limited)
- Cons: bad iphone app reviews
Looked into
| Company | Free option? | Notes |
| Slite | yes, limit 50 docs | remote team workspace, wiki |
| Typora | no, $14.99 | markdown with live preview |
| Bear | no, subscription model | |
| Ulysses | no, subscription model | markdown, more for writers |
| Evernote | yes, limit file sizes | don’t like look and feel |
| Coda | yes, limit file objects, $10/mo | nice design, outline |
| Simplenote | yes | has offline |