For me, this is always the gap that feels missing.
- I want to take and view notes on various devices: mobile, personal computer, work computer, randomly logged in ad-hoc machine.
- I want notes to not require me to be online all the time while writing (I work a lot on plans, or in remote locations without reliable internet)
- I want notes to make reasonable assumptions about syncing, biasing on the side of avoiding data loss over the appearance of magically "just working"
- I want to be able to search across all notes at the same time as any device's file system.
Simplenote used to solve this. Then, recently, they started to become less reliable at the same time as having a very large subscription price increase. Apple Notes is now okay, but awkward to log in or sync with a non-Apple device. I tried having a bunch of .txt files synced via Dropbox, but while the Dropbox mobile app will let you view offline files, it won't let you edit them unless online.
Simplenote used to solve this. Then, recently, they started to become less reliable at the same time as having a very large subscription price increase. Apple Notes is now okay, but awkward to log in or sync with a non-Apple device. I tried having a bunch of .txt files synced via Dropbox, but while the Dropbox mobile app will let you view offline files, it won't let you edit them unless online.