When comparing Moo.do vs Apple Notes, the Slant community recommends Moo.do for most people. In the question“What are the best Microsoft OneNote alternatives?” Moo.do is ranked 6th while Apple Notes is ranked 8th. The most important reason people chose Moo.do is:
You can use tags like @next, @today, @tomorrow, and you will see all your tasks in agenda panel.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Agenda panel lets you see all your tasks
You can use tags like @next, @today, @tomorrow, and you will see all your tasks in agenda panel.
Pro Offline editor
Pro Very easy to get started with
Despite having many different features, Moo.do is extremely intuitive to use right from the start.
Pro Indefinitely nested lists of items
There is no limit to how many nested lists you can create. This gives you a lot of freedom structuring your ideas.
Pro Actively being developed
Pro Lets you view multiple panes
The multi-pane feature allows you to view lots of information on the same screen so there is no need to frequently switch between pages.
Pro Very fast to use
Very fast application which is useful when you want to brainstorm. No lags at all.
Pro Kanban
Kanban boards.
Pro Markdown
Markdown support.
Pro Multiple priority levels
You can quickly tag any of your content with one of the priority levels to help you stay organized and address the most important tasks first.
Pro Three different themes to choose from
You have three options (classic, outliner, and dark) for themes. The differences are specific to how your content is formatted (for example: how bullets are displayed, if at all). You can also toggle the "grayscale" option if you don't want your tags to be in color.
Pro Well designed interface
The design of the interface was well thought out. Despite the abundance of features, the interface is intuitive to navigate. It has a very clean, minimal design.
Pro Easily filter data using tags
You can #tag words anywhere throughout your notes in order to easily find them and keep similar notes organized.
Pro Turn your email into a todo list
Moo.do has an application for gmail that lets you fully organize your emails and turn them into a todo list. E-mails can be organized into different folders including what needs a reply, the priority levels, what is completed etc.
Pro Ability to zoom in/focus on a branch
Pro No limit on list items in the free version
Pro Sync with other Apple devices via iCloud, other cloud/email services
It syncs with iCloud, and surprisingly, also with Gmail and possibly other services too.
Pro Built-in
It's a default system app, making it easy to find and use since it is already installed.
Pro Rich-text editing
Allows for simple text formatting and making TODO lists with checkboxes.
Pro Attachments
You can add files to notes and then filter notes by attachment types.
Pro Supports sharing
Pro It's fast, and syncing is very dependable
The app launches quickly on both Mac and iOS, it also syncs quickly (in seconds) and very dependably across different Apple devices.
Pro It remains simple to use with a gentle learning curve
Despite the significant new updates in iOS 9 and iOS 10, you can start using Notes immediately, then try/master new features with ease — definitely a gentle learning curve.
Cons
Con Interface can feel distracting
Moo.do offers a variety of features that can make for a distracted experience. Rather than being encouraged to focus on the task at hand, you may find yourself tempted to flip through other panes.
Con Undo / redo
Undo / redo can be buggy.
Con No API
Con No wiki-style cross references
Con Inability to add images to the outline
This is now possible
Con Currently lacks notifications for changes in panes
Con Cannot export to a format that can be imported again
This makes it obscure and cumbersome to back up your notes as files that could be managed by your backup system. You can export to PDF, but not in bulk; and this isn't the native format that you can easily recover with.
Apple compounds the problem by using some undocumented format for notes. You can, however, back them all up by backing up the files found in ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.Notes/Data/Library/Notes