Apple Notes vs Coda

It syncs with iCloud, and surprisingly, also with Gmail and possibly other services too.

It's a default system app, making it easy to find and use since it is already installed.

Allows for simple text formatting and making TODO lists with checkboxes.

You can add files to notes and then filter notes by attachment types.

The app launches quickly on both Mac and iOS, it also syncs quickly (in seconds) and very dependably across different Apple devices.

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.

Makes styling a site in CSS simpler.

Publishing your changes to the web server is a one-click operation. That is, one click per file, or one click for all your changed files. Or even cherry-pick the files to be published in the next batch.

Although the software doesn't ship with these libraries, it does work once you have one installed.

Coda has been developed by Panic exclusively for Mac since 2007. The experience of the developers shows in the stability and polish of their product.

There is a huge library of user-created plugins, ranging from additional syntax modes, to code validation and beautification, to reference materials, code snippets, text actions and more.