Some time ago, several years, I wrote a note about taking notes on the iPad which at that time, 2012, was not a very good experience. I was looking for an app that worked well for handwriting notes with a stylus. 
Nothing worked well. And even the smart stylus that I tried were dismal tools for that task.
How things have changed. Now, 10 years later, I have an iPad Pro 12.9 inch with the M1 chip that can do wonderful things. At present my note taking tool is pretty darn good. I don’t like to type notes, so I use something that allows me to handwrite notes and doodle too. I have stuck with Goodnotes for this purpose and have been using it for several years… even before I got the newer iPad. It works so well that all my notes about using it are written in Goodnotes! So rather than repeat that here I will attach some images. Actually is a bit clearer than appears here.
