Vesper is a sleek app from three prominent players in the iOS community – Brent Simmons, Dave Wiskus, and John Gruber. Being critics in the Apple universe, these guys know good design. So they put there heads together and created a notes app, up to their standards, that they would want to use. The result is Vesper. Its a simple note taking and collection app. Some of the standout elements are tag-based organization, quick UI, image inclusion, simple sync, and markdown support. If you’re looking for a slick notes app, give Vesper a spin.

Vesper is just one of our favorite notes apps for iPhone and iPad. We’ve collected all of our favorites here. And if you’d like to see more of our top app selections in different categories, just head on over to our Best Apps Series.

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Notability – Take great notes on iPhone and iPad

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