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The iPhone Notes Category is Moving Fast! Momo and Text Editor make the top 100 paid iphone productivity app list. Reqall makes the top 100 free productivity apps list. No dropouts yet. Note Taking Applications is a very busy category.

Here are the iPhone Note Taking Apps that made it into the Top 100 list in the AppStore in the Productivity Section as of January 30, 2009. Paid and Free are tracked on separate lists, so we don’t really know how to compare them in terms of installed base.

Top Paid Note Taking Apps and their Rank in the iPhone AppStore

1. notebook — 24
2. notebooks — 35
3. textguru — 40
4. imexchange — 44
5. pinboard — 50
6. isticky — 57
7. magicpad — 59
8. notes+ — 71
9. vijournal m — 75
10. text editor — 80
11. take a note — 84
12. momo — 86
13. iconic notes — 88

Top FREE Note Taking Apps and their Rank in the iPhone AppStore

1. writepad — 6
2. evernote — 8
3. voicenotes — 11
4. isticky lite — 18
5. shapewriter free — 21
6. reqall — 29
7. my secrets lite — 33
8. fliq notes — 35
9. younote — 45
10. simple notes — 58
11. icon memos — 66
12. photonote lite — 69

Text Editor By SavySoda™

Take your notes anywhere: A simple text editor with Google Documents synchronization and Portrait / Landscape mode.

FEATURES

Edit text in landscape and portrait mode

Save multiple files

Browse iPhone file system

Upload / Download from google docs

Beautiful UI

Free Updates

via Text Editor – SavySoda.

TextGuru is a new iPhone application that promising, useful — and also really powerful! The application allows you to create and edit a ton of document types. TextGuru also includes the following features that makes it worth every penny you pay for the application:

Cut/Copy/Paste

Find and replace text

Autosaves your documents

Search document collection in entirety

Web previews for web documents

Pastebin support (with Pastie and Sprunge)

Email entire documents

Display documents with different iPhone fonts (22 available)

Ability to view binary documents in either Hex or ASCII representations (all I can say about this is: 61 77 65 73 6f 6d 65)

via First Look: TextGuru for iPhone – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).

This is a bit dated because lots of the new iPhone note taking apps can sync.

You got your iPhone. You got your computer. Your emails sync. Your contacts sync. Your calendars sync. Your music, your podcasts, your photos, all your stuff: it just syncs. This is good.

Your notes? They don't sync.

This. Is. Bad.

via A quick rant about Notes – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).

Remember what's important to you with reQall.  

reQall is the best memory tool you may ever have, connecting all the ways you communicate in one easy-to-use reminder system. Use it on the web (no software to install!) or download it into your iPhone or BlackBerry smartphone.

Check out how reQall integrates with the technologies you're already using, from cell phone to web browser, and instant messaging to news feeds. By integrating voice input, speech-to-text transcription, automatic organization and multi-platform reminders, reQall goes beyond typical to-do and reminder applications.

via reQall: What’s reQall.

The following iPhone Notetaking Applications have started to buy traffic on Google Search. Let’s see if it moves them up in the Top iPhone Notes rankings:

Notespark:

Dexy:

Simplenote:

Evernote’s most powerful feature is text extraction from images, and it must be seen to be believed. Evernote will quickly, and very accurately, show you images that contain text when you search your notes. This makes it easy to capture notes from whiteboard sessions, or documents, or anything, just by using your iPhone’s camera to snap a picture and send it to your Evernote account. Then you can search on any key words or key phrases to find the image containing that text. Imagine using this to create a database of business cards, purchase receipts, recipes from magazines or cards, concert tickets, or just about anything.

via Evernote – powerful note taking software for desktop, web, and mobile | iPhone tips, forums, apps, news, and reviews | Touchtip.

Readdle today announces the release of Take A Note 1.1.1, new version of its note taking application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The update represents the possibility to change notes font style and size, add password protection and make the full text search thought the notes and comments.

Take A Note is an iPhone note taking application that supports voice, drawing and photo memos in addition to the text notes. What makes Take A Note unique is the ability to connect to the iPhone as shared network drive and browse the notes as text, sound and image files, copy these files to the computer and even add existing text documents as new notes. Moreover, users can copy the whole folder with text, sound or image files to their devices and they will be instantly transformed into new notes.

via Readdle updates its Take A Note iPhone application | Apple iPhone App Reviews | iFones.com.

Take notes anywhere.

Access them anywhere.

Share with others.

Notespark gives you a single set of notes that you can access from the web or from your iPhone.

Your iPhone keeps its own copy of the notes so you can use them even when you are offline and synchronize when you are ready.

By default, your notes are private, but you can also share your notes with other people.

via Notespark – Welcome.

Type quick notes anywhere and easily find them again later. Designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch, Dexy is the spiritual descendent of old-school programs like QuickDEX for Macintosh and Cardfile for Windows.

Your iPhone goes everywhere you do. Now your notes can, too.

With Dexy, you don't have to give your notes titles, or create folders, or decide where to file every note so you can find them again later.

Instead, you add a new card, type a quick note, and get on with your day.

When you need to find a note later, type any word you remember from the note in the search area at the top of the screen and Dexy will find your note.

via Zonk | Dexy.

We have been looking at a long list of notetaking apps for the iphone. In order to prioritize the search just a little, here are the iPhone Note Taking Apps that made it into the Top 100 list in the AppStore in the Productivity Section as of January 29, 2009. Paid and Free are tracked on separate lists, so we don’t really know how to compare them in terms of installed base.

Top Paid Note Taking Apps and their Rank in the iPhone AppStore

1. notebook – 23
2. notebooks — 34
3. pinboard — 43
4. textguru — 45
5. imexchange — 47
6. isticky — 57
7. magicpad — 63
8. notes+ — 68
9. take a note — 76
10. vijournal m — 78
11. iconic notes — 84

Top FREE Note Taking Apps and their Rank in the iPhone AppStore

1. writepad — 5
2. evernote — 7
3. voicenotes — 11
4. shapewriter free — 21
5. isticky lite — 24
6. my secrets lite — 34
7. fliq notes — 35
8. younote — 44
9. simple notes — 57
10. icon memos — 64
11. photonote lite — 71

Icon Memos is a free iPhone and iPod touch application for writing short memos. The memos are arranged as icons in a layout similar to the iPhone home screen, with the added ability to create folders and sub-folders in a hierarchical file-system. You can drag icons around to rearrange them or put them on separate pages.

via Write Short Memos with Icon Memos App for iPhone and iPod Touch : Palluxo! Mac Dose of All Things Apple.

iMExchange provides over-the-air access to your Exchange tasks, post-it notes and contacts. Create a note or task on your iPhone and watch as it pops up in Outlook a few seconds later!

via iMExchange (RERLSoft – Applications for the iPhone).

iMNotes provides over-the-air access to your Outlook sticky notes. It allows you to create, edit, view and search your Outlook sticky notes in real-time. Create a note on your iPhone and watch as it pops up in Outlook a few seconds later!

via iMNotes (RERLSoft – Applications for the iPhone).

Update: We found a few more sites that are actively reviewing iPhone applications. Note that the top 6 sites from CNET through ARSTechnica are general purpose and we couldn’t separate the traffic stats for just the iPhone app reviews. Nevertheless, they are clearly influential sites.

It’s one thing to get your iPhone App reviewed, but which review sites have the most traffic? Here is a ranking of the iPhone App Review sites using Compete.com for unique monthly users.

The top 5 sites reviewing iPhone Apps are general sites that review lots of categories and have lots of content, and iPhone App reviews are just one small category of many. The next batch are specialists in iPhones and sometimes apps for other smart phones like Android. The bottom of the list are either just getting started or are not yet serious, but we will check back on them soon.

Please leave a comment if you know of a good iPhone App review site that we missed.

Review Site — Compete Monthly Users

1. cnet.com — 12,565,147
2. wired.com — 3,521,174
3. gizmodo.com — 2,340,924
4. lifehacker.com — 1,685,950
5. mashable.com — 1,345,283
6. arstechnica.com — 1,211,180
7. theappleblog.com — 170,320
8. appcraver.com — 117,530
9. appshopper.com — 58,191
10. iphonealley.com — 51,511
11. iusethis.com — 40,788
12. installerapps.com — 33,961
13. 148apps.com — 33,874
14. appletell.com — 29,378
15. appleiphoneschool.com — 27,057
16. apptism.com — 24,459
17. appvee.com — 19,038
18. apprater.com — 17,210
19. whatsoniphone.com — 12,551
20. iphonetoolbox.com — 12,284
21. freshapps.com — 11,438
22. iphoneappreviews.net — 7,073
23. ifones.com — 5,673
24. iphoneapppodcast.com — 4,091
25. iappcat.com — 3,919
26. appbeacon.com — 3,813
27. iphonesinrtp.com — 1,222
28. iphonetunes.net — 916
29. iphoneappindex.com — no data
30. iphoneappreview.com — no data
31. chillifresh.com — no data

Best Apps

The lists below are compiled using data from the iTunes App Store and are updated multiple times per day.

via Best Apps | Installer Apps.

Today we're taking a look at the best free applications for your iPhone and iPod touch, available once you've got iTunes 7.7 and the iPhone 2.0 software update installed.

via Iphone 2.0: What’s Good (and Free!) in the iTunes App Store.

iPhone Application Reviews Hot & Fresh

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via iPhone Application Reviews Hot & Fresh.

We’ve been gathering videos and overviews of many of the applications and have held them until now. We received demo vidoes for dozens of applications, ranging from basic games to complex GPS-enabled social networking applications. Below are some of our favorites.

via iPhone Application Overview And Demo Videos .

A recently published, Gartner report examines the 3G networks of all four major U.S. wireless carriers. What they found was that most of these networks provide slower speeds than customers were led to expect. AT&T customers had the most complaints about its network, and the iPhone 3G was singled out.

The report was quick to point out that both companies and consumers should be a bit more realistic about their expectations of network performance and that consumers should look closely at the fine print which “doesn't guarantee such speeds.” Claims of speeds as high as 1.8Mbit/sec. were “generally between 300Kbit/sec and 700Kbit/sec lower than expected for both uplink and downlink speeds”

via iPhone Atlas: Apple iPhone tips, how-tos, troubleshooting, and news – CNET Reviews.

11 best iPhone app rating and review sites.

Welcome to appRater.com – Where only the best iPhone web applications are found!

Since the arrival of iPhone, literally thousands of applications have been developed. Due to the overwhelming popularity of the iPhone and the need for applications, this site was created to help you find the best applications available.

via iPhone Applications : appRater.com – The best iPhone apps on the web! : Rankings – All Apps.

Fresh Apps is all about finding the best iPhone Apps. The idea is really simple:

- If you like the app

- if you use the app

- if it makes you smile

Then + Make it fresh!

via Fresh iPhone Apps – Fresh Apps.

SPOTLIGHTm was created to provide useful reviews on the latest mobile applications for iPhone and Blackberry devices.

With countless tech blogs that chronicle the technology, competition, and funding behind different applications, we ask one simple question, “Would you actually use this?”

We give mobile applications fifteen minutes to show us what they’ve got. In today’s microblog, mini-feed, lifestreaming, and YouTube-attention span world, we feel like products have to be useful and functional before they are beautiful or “just cool.”

Leaving the tech talk and snootiness far behind, we will spotlight different mobile applications to tell you what it is, what it costs, and who it’s good for.

SPOTLIGHTm.

NativeiPhoneApps is your source for the best selection of iPod Touch and iPhone Applications on the Internet. We've taken the Sciphone mentality and elevated the experience to deliver hundreds of applications for your Apple handheld

via NativeiPhoneApps – The iPhone Applications on the Internet..

iPhone and iPod Touch Application List: Software listing for iPhone and iPodTouch.

iPhone Apps, iPhone 3G apps and iPod touch Applications Gallery appsafari.com.

iPhone Apps, iPhone Applications.

Walt Mossberg writes two columns, and edits a third, for The Wall Street Journal. He also publishes periodic interviews for the Journal, and occasional blog posts on this site.

via Ten iPhone Programs to Check Out | Walt Mossberg | Mossblog | AllThingsD.

From the Evernote email update:

We’re kicking off the new year with some exciting developments, starting with the most important update of all: Evernote closed a $4.5M round of funding on New Year’s Eve. So, not only will we continue to be your external brain for the foreseeable future, but we now have the means to make Evernote amazingly awesome in 2009 and beyond. But that’s not all…

- Evernote won the TechCrunch Crunchie for Best Mobile Startup of 2008!
- NEW: Google Notebook importer (more below)
- Upgrade to Premium with Paypal (more below)
- Windows Mobile: Location awareness via GPS (more below)
- Updates to every version of Evernote

We are winners!
Evernote won the TechCrunch Crunchie for Best Mobile Startup of 2008. This is a tremendous honor. We thank everyone that helped make our mantel a little more crowded. You all rock!

Google Notebook importer
Recently, Google announced that they were stopping development on Google Notebook. To ensure that no one is left out in the cold, we released a Google Notebook importer that makes it incredibly simple to bring content your content into Evernote. If you know a Google Notebook user, make sure to let them know. Learn more: http://s.evernote.com/googleimport

Go Premium with PayPal or Google Checkout
In addition to Google Checkout, you can now upgrade to Evernote Premium via PayPal. Paypal allows you to pay via credit card and a number of other methods. It’s particularly useful for those living outside the United States. Upgrade now: http://s.evernote.com/gopremium

Windows Mobile: Location. Location. Location
For those out there with GPS-enabled Windows Mobile phones and devices, Evernote will now capture the location of your notes and let you search by proximity to your current location, just like our iPhone version. This update also includes improved support for Evernote Premium File Sync. Read on: http://s.evernote.com/wmupdate

Tweet tweet
As many of you know, we’re big fans of Twitter. A while back we asked you to tell us what you liked about our @Evernote tweeting and what you didn’t. The response was clear: more suggestions on how to use Evernote and fewer links to media coverage. So, for those interested in the latter, we just launched a second Twitter account focused solely on media and blogosphere coverage. Check it out: http://www.twitter.com/evernotepress

What’s up with us?
Stay informed about Evernote by reading our blog ( http://blog.evernote.com ), following us on Twitter ( http://www.twitter.com/evernote ), joining our Facebook fan page ( http://s.evernote.com/facebook ), and subscribing to our FriendFeed ( http://www.friendfeed.com/evernote ).

App Store Apps – iPhone Apps and iPod Touch Apps Reviewed Every Day.

NoteMaster is an ideal replacement for the built-in Notes app on the iPhone and iPod Touch.  Using the intuitive easy-to-use interface, create notes containing text, images, headers and organize them into any number of user-defined categories.  

via Kabuki Vision » NoteMaster.

Find lots of iphone app reviews here on YouTube. MobiRiot.com is your headquarters for Mobile Gaming

via YouTube – mobiriot’s Channel.

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Icon Memos is a free application for writing short memos. The memos are arranged as icons in a layout similar to the iPhone home screen, with the added ability to create folders and subfolders for a high degree of organization. We call this the Iconic Hierarchical Filesystem. You can drag icons around to rearrange them or put them on separate pages, just like in the original home screen, or drop them in a folder (or drop them back out in the parent folder).

Icon Memos doesn't have many features, but hey – it's FREE! If you want more features, check out our inexpensive note-writing application named Iconic Notes. It combines the Iconic Hierarchical Filesystem with an incredible range of useful features including the ability to import notes over the network, email notes, write in landscape mode, change text fonts, font sizes, text and background colors, restrict access to private folders, and add new icons from your photo library. We'll also be adding more new and exciting features.

via iPhone Apps – Icon Memos | Apptism.

Before buying YOU MUST TEST iMExchange's compatibility with your Exchange system by downloading and using our FREE iMContacts (Outlook Contacts Search) application – available in the App Store now. The application does not use the same method to communicate with Exchange that the native iPhone applications use. Please test iMContacts from inside and outside your corporate LAN as a firewall may block access.

iMExchange provides access to your Exchange tasks, notes and out of office status. The application provides full, two-way sync for your notes and tasks, allowing you to make changes even when off-line. Create a note or task on your iPhone, synchronize, and watch as it pops up in Outlook a few seconds later!

via iPhone Apps – iMExchange (Outlook Notes & Tasks) | Apptism.

MagicPad is a rich-text editor that was recently submitted to Apple for verification and inclusion into the App Store. A rich text-editor, the first of its kind for the iPhone, MagicPad allows users to create text documents in which they can change fonts, text sizes, colors, and even add bold, italic, underline, and strike-through effects to their text. After creating their customized memos, users can also email the rich-text notes to themselves or friends.

via MagicPad: iPhone Copy / Paste & More (Video).

The iPhone Blog features the latest iPhone news, reviews of software and accessories, an iPhone-focused podcast, and excellent forums for discussing all things iPhone. You can also follow TiPb (as the cool people know us) on Twitter.

via About the iPhone Blog (TiPb) | The iPhone Blog.

While Apple waits on manpower/priority celestial alignment to someday enable the long requested cut, copy, and paste functionality in the iPhone OS, Proximi’s MagicPad has decided to take multi-touch into their own hands, and provided something far more than what they describe as a proof of concept: a rich text editor which, a few limitations aside, brings Apple’s OS future very much into the App Store present.

via App Review + Q&A: MagicPad Brings Rich Text and Cut and Paste to the iPhone | The iPhone Blog.

Pinboard, in short, is a brainstormer’s delight. It’s also a quick and easy solution for short to-do lists, reminders, and other items you might otherwise stick to the side of your monitor.

via Review: Pinboard for iPhone | iPhone Central | Macworld.