OneNote and EverNote

I am an EverNote Pro user. This means I pay. I am seriously considering moving from EverNote to OneNote. I regard Evernote as a superior product, but the cost is gradually ramping up and OneNote would cost me nothing. I could easily be convinced to stay with EverNote if they offered a paired down version of their product at a paired down price. I just don’t need most of the features EverNote offers. Feature glut and price creep have long been a problem with software (e.g., Word), but it is especially serious with apps. I understand the position of the companies – it costs more t0 offer two products and many will stick with a product despite the increase in price and complexity. Both customers and developers make decisions as to where to draw that line.

I am still having some struggles with OneNote. My workflow involves reading on a tablet and writing on a computer. This is the way I prefer to do things. OneNote would work perfectly for my needs if I did everything on a computer. The phone and tablet apps just give me trouble when I collect information I will eventually use as a basis for what I write.

So, if I capture content using Safari on my tablet (other browsers do not seem to be supported), I get something like this. Contrast this view with the following captured from a computer.

I cannot read the content from the tablet, but the content from the computer is perfect for reading and annotation.