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Simple light-weight notepad on all Apple devices

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Writer▲81
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PeekNote▲176
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Milanote for iOS▲239
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SideNotes▲290
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Notebag▲298
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2020
17
Material Notes▲169
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Element Note▲128
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FSNotes 5 for iOS▲83
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Notebook for Mac▲340
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Standard Notes▲164
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2017
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Minimal▲166
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Gravity Notes For Mac▲121
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AquaNotes▲144
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