If you’ve ever searched for the best handwriting app for iPad, you already know the problem: every app looks amazing on a feature list, and then two weeks later you’re still app-hopping, your notes sit in five different places, and you don’t trust any of them enough to commit.
If I could only keep five apps on my iPad in 2026, I’d keep these. They cover capture, follow-through, deep study, spiritual study, and creative output. Each one does a clear job, so I don’t end up with five apps fighting for the same role.
I thought to write this book for two reasons: first in response to all the talk about digital detoxification by schools in Europe. Secondly, because all the people who believe that going back to physical paper is actually good for children. I disagree with both.Â
Today we’re looking at PDNob, a PDF editor from Tenorshare. If you only highlight a few lines and send the file back, you can survive with a basic reader.
A while back, and I’d genuinely forgotten about this, Goodnotes prompted me to go back to Goodnotes 5 from Goodnotes 7.
Today’s we’re staying on the iPad, and staying practical. I’m comparing Tiimo and Structured, two timeline planners that both promise the same thing:
 iPadOS 26.2 is one of those updates that manages to annoy and impress me in the same breath.
Fantastic human, hello! Today we’re looking at Tiimo, the planner that won the App Store’s iPhone App of the Year award.
Today, we’re diving into an app that truly sits in its own category when it comes to deep research and long-form studying.
If you spend a lot of your time doing research, taking notes, or just trying to make sense of endless tabs open across your browser, this one’s going to feel personal.
