Evernote is bloated and the desktop versions are ugly and over complex. After test various note taking
apps, Simplenote (http://www.simplenoteapp.com/) is my app of choice: clean ui and web sync. A nice review can be found here:
Your experience has been entirely different than mine. I've never had any problems with Evernote in two years. Granted, I'm running it on a Mac, maybe that makes the difference. Evernote on the desktop and iPhone make a for a powerful combination.
Evernote also deserves major kudos for frequently updating the app and each one makes it even better.
I've never had EverNote on iPhone work, ever. I spent a week trying to get it to recognise text in various labels on different items, one of its touted capabilities, with a zero percent success rate. I uninstalled it shortly afterward.
That may have been an early release. I stand by our article and my own personal experiences. Evernote is a fantastic note taking app. The latest version I just installed is lightening fast. The Mac client is solid. If you are in the market for a note taking app, I highly recommend it.
Evernote also deserves major kudos for frequently updating the app and each one makes it even better.