In what many people consider a solved problem I raise the red flag and wave it high saying its still broke. As a long time Evernote user I was in love with Evernote for the longest time. However...over time the application became more difficult to use, UX is bad, and just became awful.
 
I started a new quest to find a note-taking app with the following requirements:

• Needs templates 
• Export to PDF and Markdown is a must
• Multi-platform (phone & Laptop)
• Write in Markdown
• Tagging/Labels concept
• Doesn't suck

What I discussed in this episode:

Evernote, don't recommend anymore :( - https://evernote.com
Google Keep - https://keep.google.com/
Apple Notes - https://www.icloud.com/notes
OneNote - https://www.onenote.com
Notion - https://www.notion.so
Obsidian (My favorite, just not ready yet) - http://obsidian.md
Bear App (Apple Only) - https://bear.app