Which PRO Apps Are As Good As Their Mac Counterparts?

[Ixidor]

But do you happen to know any that can do citations and bibliographies automatically? At the moment, if I want to submit a paper to a particular scientific journal, all I have to do is to download the bibliography style for that particular journal (in my case, using EndNote), and click a button on Word (desktop version) to update all my in-text referencing and bibliography list seamlessly.

I know that there are plenty of writing apps available, and yes, most can export to any format. But scientific journals have plenty of rules for formatting and most are addressed for Word, which is why it's just easier to just use Word.

If there is a writing App on iPad that can also handle all scientific referencing on the go, and with available styles for most journals out there, I'd be willing to give it a go. But the last thing I want is to have to deal with compatibility issues when submitting a paper to a journal or worse, receive a paper rejection because of formatting or something (yes, it happens). It's the journal that decides how we submit. If they choose EndNote and Word, then we'd still have to submit that way.

But you are right. If I was just writing an essay for a regular college class where the essay will just be marked by an individual professor, I'd probably just use some writing app that I'm comfortable with, manually type in references by hand (reference lists aren't as long, comparatively), export it as PDF or .docx, and submit.

 

[hovscorpion12]

Personally for me, I use Pixelmator, MS office, and iMovie to edit videos. While my iPad Pro is not a direct Mac replacement since it doesn't run Mac OS, it has replaced everything I've done on my MacBook Pro. It all falls on Apple and developers to make apps that "mirror" mac apps such as advanced photo /video editing, 3D CAD and app development. Since Apple has expressed no interest in porting Mac OS to iPad, it's up to them to have Xcode, Final Cut Pro X...etc made for iOS iPad Pro.

 

[M. Gustave]

Since Apple has expressed no interest in porting Mac OS to iPad, it's up to them to have Xcode, Final Cut Pro X...etc made for iOS iPad Pro.

Why? Why does every x86 application have to be ported to iOS? It's actually ok to live in a world where iPad and MacBook coexist, and serve different ends.

 

[sracer]

Well, can't say that I didn't try. What could've been a helpful thread for identifying feature-rich iOS apps, it has remained yet another "the iPad can't replace my macbook because...". oh well.

 

[jdechko]

I think a lot of note-taking apps are better on the iPad just because of the wide-range of input options on device. Apple Notes specifically made some huge changes, and while the Mac brought forward support for several of these features, I think it's still better on the iPad. One note is another app that, by having touch/pen input, is better than on the Mac.

 

[bensisko]

I think a lot of note-taking apps are better on the iPad just because of the wide-range of input options on device. Apple Notes specifically made some huge changes, and while the Mac brought forward support for several of these features, I think it's still better on the iPad. One note is another app that, by having touch/pen input, is better than on the Mac.

In some ways, yes. OneNote is a strange application in feature parity with it's mobile and desktop applications.
Personally, OneNote on the iPad Pro is my go-to for Note Taking. The iOS app has about 95% of what I use OneNote for. There are times, however, when I must resort to using the desktop version on my Surface Pro 3 - namely when I want to use the HWR or export a note to PDF. I'm certainly not complaining - for the few times I use that feature, I have a workaround - neither am I in a hurry for MS to close the gap.

In the end, with OneNote and the iPad Pro, I haven't felt this comfortable since the Newton!