S-pen and note apps

[sawo]

Hello Note 9 users.
I have a question, because I'm thinking about buying a Note 9, mostly because i make a lot of notes on my phone.
But I'm using Google Keep, which i really like (sync with cloud and web app, reminders for notes, lists, etc. Just like it).

I'd like to ask if there is a way to use S-Pen with Keep as default and not to lose any S-Pen features? Can it be as good as S-Pen and "S-notes"/"Samsung notes" connection?
Or S-notes/Samsung notes are as good as Keep? I was trying S-notes for a second once, and for example i couldn't find reminder for a created note. I guess it is somewhere. Still, i like Keep and working with Keep on my phone and via website as well.

Which one do you prefer and can you work with Keep (or Evernote, or whatever you want) using full S-Pen functionality like with S-Notes?

 

[starbuckk]

I don't know anything about Google keep. I've found myself using a combination of S-note, Samsung Notes and Lecture Notes. Convoluted but here is why.

1. Screen off memos only go to Samsung notes.
2. S-Note can sync with Evernote where I keep most of my historical notes.
3. Lecture Notes can easily use lined paper forms and is the only one of the three that I can have a note widget on the screen since the other two the widgets only work with the Samsung launcher.

Down side of LectureNotes is you need another syncing tool like Foldersync to back it up or share with another device. I have a Note 9 and a Tab S3 so want everything on both. Samsung Notes and S-Note can also sync via Samsung Cloud.