We at MacStories are always looking forward to new and good apps, but when it comes to apps such as text editors and Twitter clients we’re definitely looking forward and living on the edge. We do this because we firmly believe that one can always do better than someone else, and sometimes it’s just about discovering that good app that’s out in the App Store but no one has ever written about. Sometimes it’s just about trusting that small team of developers that have a great idea. Most of the times though, I guess it’s just about trying new software and be open to new stuff.

That’s why we are always looking forward to the next good app. Without forgetting about the current ones, of course. Once you’re in the loop, it just happens.

The app I’m going to talk about today is a text editor, a quite simple one, that I’ve discovered while browsing the App Store the day it opened. InCode by Novastorm Software looked promising back then, what about now?

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The iPad App Store is already overcrowded with hundreds of apps that let you sketch and draw quick visual notes with your fingers. We should have seen this coming, considering the bigger screen and the fact the average App Store user loves this kind of stuff. So, we have all these apps that should enable us to sketch, but it’s safe to say that most of them are pure crap.

Penultimate is not. It’s a great app, a first release that already sports a beautiful interface and features that make this simple utility fun and, in the very end, useful.

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I do miss Apple’s clock application on the iPad, and I guess many of you are. We all noticed that many developers had the idea to develop clock applications and sell them into the App Store, but what we’ve received in our inbox today is a simpler, good looking and  - most of all - free solution.

The guys over at IconDesign.dk have developed a nice clock webapp, specifically meant for the iPad, which you can check out here and save as a home screen bookmark on your magical tablet. It will come with a great dedicated icon and smooth animations. The only downside is that you’ll need an internet connection to open it - but I bet you all have one if you bought an iPad. Great job.

Check out the screenshots after the break.

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If you have an iPad, you’ve probably already tried to organize tasks, notes and other random pieces of text into the native Notes app. And if you really tried to do so, I guess you’re highly disappointed, considering how much Notes app should have been improved. Even though it sports a nice looking user interface now, Notes app still lacks any kind of over the air sync using MobileMe, support for better organization and sorting of notes, other fonts than damn Marker Felt. I wouldn’t suggest to people who need to take quick notes every once in a while, either.

The calendar app is pretty good instead. The interface has been highly refined, there’s a good amount of useful features and you can use MobileMe to keep your calendars in sync. Easy Agenda from 2 Boxes Studio is a simple iPad app that tries to combine the note tasking aspect of notes and the daily routine features of Calendar.

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