I've periodically had this same question. I always come back to Bear though. Markdown alone might be enough, but the workflows I now have with Alfred and Shortcuts put Bear far above Notes. And 2.0 is now out!

I updated to the 2.0 release from the beta today. Rather than delete the beta I renamed it, then downloaded the release. So far so great.

Available now!

I'm wondering if x-callback-url scheme has been implemented in Bear 2. Opening a browser search window ATM for me...

Still using RSS via Reeder. Has a sync service and works across my devices (MacOS, iOS).

$2.06 after lawyer fees.

I'm in, thanks for starting this. It'll be a slow grind to rebuild the reddit communities here, but worth it in the long run.