Then, it turns out to be an ad for the author's notes app, which presumably has "good design", but we aren't told what is better about it.
On top of that, the article has some clickbait title which is just engagement bait for people who aren't gonna read the article.
This article is a microcosm of everything that's wrong with the Internet today: Clickbait, engagement farming, and ads, all rolled into one single, forgettable waste of time.
The only good thing I have to say about the article is that it was short.