I've had Premium Evernote for some time but recently I've become very unhappy with it.  I can no longer read notes offline on my Android phone.  It's an HTC One so I don't think it's the phone's fault.  Sync is on, Evernote says it's synced, offline search is on but if I'm not in an area with wifi, it says it can't bring up the note.  Talked to support and they suggested uninstalling, rebooting and reinstalling but that made no difference.  Would love to find another app that did the things Evernote does but also allows offline access.  Was thinking about Springpad but after reading your post, it doesn't look as if that's the one.