How to sync Notes between iPhone5 and Mac?

Apparently this is a common problem, given the many pleas for help on several different sites, and Apple blithely ignores it in its so-called "Help".
My iPhone5 (IOS 7.1) and iMac (OS X Mavericks 10.9.2) are both set up to share Notes through my iCloud account (which works just fine with Calendar and Contacts). The same email address and password are used in both places. On both, the default account for Notes is iCloud.
But the Notes DO NOT SYNC! Notes created in the iCloud on my Mac do not appear on my iPhone; those created in the iCloud on my iPhone do not appear on my iMac.
I have tried several of the suggestions offered in the discussion groups. I have disconnected and reconnected my iPhone Notes from iCloud. (I have been reluctant to disconnect my iMac Notes from iCloud, because of the dire warning that I might lose what notes are there.) I have entered and re-entered the email address and password so many times that my iPhone thinks I'm an idiot. (Maybe I am, if I can't make such a "simple" app work.) I have deleted all the Notes on my iPhone.
What is the magic word that will make Notes sync between my iPhone and my iMac?

Hello,
i experiment the same problem.
Although i've done all the cleanings adviced by RHab nothing synchronize with the iPad but everything is fine with the iphone, that 's so strange !
I've got my notes on my Mac, on my iPhone, on icloud.com and everything synchronizes.
But despite the same settings on the iPhone and on the iPad there's any notes on the iPad app.
There must be something i miss
thanks a lot in advance for your help

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Hello,
i experiment the same problem.
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