Ah @DTLow - They have been disappointing us for years about this!
I've reached out to CEO @croneill and @evernotehelps about twice a year for a few years now about this issue of not being able to sort manually, I always get the same "thanks for your input" go-nowhere response.
I would HEAVILY use Evernote if they allowed you 1. Sort manually
Also, I've been complaining for a long time about not being able to Copy / Paste text formatting styles - like Bold, Header, Italics, coloured text etc.
Apple's app allow this though Edit Menu items, with the simple keyboard shortcuts of ( ⌥ ⌘ C [copy style] and ⌥ ⌘ V [paste style] )