# Nextcloud Notes — user reviews > 148 indexed App Store user reviews of Nextcloud Notes by Nextcloud GmbH, rated 2.20/5 from 94 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextcloud-notes/id813973264/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextcloud-notes/id813973264.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 20 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 56 ## What do users think of Nextcloud Notes? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ✅ Successfully syncs with Nextcloud instances - ⚡ Improving performance and reliability over time - 📝 Simple, lightweight note-taking interface - 🔒 Privacy-focused with self-hosted option - 📱 Cross-platform availability (iOS, Android) - ✨ Markdown support and preview mode - 🔄 Regular updates and improvements **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent data loss and note deletion issues - 🔌 Unreliable synchronization with server - 🔐 Login and authentication failures - ⚠️ Poor handling of connection interruptions - 📉 App crashes and force-closes required - ❌ Doesn't stay logged in - 🚫 Broken with recent Nextcloud versions - ⏱️ Slow performance and loading times - 🎨 Lacks formatting and editing tools - 📋 Cannot handle large note collections - 🔄 Navigation controls disappear after editing - ⚙️ Inconsistent behavior across platforms **Commonly reported bugs** - Notes randomly appear empty and lose content - Empty files being saved to server - Login resets to default server address - 404 errors when getting settings - Sync fails with large note collections - Navigation menu disappears after editing - Keyboard covers input area - Search field disappears after closing notes - Cursor jumps to top of note while typing - App disconnects during editing - Session timeout errors with non-dismissible dialogs - Conflict resolution interface unreadable - Cannot switch between markdown and preview modes - Notes don't upload from mobile to server - Inconsistent note naming behavior - App overwrites server files without checking versions - Login fails with self-hosted servers - App password authentication not supported - Slow text input with 100ms delay per character **Most requested features** - Text formatting options (bold, underline, italics) - File and image attachment support - Note categorization and organization - Pin important notes to top - Ability to rename notes easily - Offline mode with local caching - Multi-account/profile switching - Real-time collaborative editing - Undo/redo functionality - App-specific password support - End-to-end encryption support - Checkbox functionality in reading mode - Share to Notes from other apps - App lock with biometric authentication - Direct note opening to preview page - Remember app state on restart - Mac app availability ## Newest reviews (14 of 148) ### 4/5 — Improvements Made *2026-08-09, version 33.0.1* Based on the previous reviews this app seems ok now on IOS. Might be worth another try. ### 4/5 — Passt, fast *2026-07-17* Alte Notizen werden noch angezeigt. Konnte jetzt doch wieder Notizen anlegen. Vielleicht war der Fehler dann doch eher vor dem Bildschirm. Das Thema mit der Vervielfältigung von Notizen habe ich aber auch. Heute Morgen hatte ich 4 neue Notizen. Wenn die App mal kurz im Hintergrund ist, habe ich oft eine Fehler Meldung zum Sync timeout. Die Meldung geht erst weg, wenn ich die App voll schieße. Ich kann aber trotz des angezeigten Fehlers, durch nach unten ziehen, einen Sync auslösen, der zum Abschluss kommt. Mein Server läuft auf Version 33. ### 3/5 — Lässt Bewertungen löschen *2026-05-05* Eigentlich hatte ich konstruktive und gute Kritik sowie Anregungen sowie Verbesserungsvorschläge für diese App. Dies shattered ich mit 2 Sternen auch hier niedergeschrieben. Scheinbar gehört nextcloud aber zu den Unternehmen die Rezension löschen lassen, wenn sie nicht dem entsprechend was sie hören wollen. Ich war also verwundert, als ich eine Mail bekam, dass Meike Rezension gelöscht wurde. Joar. So kann man natürlich auch mit Kritik umgehen. Super Nextcloud! Minus ein Kunde. ### 4/5 — Es wird besser 👍 *2026-04-09* Mich hatte in der Vergangenheit massiv gestört, dass Bilder in den Mobile Apps nicht angezeigt wurden. Ich benötige diese Funktion in meinen Notes sehr häufig. Daher freue ich mich das hier weiterentwickelt wurde. Nun kann ich die App tatsächlich effektiv einsetzen. Vielen Dank ### 4/5 — Needs features and UI tweaking *2026-04-02, version 33.0.0* I think it’s functional but not amazing. ### 2/5 — Multiple Accounts leider nicht möglich *2025-10-26* Die Anmeldung an eigenen NC Servern war einfach - bei einem jedoch nur per App-Kennwort (QR Code). Ok, geschenkt. Was jedoch negativ auffiel: jedes Logout bedeutet, das die App ihre Serveranmeldung komplett vergisst bzw verwirft. Bei erneutem Login muss das Amneldeprozedere (App-Anmeldung) komplett erneut durchlaufen werden. Daher für mich nicht nutzbar, weil ich mit mehreren NC Servern parallel arbeiten können muss. Bei der Nextcloud Dateien App ist das parallele Arbeiten problemlos möglich - warum nicht hier? Dieses Szenarion scheint vielen Entwicklern leider komplett unwichtig zu sein, den auch div. NC Deck Apps können das leider nicht. ### 2/5 — Syncing failures and UI elements disappear *2025-10-17, version 4.4.0* I’ve been using this app for a few years and it consistently had syncing problems, but has recently taken steps backwards on the UI as well. First the syncing because it is the most serious: Unless you have a good connection to the server during the entire edit, you will likely lose whole portions of your note because it never made it to the server. And, since it didn’t make it to the server, the data will be lost forever (the app loses it entirely). Unfortunately, you won’t know that the data has been lost until you check it again later only to find large chunks are missing (or the entire note if it was a new note). IMHO the entire syncing/queueing portion of the app should be rewritten, and/or a proper MQ framework added— data loss is unacceptable. UI problems: recent versions of the app frequently lose the navigation controls after editing a note. Then there doesn’t seem to be any way to recover except for force-closing the app. I have to do this on a regular basis when editing saving any note. Since I have lost whole portions of note edits multiple times now, and lost entire notes when they were new, I cannot trust this app anymore for anything other than reading existing notes on the server. ### 1/5 — 4.0 won’t log in *2025-09-30, version 4.4.0* Really disappointing as Nextcloud is a great app but this is just ridiculous that they can’t get login to work correctly. ### 2/5 — … *2025-09-25* While we want a reliable note‑taking app, this one isn’t… it shows error messages, has bugs, and crashes all the time. It’s really a shame. ### 2/5 — Keine Markdown Formatierung *2025-09-13* Keine Ahnung in welcher Version dies mal funktioniert haben soll, doch aktuell überhaupt nicht. Ob code, Listen, Quotes etc., alles wird bei mir als plain Text angezeigt. Auch im Editor selbst findet sich keine Funktion zum formatieren. Auch nicht bei neuen Notizen. Sehr schade. Einzig als Anzeige kann man die App ganz gut nutzen. Sorry, doch das ist zu wenig. ### 4/5 — Wanted improvements *2025-09-04, version 4.4.0* I’d like to see the browser note page features added to the app. Easy bolding underlining ect for example the iOS notes app has a lot of nice features would be cool to have them on nextcloud. file uploading would be great too but for now it serves its purpose. And I find it hard to be angry with nextcloud ### 1/5 — Ne fonctionne plus *2025-09-01* Je n’arrive plus à me connecter à mon serveur. Après l’authentification, le message « Accès non autorisé - Jeton d’état manquant » apparaît alors que ça fonctionnait très bien avant. ### 1/5 — Worked til the latest update *2025-08-27, version 4.4.0* Fails to sync correctly. Doesn’t load notes already in server, overwrites files in server on load without out checking which is newer or of changes have been made. Infuriating experience. Barely useful anymore. ### 2/5 — Non sens….. *2025-07-12* Just installed the new version, spent 30 minutes to figure out how to insert a hell of photo… no way. Didn’t find how to do it. This feature was perfectly working before. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not working *2026-08-25, version 33.0.1* Terrible app ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work from day 1 *2026-07-21, version 33.0.1* App won’t work and sync notes if you are hosting your own home server. Useless ### 1/5 — Broken Sync *2026-05-05, version 33.0.0* I’m never able to actually use this with Notes in my Nextcloud instance, which is really frustrating. ### 1/5 — Tired of the app randomly emptying my notes *2026-04-07, version 33.0.0* I've been having this problem off and on now for a few months - I'll try to pull up a note, it'll appear to be empty, then I close it. I then have to log in via a browser, go to the files section and find the note, and revert its version to the one before that had data. An error is logged in Nextcloud, too, saying that an empty file was being saved - but I have no idea when it's going to happen or how to prevent it. My only recourse is to dump the app (on iOS and Android, had the problem with both platforms) and just use the web interface. This app should be fixed or trashed. ### 1/5 — Will delete note content *2026-04-01, version 33.0.0* Note content will be deleted randomly. I’ve noticed it particularly when you rename a note. It’s a shame because this could be a promising app for syncing your Nextcloud notes. ### 1/5 — Won’t synchronize with the server *2026-03-31, version 33.0.0* It won’t synchronize at all but only gives errors. ### 1/5 — Broken *2026-03-16, version 33.0.0* The last two versions cant connect the server, this app has been going down the hill for o a whole ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-02-09, version 4.4.0* It just doesn’t sync. So it doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Too basic basic considered basic *2026-02-02, version 4.4.0* This has to be the worst app on Nextcloud. Wish I could integrate notes with Nextcloud instead. ### 1/5 — Ne fonctionne pas *2026-01-10* Ça fait quelques mois que j’essaie de faire fonctionner l’app… rien n’est jamais sauvegardé dans Nextcloud, et la je me login et l’app entre dans une boucle de création de notes vides sur Nextcloud, résultat j’ai 80 notes vides youpi ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 2026 Works good *2026-08-06, version 33.0.1* syncs back and forth just fine. nextcloud for a personal cloud is free. gets me off google and apple. ### 5/5 — It works *2026-04-13, version 33.0.0* Speed is not perfect for me, but I see some improvements regularly ### 5/5 — Normal *2026-03-15, version 4.4.0* I like a simple note without unnecessary. ### 5/5 — Funktioniert tadellos *2025-12-19* Ich habe ein selbst gehostetes NC und dazu auch diese Notes-App. Nutze Notes auf dem iPhone und in der WebAnsicht von NC. Apple-Cloud damit einmal mehr überflüssig. :) ### 5/5 — Good; useful *2025-08-05, version 4.4.0* Works fine for me, syncing is certainly more reliable now than previous versions months ago. Enjoying new markdown view mode. ### 5/5 — Bien et fonctionnel *2025-07-19* Une application indispensable pour moi. Elle permet de noter tout le nécessaire hors ligne, alors que NextCloud ne le permet pas sur mon téléphone. Cependant, une explication de fonctionnement précise serait la bienvenue. Par exemple, j’ai découvert qu’on pouvait aussi barrer le texte, faire des sous-tâches dans les listes etc. J’ai du essayer plusieurs fois pour comprendre le fonctionnement des boutons hors-ligne et de synchronisation. (Si on s’y prend mal, notre progression ne s’enregistre ni sur l’application ni sur Nextcloud.) ### 5/5 — Notes *2025-04-18* Don’t forget to install Notes app in Nextcloud server **Developer response:** Dear ElynaeYonoikaze, thank you for your feedback! We are aware of the app not informing users correctly in case the notes app is still missing on the server and it will be resolved soon! ### 5/5 — RTL support *2024-10-13* Please add support for right to left languages like Arabic. Also is this app abandoned? It is not being updated for more than a year now. ### 5/5 — Macht das was es soll *2024-03-17* Funktioniert gut ### 5/5 — Crash *2023-10-04* Under IOS 17.0.2 on iPhone 12 Pro Max, the app crashes when i want to press return. It’s the same with the internal editor. Can you please fix it ? --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*