Comparison

Nextcloud Talk vs KDE Connect

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nextcloud Talk

Communicate privately with secure audio/video calls, web conferences, and chat. This app offers end-to-end encryption and is mediated by your own server for maximum privacy. It supports HD calls, screen sharing, and push notifications.

Highlights
  • HD audio/video calls
  • Group and one-on-one calls
  • Webinars & public web meetings
  • Individual and group chat
  • Easy screen sharing
  • Mobile push notifications
  • End-to-end encrypted calls
Features
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Use Nextcloud Talk to have one-on-one or group audio or video calls, create or join web conferences and send chat messages. All communication is fully encrypted and mediated by your own server, providing the highest degree of privacy possible. Nextcloud Talk is easy to use and will always be completely free! Nextcloud Talk supports: * HD (H.264) audio/video calls * Group and one-on-one calls * Webinars & public web meetings * Individual and group chat * Easy screen sharing * Mobile call & chat push notifications * Integration in Nextcloud Files and Nextcloud Groupware * Fully on-premise, 100% open source * End-to-end Encrypted calls * Scaling to millions of users * SIP gate: dial in by phone The Nextcloud Talk app requires a Nextcloud Talk server to function. Nextcloud is a private, self-hosted file sync and communication platform, designed to put you back in control over your data. It runs on a server of your choice, be it at home, at a service provider or in your enterprise, and gives you access to your documents, calendars, contacts, email and other data. You can share with others even across different Nextcloud servers and work together on documents. Nextcloud is fully open source, giving you the option to extend them for your own use, participate in their development or simply verify they do what we promise. Millions of users use Nextcloud daily at businesses and homes around the world. Business users rely on the professional support of Nextcloud GmbH, making sure they have a fully supported, enterprise-ready platform for productivity and collaboration, fully under control of their IT department.

About

KDE Connect

Seamlessly integrate your devices with features like a shared clipboard, file sharing, and remote control. Use your phone as a virtual touchpad or keyboard, and even control presentations remotely. All communication is secured with end-to-end encryption.

Highlights
  • Shared clipboard
  • File and URL sharing
  • Virtual touchpad and keyboard
  • Remote presentation control
  • Remote command execution
  • End-to-end encryption
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KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices: - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app. - Virtual touchpad and keyboard: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad or keyboard - Remote presentation remote: control a laser pointer on the screen of your computer by moving your phone around. - Remote commands: run commands on your computer from your phone. - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe. Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your other computers/phones/tablets and keep the version up-to-date for the latest features to work. This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Please visit the KDE Connect website to grab the source code.

Screenshots

Nextcloud Talk4 screens
KDE Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Nextcloud Talk at every 3 weeks against KDE Connect's every 3 months. Nextcloud Talk also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2). KDE Connect's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nextcloud Talk holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 418 and 276 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Nextcloud Talk's written reviews are positive against 61% of KDE Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextcloud Talk ships an update every 3 weeks, KDE Connect every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Nextcloud Talk versus KDE Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextcloud TalkKDE Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (418 ratings) — better4.2 (276 ratings)
Positive reviews55.7% of reviews60.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings418 — better276
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextcloud GmbHKDE e.V.

Customer experience

Nextcloud Talk

All ratings418 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral3.6%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews246 reviews
Positive55.7%
Neutral17.9%
Negative26.4%

KDE Connect

All ratings276 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews340 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral10.6%
Negative28.5%

Bugs and requests

Nextcloud Talk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

KDE Connect

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Clipboard push feature not working
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Incompatibility with certain device/OS combinations
  • Inability to discover/connect to devices in some cases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for background operation
  • Improve multi-file transfer capabilities
  • Integrate with system share sheet
  • Implement two-finger scrolling and other gestures
  • Add SMS/notification sync features

In-app purchases

None

Nextcloud Talk

No in-app purchases

None

KDE Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextcloud Talk free?
Nextcloud Talk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KDE Connect free?
KDE Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nextcloud Talk or KDE Connect?
Nextcloud Talk is rated higher. Nextcloud Talk averages 4.5 out of 5 from 418 ratings, while KDE Connect averages 4.2 from 276 ratings.
Do Nextcloud Talk or KDE Connect have ads?
Neither Nextcloud Talk nor KDE Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextcloud Talk or KDE Connect?
Nextcloud Talk ships an update every 3 weeks, and KDE Connect every 3 months. Most recently, Nextcloud Talk was updated on October 14, 2026 and KDE Connect on October 11, 2026.

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