Nextcloud Talk vs OpenAirScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
OpenAirScan
This app connects to any network-enabled scanner using the ESCL (AirScan) protocol. It allows you to create scans in various formats, working with most scanners from the last decade. It is designed to be vendor-agnostic.
- Connects to ESCL/AirScan scanners
- Vendor-agnostic compatibility
- Supports various scan formats
- Works with network-enabled scanners
- Compatible with most modern scanners
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OpenAirScan connects to any ESCL(a.k.a. AirScan)-capable scanner on your network and creates scans in various formats. It is entirely vendor-agnostic and should work with nearly all network-enabled scanners built in the past ten years.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nextcloud Talk at 4.5 against OpenAirScan's 2.7. Nextcloud Talk also leads on ratings volume (418 vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nextcloud Talk holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nextcloud Talk has 418 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Nextcloud Talk's written reviews are positive against 50% of OpenAirScan's.
Nextcloud Talk ships an update every 3 weeks, OpenAirScan every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nextcloud Talk | OpenAirScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (418 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 418 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nextcloud GmbH | Leo Wehrfritz |
Customer experience
Nextcloud Talk
OpenAirScan
In-app purchases
Nextcloud Talk
No in-app purchases
OpenAirScan
No in-app purchases
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