Notes for Apple Watch vs Cloud Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Notes for Apple Watch
Effortlessly create, view, and manage all your notes directly on your Apple Watch. Syncs seamlessly with your iPhone and iPad, offering intuitive organization with color themes and efficient input methods.
- Compose notes on Apple Watch
- Browse, view, and edit notes
- Automatic syncing across devices
- Color themes for organization
- FlickType Keyboard support
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Compose and manage all your notes directly on Apple Watch. • Browse, view, edit, and compose notes with a highly intuitive interface optimized for your wrist. • Automatically sync all your notes between your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. • Organize your notes with a variety of color themes for easy categorization. • Supports FlickType Keyboard for even more efficient note-taking on the go. Take your notes, anywhere! --------------------- Terms of Service: https://bit.ly/NotesTerms
Cloud Notes
Create, edit, and organize notes and lists directly from your Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Syncs securely via iCloud with an optional one-time Pro upgrade for enhanced features like sharing and customization.
- Create and edit notes on Apple Watch
- iCloud sync across devices
- Organize with tags and folders
- Search and pin important notes
- Share notes and lists (Pro)
- Customizable note appearance (Pro)
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Edit notes directly from Apple Watch. Cloud Notes lets you create, edit, and check off notes from iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Everything syncs securely through iCloud. Free to download, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade. No subscription. FREE - Unlimited notes and lists - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Create and edit notes on Apple Watch - Organize with tags and folders - Search, pin important notes, and use light or dark mode GREAT FOR - Shopping lists on your wrist or home screen - Quick reminders and everyday notes - Notes you want available without reaching for your phone PRO - Share notes and lists with others via iCloud - Multiple tags per note - Fonts, text styles, and colors - Markdown tools in the keyboard toolbar - Customizable note appearance: checkmark colors, font styles and image sizes - Home screen widgets. Check off items without opening the app PRIVACY IN FOCUS - No extra login: syncs and shares through your own iCloud account - No external servers - No tracking Questions or feedback? support@lokkeapps.no
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Notes for Apple Watch at 4.3 against Cloud Notes's 3.0. Notes for Apple Watch also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 4) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Cloud Notes's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Notes for Apple Watch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Cloud Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Notes for Apple Watch holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notes for Apple Watch has 2.7K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Notes for Apple Watch's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cloud Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Notes for Apple Watch ships an update weekly, Cloud Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Notes for Apple Watch | Cloud Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.7K ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kpaw, LLC | Fredrik Nikolai Lokke |
Customer experience
Notes for Apple Watch
Cloud Notes
Bugs and requests
Notes for Apple Watch
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notes not syncing properly between devices
- App freezing and becoming unresponsive on Apple Watch
- Keyboard issues causing typing difficulties
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to edit notes from Apple Watch
- Implement a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Improve syncing reliability and speed
- Add more keyboard features (delete word, number pad, etc.)
Cloud Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Notes for Apple Watch
- Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Month
Cloud Notes
- Cloud Notes Pro$2.99
Questions
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