Passwords for Nextcloud vs Databag
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Passwords for Nextcloud
Manage your passwords securely with this client for the Nextcloud Passwords app. View, create, edit, and delete entries with end-to-end encryption and encrypted offline storage. Seamlessly log in to other apps using the integrated Password AutoFill provider.
- View, create, edit, and delete password entries
- End-to-end and client-side encryption
- Encrypted offline storage
- Filtering and sorting options
- Integrated Password AutoFill provider
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A client for the Nextcloud Passwords app. This app allows you to view, create, edit and delete entries on your Nextcloud server. It offers a variety of filtering and sorting options. End-to-end/client-side encryption and encrypted offline storage make sure your data is secure. A Password AutoFill provider is integrated into the app for seamless login experiences. You can enable this feature in iOS's Settings app. This app requires a Nextcloud server with the Passwords app installed.
Databag
This self-hosted messaging service offers decentralized and federated communication with end-to-end encryption. Organize conversations by topic and enjoy low latency with mobile alerts for new messages and calls.
- Decentralized communication
- Federated accounts
- End-to-end encryption
- Topic-based threads
- Audio and video calls
- Mobile alerts
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Databag is a selfhosted messaging service. Notable features include: - Decentralized (direct communication between app and server node) - Federated (accounts on different nodes can communicate) - Public-Private key based identity (not bound to any blockchain or hosting domain) - End-to-End encryption (the hosting admin cannot view sealed topics, default unsealed) - Audio and Video Calls (nat traversal requires separate relay server) - Topic based threads (messages organized by topic not contacts) - Lightweight (server can run on a raspberry pi zero v1.3) - Low latency (use of websockets for push events to avoid polling) - Unlimited accounts per node (host for your whole family) - Mobile alerts for new contacts, messages, and calls (supports APN)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Databag at 5.0 against Passwords for Nextcloud's 4.1. Databag also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). Passwords for Nextcloud's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. Passwords for Nextcloud sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Databag asks for nothing beyond the download.
Databag holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Passwords for Nextcloud has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Passwords for Nextcloud's written reviews are positive against 100% of Databag's.
Passwords for Nextcloud ships an update every 2 months, Databag fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Passwords for Nextcloud | Databag |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Schliephake | Roland Osborne |
Customer experience
Passwords for Nextcloud
Databag
In-app purchases
Passwords for Nextcloud
- Awesome Tip$1.99
- Fantastic Tip$4.99
- Incredible Tip$8.99
Databag
No in-app purchases
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