Acrobits Softphone vs Nextcloud Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Acrobits Softphone
This SIP client enables voice and video calls, messaging, and seamless connectivity. It offers extensive provider support, push notifications, and call handover. Customize your calling experience with adjustable settings and enjoy clear audio and HD video.
- Voice and video calling
- Messaging
- SIP client
- Push notifications
- Call handover (WiFi/data)
- Customizable UI and settings
- HD video support
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Make voice and video calls, send messages, and stay connected with Acrobits Softphone App, a powerful and feature-rich SIP softphone designed for all your calling needs. BEFORE YOU BUY Acrobits Softphone is a SIP client app. It does not come with phone service: you sign in with the SIP account your VoIP provider, PBX or employer gives you. Note: this app does not support call transfer or conference calling. Acrobits Softphone works out of the box with many of the most popular VoIP providers and Bluetooth devices on the market. If you already have SIP service, from work or from any VoIP company, you are ready to go. It brings all the popular features you expect from a SIP app, including support for 5G, voice and video calling, push notifications, call handover between WiFi and data, multi-device compatibility, lifetime access to support and updates, and more. Keep a work line separate from your personal number. Carry a home-office extension in your pocket, or call over WiFi while traveling. Calls run over WiFi and mobile data, so your sip phone works wherever you have a connection, at home or abroad. Bring the account you already have. Acrobits Softphone is a standards-based SIP client, so it registers with Asterisk, FreePBX, 3CX, hosted PBX platforms and everyday business VoIP services alike. Sign in with your SIP account and you have a business softphone dialer that carries your work line anywhere. Encrypted SIP calling keeps every conversation private. Calls stay clear with support for popular audio standards, including Opus, G.722, G.729, G.711, iLBC, and GSM. Need video? It goes up to 720p HD with both H.264 and VP8. Pair it with the Bluetooth headsets and car kits you already use. Push notifications do the waiting, so the app stays reachable in the background. And voice is not the whole story: send messages from the same app when a call is too much. You can set it up your way, with custom call settings, ringtones, and UI options. And because it follows open standards, you are never locked in. Switch providers whenever you like and keep the same app, the same contacts, and the same settings. Acrobits Softphone makes it easy to communicate with friends and family on any device. And it runs on virtually all iPhones and iPads. Don't worry about hidden fees or subscriptions. You pay once, and lifetime support and updates are included. Secure VoIP is part of the deal rather than an upgrade. Try it today, and see why softphone users have trusted Acrobits since 2009.
Nextcloud Notes
This app allows you to create, edit, and organize notes on your mobile device. It syncs seamlessly with a Nextcloud server, ensuring your notes are accessible across all your devices and the web interface. Supports plain text and markdown formatting for versatile note-taking.
- Syncs with Nextcloud server
- Create and delete notes
- Organize notes in categories
- Plain text editing
- Markdown formatting
- Export notes
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Note: Access to a Nextcloud server with the Notes app installed is required to use this app. Visit https://nextcloud.com for more information. Nextcloud Notes is a notes editor that syncs with the Notes app (https://github.com/nextcloud/notes/releases) on your server. Once you have logged in to your server, all notes will be kept in sync between devices and also the web interface. Optionally supports sync on startup. You can create and delete notes directly on the device. Notes can be organized in categories. Edit as plain text or use markdown for rich formatting. Notes can be copied or exported to other apps or services in several formats. If you have a sync client (optional) installed on your desktop computer all notes will be there too, and can be edited with any text editor.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nextcloud Notes at Free against Acrobits Softphone's $6.99. Nextcloud Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Acrobits Softphone's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 2.2) and review sentiment (68% vs 27%). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Nextcloud Notes is free to download; Acrobits Softphone costs $6.99 up front. Acrobits Softphone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nextcloud Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Acrobits Softphone holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 47 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Acrobits Softphone's written reviews are positive against 27% of Nextcloud Notes's.
Acrobits Softphone ships an update every 9 days, Nextcloud Notes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Acrobits Softphone | Nextcloud Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (47 ratings) — better | 2.2 (93 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 47 | 93 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Acrobits | Nextcloud GmbH |
Customer experience
Acrobits Softphone
Nextcloud Notes
User reviews
Acrobits Softphone
From 47 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Amazing
- 👍 Great technical support
- 🚀 Works seamlessly
- 👍 Excellent app
- 🚀 Reliable and works great
Room to improve
- 🐛 No microphone support.
- 💰 Deduct subscription without inform user
- 🔒 No option to block calls
- 💤 Crashes instantly on os 10
- 🐛 Crashes instead of connecting to call when opening from push notification or manually from home screen!!!
Nextcloud Notes
From 93 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ 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)
Room to improve
- 🐛 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
Bugs and requests
Acrobits Softphone
Reported bugs
7 issues- Crashes on open in iOS 9.3
- Keeps wiping out all settings and history
- Deletes configuration randomly
- Failed to received CallerID
- Periodically disables itself
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- Push doesn't work
- Cannot attend calls when phone is locked
Requested features
7 requests- SMS support
- Ability to block calls
- Customizable ringtones
- Conference calling
- Ability to select original iPhone ringtones
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- Dark mode option
- Landscape mode for tablets
Nextcloud Notes
Reported bugs
19 issues- 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
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- 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
Requested features
17 requests- 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
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- 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
In-app purchases
Acrobits Softphone
- ZRTP For Outgoing Calls$24.99
Nextcloud Notes
No in-app purchases
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