Seafile Pro vs Qnotes3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seafile Pro
This professional client provides access to a self-hosted file synchronization and sharing service designed for teams. It enables seamless management of your cloud storage directly from your iOS device.
- Self-hosting capabilities
- Team file synchronization
- Secure file sharing
- Professional iOS client
- Cloud storage management
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The professional iOS client for seafile, a self-hosting dropbox for teams.
Qnotes3
Capture ideas on your iOS device with this note-taking tool. Organize notes into notebooks, sections, and individual notes. Share and collaborate on your notes with others, syncing seamlessly with your QNAP NAS.
- Note-taking on iOS devices
- Sync with QNAP NAS
- 3-tier note structure
- Share notes
- Collaborative work
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Qnotes 3 is designed to work with Notes Station 3 in a QNAP NAS with QTS 4.3 and above. It is a convenient note-taking tool for collecting ideas on your iOS device. Add a note by writing, recording audio, taking photos, and attaching files. Key features: - Take notes and sync with your QNAP NAS. - 3 tier structure: Notebook, Section, and notes. - Share with your notes. - Collaborative work with your friends
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Seafile Pro at 3.1 against Qnotes3's 1.7. Seafile Pro also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 10%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Qnotes3's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Seafile Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 54 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Seafile Pro's written reviews are positive against 10% of Qnotes3's.
Seafile Pro ships an update monthly, Qnotes3 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and June 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Seafile Pro | Qnotes3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (54 ratings) — better | 1.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better | 9.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 54 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Seafile Ltd. | QNAP Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
Seafile Pro
Qnotes3
Bugs and requests
Seafile Pro
Reported bugs
35 issues- Crashes frequently
- Cannot load folders/libraries
- Logs out when tapping back arrow
- Cannot preview files
- Servers with ports don't work (e.g., 4443)
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- Crash on iOS 18.7.2
- Login issues (cannot log back in)
- Syncing glitches, requires reinstall
- Cannot unlock encrypted library
- Background photo uploads don't work
- Photos do not auto-upload
- Camera roll upload starts uploading all photos
- Dumps photos in a root folder
- Syncing photos stalls when app is inactive
- App freezes during uploads, requires restart
- Photo uploads lock the app
- Cannot view files after upgrade
- Scrolling big folders of images crashes the app
- Cannot view files on latest version
- Photon browser shows X images
- Network errors in app, but browser works
- Stuck on 'connecting to server'
- Auto photo upload doesn't work
- Unable to select upload folder in settings
- Photos uploaded can't keep size unchanged
- Seafile not selectable as destination/source in Files app
- Files out-of-date when browsing libraries in Files app
- Perpetual 'authentication required' for Files app
- Auto upload does not work at all
- Manual upload is unreliable
- UI unusable on iPad
- Sync folders not showing after login
- Cannot download files
- App responds very slowly during camera upload
- Face ID support shows Touch ID instead
Requested features
15 requests- Dark mode
- Better integration with iOS Files app (share menu, saving directly)
- File preview in browser
- Option to upload only new photos
- Upload photos into mm-yy format
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- Shortcuts in Apple shortcut app
- Search functionality
- Background audio playback
- Keep offline files when wiping cache
- Support for custom server ports (e.g., 4443)
- App-level encryption
- iPad split view support
- Reverse order of camera roll when uploading pictures
- Long file names viewable on iPhone app
- Local audio files play in background
Qnotes3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Seafile Pro
No in-app purchases
Qnotes3
No in-app purchases
