Staff Notebooks vs File Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Staff Notebooks
This application provides a digital space for composing and notating music. It allows users to write down musical ideas and create scores directly on their devices. Ideal for musicians and composers, it offers a convenient way to manage musical compositions.
- Digital music sheet notation
- Handwritten music composition
- Score creation
- Convenient music management
- Mobile composition tool
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This is a music sheet note app.
File Cloud
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File Cloud requires you to run your own File Cloud server to function! Learn more and set up your own at https://github.com/skalnik/file-cloud File Cloud is a simple client to upload servers to your own File Cloud server. Pick a photo or document, upload it, and get a sharable link on your clipboard. Includes a Share Extension to easily upload from other applications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: File Cloud at none against Staff Notebooks's 1. Staff Notebooks's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. Staff Notebooks sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. File Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Staff Notebooks ships an update every 5 days, File Cloud every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Staff Notebooks | File Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (43 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jumpei Adachi | Michael Skalnik |
In-app purchases
Staff Notebooks
- Paid Version$4.99
File Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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