Comparison

TinyCld vs GitNotēs

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TinyCld

Features
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TinyCld puts your whole office in one quiet app — mail, real documents, spreadsheets, files, calendar, and contacts, together and yours. No ads, no algorithm, no infinite scroll. Just the tools you actually use every day. WHAT'S INSIDE • Mail — Threaded conversations, folders, and search. Tracking pixels are blocked and external images load through a server-side proxy, so senders can't see your IP or know when you opened a message. • Docs — Real .docx documents on your phone. Format, comment, and collaborate with headings, lists, tables, and suggesting mode. • Sheets — Spreadsheets that actually work. Formulas, pivots, and .xlsx round-trip, right from your pocket. • Drive — Files with versioning, thumbnails, link sharing, and role-based permissions. Yours, not the cloud's. • Calendar — Shared calendars, recurring events, RSVPs, and reminders. A week that looks like a week. • Contacts — A shared directory with favorites and notes, in one quiet place. YOUR CLOUD, YOUR RULES TinyCld is open source and self-hostable. Run it on your own server in about fifteen minutes, or use a hosted instance. Either way, you keep the keys. OPEN STANDARDS, NO LOCK-IN Mail syncs over IMAP and SMTP. Calendars over CalDAV. Contacts over CardDAV. Files over WebDAV. Documents and spreadsheets round-trip as .docx and .xlsx. Keep using Apple Mail, Calendar, and Finder — or Word and Excel — alongside if you want, and walk away with everything any time. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No analytics. No tracking pixels. No data mining. When you self-host, nothing leaves your server. The app does what you ask, and nothing else. ONE APP, ONE LOGIN Switch between mail, docs, sheets, and files without bouncing between apps or tabs. One place for the work you do every day. FREE FOREVER $0 per user, no seat counting, no upsell. Open source under AGPL.

About

GitNotēs

This app stores your notes, to-dos, and canvases as plain files in your own Git repository. It offers version control, offline access, and syncs with various Git hosts. Enjoy features like folders, tags, AI chat, and biometric lock for enhanced organization and privacy.

Highlights
  • Notes, todos, journals, and canvases
  • Plain Markdown, Neorg, Org, or JSON files
  • Version control with Git
  • Offline access and automatic sync
  • Sync with GitHub, GitLab, Gitea
  • Optional AI chat integration
  • Biometric lock for privacy
Features
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GitNotes - Notes, Todos and Canvases Backed by Git Your notes are real files in your Git repo. Nothing locks you in. Why GitNotes? - Your data, forever - Every note is a plain Markdown, Neorg, Org, or JSON file in your own Git repository. - Version everything - Edit, branch, diff, and rebase your notes the same way you code. - Works offline - Changes queue locally and sync automatically when you are back online. - Sync anywhere - Connect GitHub, GitLab, Gitea, or any Git host. - Open source - MPL-2.0 licensed, community-driven. Features - Notes, todos, journals, and Excalidraw-style canvases. - Folders, tags, colors, pins, wiki-links, backlinks. - Optional AI chat - Anthropic, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, on-device Llama. - Biometric lock for privacy. - Light, dark, and system themes. - 6 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean.

Screenshots

TinyCld4 screens
GitNotēs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TinyCld at none against GitNotēs's 3. GitNotēs's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GitNotēs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TinyCld asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TinyCld ships an update every 2 months, GitNotēs every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TinyCld versus GitNotēs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTinyCldGitNotēs
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArgosityXaventra

In-app purchases

None

TinyCld

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GitNotēs

Subscriptions2
  • GitNotēs Pro — Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • GitNotēs Pro — Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • GitNotēs Pro — Lifetime$16.99

Questions

Is TinyCld free?
TinyCld is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GitNotēs free?
GitNotēs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TinyCld or GitNotēs have ads?
Neither TinyCld nor GitNotēs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TinyCld or GitNotēs?
TinyCld ships an update every 2 months, and GitNotēs every 3 days. Most recently, TinyCld was updated on October 10, 2026 and GitNotēs on November 13, 2026.

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