Comparison

Clover vs Triquid Notes

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

Head to head
About

Clover

Access and manage your self-hosted knowledge base on mobile. Read notes offline, search extensively, and write with a rich-text editor. Offers advanced features like AI chat and widgets with a Pro upgrade.

Highlights
  • Offline reading and writing
  • Full-text search
  • Rich-text editor
  • Voice-to-text input
  • Share extension
  • AI chat integration
  • Widgets
Features
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Clover is a third-party iOS client for TriliumNext Notes, designed reading-first: bring the knowledge base on your self-hosted server to your phone — readable offline, fully searchable. All core features are free. Clover Pro (one-time purchase or subscription): multiple servers, unlimited AI chats, alternate icons, home and lock screen widgets (today's journal, continue reading, quick capture), and Spotlight search. No ads. No server yet? Start with the built-in Local Vault and upload everything with one tap once you connect a Trilium server. Reading • Native typography with adjustable paper colour, font and size • Continuous multi-chapter reading for book notes, progress remembered • Images, PDF, Office documents, code highlighting, Mermaid, math • Full-text search that works for any language, including CJK Writing • Rich-text editor fully compatible with desktop Trilium • Journal: one note per day, capture fast; voice-to-text input • Share extension: save web pages, text and images from any app • Every write is queued first — nothing is lost offline, conflicts never overwrite Sync & security • Same login session as the Trilium web UI, with TOTP, SSO and Cloudflare Access • Incremental sync + live updates (foreground WebSocket), low-power and Wi-Fi-only policies • Face ID lock; protected notes unlock separately and never touch the disk • AI chat is powered by your own server — Clover stores no API keys Multiple accounts / servers, three-column iPad layout, localised in English, 简体中文, 繁體中文 and 日本語. Clover is an independent third-party client, not affiliated with the TriliumNext project. Syncing requires a TriliumNext server (0.99+); local-only use works without one. English Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 简体中文 使用条款(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 繁體中文 使用條款(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ 日本語 利用規約(EULA):https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Triquid Notes

Features
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Triquid Notes is a calm, native home for your Trilium notes on iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Mac. Connect your own TriliumNext server, or start on this device and connect a server later; your notes come along. APPLE INTELLIGENCE, ON YOUR DEVICE • Summarize any note, even PDFs and photos, in your own language • Find the to-dos hidden in a note and put them on top as a checklist • Suggest a title, and get label suggestions as you write • Apple's Writing Tools right in the editor • See related notes under every note • The app's own helpers run on your device: your notes are not sent anywhere for them CAPTURE ANYTHING, FAST • Quick notes from anywhere in the app • Scan documents into PDFs with searchable text • Copy a link and clip the whole article into a note • Share PDFs, images and links from any app into a notebook WORKS OFFLINE • Read and write without a connection • Changes sync with your server when you are back ORGANIZED YOUR WAY • Your full note tree, with Trilium's colors, icons and clones • Drag notebooks into your own order, or drop a note on a notebook to move it • Favorites, recent notes, Today and a to-do list of notes with open checkboxes • A home screen beside the menu on iPad and Mac, in the order you choose FOUND IN A MOMENT • Full-text search across every note • Find notes from Spotlight RICH NOTES • Text, code, Markdown, images, files, canvas, mind maps, calendars, Kanban boards and more • Attachments from Photos and Files; previews for PDF, Office and EPUB files AT HOME ON IPHONE DUO • Unfolded, the menu keeps a third of the screen and the note the rest • Half open like a book, menu and note each get a page • Fold it shut and the same note carries on, on the cover display MADE TO FEEL LIKE YOURS • Accent colors, fonts and dark mode • Liquid Glass design on iPhone, iPhone Duo, iPad and Mac • Text that follows your system text size • Settings that sync through iCloud, multiple servers and Face ID for protected notes IN YOUR LANGUAGE • Available in all 24 official languages of the European Union • And in Simplified and Traditional Chinese Triquid Notes requires a self-hosted TriliumNext server (v0.95 or later) to sync. Triquid Notes is an independent app and is not affiliated with the Trilium or TriliumNext projects.

Screenshots

Clover4 screens
Triquid Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Clover at none against Triquid Notes's 1. Clover also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Triquid Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Triquid Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Clover asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clover ships an update weekly, Triquid Notes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Clover versus Triquid Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloverTriquid Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer郑 陶Justin Meyer

In-app purchases

None

Clover

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Triquid Notes

One-time1
  • Triquid Notes Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Clover free?
Clover is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Triquid Notes free?
Triquid Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Clover or Triquid Notes have ads?
Neither Clover nor Triquid Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Clover or Triquid Notes?
Clover ships an update weekly, and Triquid Notes every 3 days. Most recently, Clover was updated on October 31, 2026 and Triquid Notes on November 2, 2026.

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