Nextcloud Notes vs Collabora Office
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Collabora Office
Create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations on your mobile device. This app offers compatibility with a wide range of file formats, including Open Document and Microsoft Office. It's an open-source solution for on-the-go productivity.
- Text editor
- Spreadsheet program
- Presentation program
- Open Document Format support
- Microsoft Office file compatibility
- Open Source
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Collabora Office is a text editor, spreadsheet and presentation program based on LibreOffice, the world's most popular Open Source office suite — and now it's on iOS, enhancing your possibilities to work on mobile devices. This app is in active development, feedback and bug reports are very welcome. Supported files: • Open Document Format (.odt, .odp, .ods, .ots, .ott, .otp) • Microsoft Office 2007/2010/2013/2016/2019 (.docx, .pptx, .xlsx, .dotx, .xltx, .ppsx) • Microsoft Office 97/2000/XP/2003 (.doc, .ppt, .xls, .dot, .xlt, .pps) Report issues: Use the bugtracker and attach any files that caused problems via https://col.la/iosBug . Please note that anything you enter in the bugtracker will be public. About the app: Collabora Office for iOS is based on the LibreOffice code for macOS and other platforms. This, combined with a new front-end based on Collabora Online. Credits: iOS port is mainly based on the work of Collabora engineer Tor Lillqvist, with help of Patrick Luby. Please find a detailed list of contributors in the credits: https://col.la/iosCredits License: Open Source — Mozilla Public License v2 and other
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Collabora Office at 3.3 against Nextcloud Notes's 2.2. Collabora Office also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 27%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Collabora Office holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 94 and 114 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Nextcloud Notes's written reviews are positive against 41% of Collabora Office's.
Nextcloud Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, Collabora Office every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nextcloud Notes | Collabora Office |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (94 ratings) | 3.3 (114 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 40.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 94 | 114 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 320 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nextcloud GmbH | Collabora Productivity |
Customer experience
Nextcloud Notes
Collabora Office
User reviews
Nextcloud Notes
From 94 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
Collabora Office
From 114 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent functionality
- 🔒 Privacy-focused
- 👍 Intuitive interface
- 🚀 Seamless file compatibility
- 👍 Useful for on-the-go editing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Buggy scrolling and text selection
- 🐛 Unreliable saving and file management
- 👎 Clunky keyboard and trackpad support
- 👎 Slow performance with larger documents
Bugs and requests
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
Collabora Office
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to open password-protected documents
- Formatting issues with imported documents
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps
- Keyboard and cursor controls not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved cursor and text selection controls
- Better integration with cloud storage services
- More intuitive file naming and saving process
- Enhanced spreadsheet functionality
In-app purchases
Nextcloud Notes
No in-app purchases
Collabora Office
No in-app purchases
Questions
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