Nextcloud Notes vs Publisher for Ghost
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.
Publisher for Ghost
Edit and create posts for your Ghost blog directly from your iPhone or iPad. Utilize a WYSIWYG editor with formatting options, image insertion from your device or Unsplash, and link embedding.
- WYSIWYG editor
- Post creation and editing
- Image insertion (device/Unsplash)
- Link embedding
- Mobile blog management
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Manage your Ghost blog from your iPhone or iPad! Edit or create posts for your ghost blog using a WYSIWYG editor just like the ghost desktop/web app. Format text, insert links, and insert images from your device or from Unsplash. Requires a separately purchased or self-hosted Ghost blog
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Publisher for Ghost at 2.9 against Nextcloud Notes's 2.2. Publisher for Ghost also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Nextcloud Notes's advantage is ratings volume (93 vs 14). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Publisher for Ghost holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nextcloud Notes has 93 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 27% and 27% positive.
Nextcloud Notes ships an update every 2 months, Publisher for Ghost every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nextcloud Notes | Publisher for Ghost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (93 ratings) | 2.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews — better | 26.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nextcloud GmbH | Willow Sokora |
Customer experience
Nextcloud Notes
Publisher for Ghost
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
Publisher for Ghost
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nextcloud Notes
No in-app purchases
Publisher for Ghost
No in-app purchases
Questions
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