Nextcloud Notes vs Passwords for Nextcloud
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.
Passwords for Nextcloud
Manage your passwords securely with this client for the Nextcloud Passwords app. View, create, edit, and delete entries with end-to-end encryption and encrypted offline storage. Seamlessly log in to other apps using the integrated Password AutoFill provider.
- View, create, edit, and delete password entries
- End-to-end and client-side encryption
- Encrypted offline storage
- Filtering and sorting options
- Integrated Password AutoFill provider
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A client for the Nextcloud Passwords app. This app allows you to view, create, edit and delete entries on your Nextcloud server. It offers a variety of filtering and sorting options. End-to-end/client-side encryption and encrypted offline storage make sure your data is secure. A Password AutoFill provider is integrated into the app for seamless login experiences. You can enable this feature in iOS's Settings app. This app requires a Nextcloud server with the Passwords app installed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Passwords for Nextcloud at 78% against Nextcloud Notes's 27%. Passwords for Nextcloud also leads on rating (4.1 vs 2.2). Nextcloud Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (93 vs 20). On price, update cadence, 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. Passwords for Nextcloud sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nextcloud Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Passwords for Nextcloud holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Nextcloud Notes's written reviews are positive against 78% of Passwords for Nextcloud's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nextcloud Notes | Passwords for Nextcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (93 ratings) | 4.1 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 78.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nextcloud GmbH | Johannes Schliephake |
Customer experience
Nextcloud Notes
Passwords for Nextcloud
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
Passwords for Nextcloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nextcloud Notes
No in-app purchases
Passwords for Nextcloud
- Awesome Tip$1.99
- Fantastic Tip$4.99
- Incredible Tip$8.99
Questions
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