Nextcloud Notes vs Cloud Notes
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.
Cloud Notes
Create, edit, and organize notes and lists directly from your Apple Watch, iPhone, and iPad. Syncs securely via iCloud with an optional one-time Pro upgrade for enhanced features like sharing and customization.
- Create and edit notes on Apple Watch
- iCloud sync across devices
- Organize with tags and folders
- Search and pin important notes
- Share notes and lists (Pro)
- Customizable note appearance (Pro)
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Edit notes directly from Apple Watch. Cloud Notes lets you create, edit, and check off notes from iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Everything syncs securely through iCloud. Free to download, with an optional one-time Pro upgrade. No subscription. FREE - Unlimited notes and lists - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch - Create and edit notes on Apple Watch - Organize with tags and folders - Search, pin important notes, and use light or dark mode GREAT FOR - Shopping lists on your wrist or home screen - Quick reminders and everyday notes - Notes you want available without reaching for your phone PRO - Share notes and lists with others via iCloud - Multiple tags per note - Fonts, text styles, and colors - Markdown tools in the keyboard toolbar - Customizable note appearance: checkmark colors, font styles and image sizes - Home screen widgets. Check off items without opening the app PRIVACY IN FOCUS - No extra login: syncs and shares through your own iCloud account - No external servers - No tracking Questions or feedback? support@lokkeapps.no
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cloud Notes at 3.0 against Nextcloud Notes's 2.2. Cloud Notes also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 27%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Nextcloud Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (93 vs 4). 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
Both are free to download. Cloud Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Nextcloud Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloud Notes holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nextcloud Notes has 93 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Nextcloud Notes's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cloud Notes's.
Nextcloud Notes ships an update every 2 months, Cloud Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nextcloud Notes | Cloud Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (93 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nextcloud GmbH | Fredrik Nikolai Lokke |
Customer experience
Nextcloud Notes
Cloud Notes
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
Cloud Notes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nextcloud Notes
No in-app purchases
Cloud Notes
- Cloud Notes Pro$2.99
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