Comparison

Nextcloud Notes vs Dossier

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Syncs with Nextcloud server
  • Create and delete notes
  • Organize notes in categories
  • Plain text editing
  • Markdown formatting
  • Export notes
Features
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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.

About

Dossier

Features
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You've bookmarked thousands of tweets. Can you find any of them? Dossier syncs your X/Twitter bookmarks, runs them through an AI categorisation engine, and stores everything locally on your device. Search instantly. Export anywhere. Own your data. WHAT DOSSIER DOES Every bookmark gets an AI-generated title, summary, categories, and tags - automatically. No manual sorting. No folder shuffling. Just open the app and your entire bookmark history is searchable, organised, and ready to export. SEARCH THAT ACTUALLY WORKS X gives you a single chronological feed. Dossier gives you full-text search across tweet text, authors, AI summaries, categories, and tags. Find anything in under a second. EXPORT TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM Dossier is the bridge between X and the tools you already use: - Obsidian - frontmatter, wikilinks, Dataview-compatible, with index and map of content files - CSV - open in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets - Markdown - clean, portable, universal - JSON - structured data for developers - PDF - dark-themed, print-ready archive BOOKMARKS THAT SURVIVE When tweets get deleted or accounts get suspended, your bookmarks vanish. Not with Dossier. Everything is stored locally on your device. Your archive is permanent. AI CATEGORISATION Powered by GPT-4o-mini, every bookmark is automatically analysed and tagged. Bring your own API key if you prefer your own provider - OpenAI, Anthropic, or any compatible endpoint. BYOK is included with Pro. BUILT FOR PRIVACY No user accounts. No server-side storage of your bookmarks. Your data lives on your device. The backend exists only to sync and categorise - it never stores your content. DOSSIER PRO Monthly or yearly subscription. Full archive backfill, ongoing sync, every export format, and BYOK included. 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://mashdev.co.za/terms

Screenshots

Nextcloud Notes4 screens
Dossier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nextcloud Notes at none against Dossier's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dossier sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Nextcloud Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Nextcloud Notes versus Dossier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextcloud NotesDossier
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (95 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings95 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextcloud GmbHKamogelo Mashishi

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

Dossier

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nextcloud Notes

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Dossier

Subscriptions4
  • Dossier Standard Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Dossier Pro Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Dossier Standard Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • Dossier Pro Yearly7 Days trial$109.991 Year

Questions

Is Nextcloud Notes free?
Nextcloud Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dossier free?
Dossier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nextcloud Notes or Dossier have ads?
Neither Nextcloud Notes nor Dossier shows ads.

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