Comparison

Nextcloud Notes vs Margo

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

Margo

Features
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A native Markdown editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Built entirely in SwiftUI — not a web app in disguise. YOUR FILES, NOT OUR VAULT Margo opens .md files from your filesystem. No proprietary database, no locked-in library, no special folder structure required. Your files stay yours, readable by any app, synced by any service. Edit a file in Margo, open it in another editor — it just works. ONE APP, EVERY APPLE DEVICE The same full-featured editor on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Not a desktop app with a stripped-down mobile companion — real feature parity across every screen. One purchase covers all your Apple devices. LIVE PREVIEW WITH BIDIRECTIONAL SCROLL SYNC See your Markdown rendered in real time. Scroll the editor and the preview follows. Scroll the preview and the editor follows. Both directions, always in sync. MATH, DIAGRAMS, AND 30+ LANGUAGES — OFFLINE LaTeX equations via MathJax. Flowcharts and sequence diagrams via Mermaid. Syntax highlighting for 30+ programming languages via Prism. Everything is bundled inside the app. No internet connection needed, no external CDN, no tracking. EXPORT TO WORD, PDF, EPUB AND MORE Turn any document into a Word file (.docx), an EPUB ebook, RTF, a styled HTML page, or a print-ready PDF — right from the toolbar. Word export keeps real heading styles, so your outline and table of contents carry over to Word, Pages, and Google Docs. MAKE IT YOURS 11 preview themes and 15 editor themes. Adjust font size, tab width, tabs or spaces — every preference is live-applied, no restart needed. AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'D EXPECT - Table of contents with click-to-navigate - Auto-pairing of brackets, quotes, and backticks - Smart list continuation for bullets, numbers, and task lists - Drag and drop images into your document - Find and replace - Word, character, and line counts - Open Markdown — and any text file like YAML, JSON, or source — from the Files app or share sheet - Localized in 22 languages

Screenshots

Nextcloud Notes4 screens
Margo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nextcloud Notes at Free against Margo's $19.99. Margo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Nextcloud Notes is free to download; Margo costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nextcloud Notes ships an update every 2 months, Margo every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nextcloud Notes versus Margo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextcloud NotesMargo
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating2.2 (95 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings95 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNextcloud GmbHMarco Tini

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

Margo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nextcloud Notes

No in-app purchases

None

Margo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nextcloud Notes free?
Nextcloud Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Margo free?
Margo costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nextcloud Notes or Margo have ads?
Neither Nextcloud Notes nor Margo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nextcloud Notes or Margo?
Nextcloud Notes ships an update every 2 months, and Margo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Nextcloud Notes was updated on October 29, 2026 and Margo on October 29, 2026.

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