Second Notes vs Cloud Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Second Notes
A text editor for creating notes with live Markdown formatting. Sync notes across your iOS devices and Mac via iCloud. Export notes as text files and import from other applications.
- Live Markdown formatting
- iCloud sync
- Cross-device compatibility (iOS/Mac)
- Export to text file
- Import from other apps
- Text search
- Keyboard shortcuts
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Second Notes is an text editor for making a note with Live Markdown in your iCloud folder. You can share the note with your iOS devices via Second Notes for Mac. And Live Markdown automatically indents lists and quoted strings, and changes font to bold or italic. ## Features - Typing text with Live Markdown - iCloud and Second Notes for iOS - Exporting a note as a text file to iCloud Drive - Importing a text file from other applications - Text search in whole Notes - Keyboard shortcuts - Autosaving - Dynamic Type
Cloud Button
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Cloud Buttons let you trigger Cloud based services through a simple push of a wireless button. The buttons can be connected directly to your mobile phone for on-the-go use cases, and to a hub for a stable stationary setup.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cloud Button at Free against Second Notes's $0.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Cloud Button is free to download; Second Notes costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Second Notes | Cloud Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Goldbug Software | Shortcut Labs AB |
In-app purchases
Second Notes
No in-app purchases
Cloud Button
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Second Notes or Cloud Button have ads?
Which is updated more often, Second Notes or Cloud Button?
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