Comparison

Mach Note vs My Cloud Home

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

Head to head
About

Mach Note

This app allows for versatile note-taking with freehand drawing on native PDFs, audio recording with a 3D visualizer, and RTF word processing. Notes sync across devices via iCloud, and documents can be annotated and exported for various platforms.

Highlights
  • Freehand drawing on native PDF notes
  • Audio recording with 3D visualizer
  • RTF word processing
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • iCloud HandOff for seamless device switching
  • DOC/DOCX read support on iOS, read/write on OS X
  • Speech-to-Text dictation
Features
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Mach Note is the most innovative, flexible, compatible, and powerful Note-Taking application! Mach Note features Freehand Notes in a Native PDF format, Audio recording in a Native M4A format, and Word processing in RTF format. Using the PDF format, Freehand Notes are synced across all your devices (via iCloud) so you always have the latest version of your Notes with you — regardless of device. And since Mach Note uses the PDF format, you can annotate PDFs with powerful Note-taking tools *and* your Notes are ready for Mobile, Desktop, Web, and Print right from the get go: No more manually exporting notes and uploading files — Mach Note handles everything for you! Mach Note also lets you record Audio using your device’s built in microphone, and you can see your Audio with our stunning 3D Visualizer which works for both Recording and Playback. As well as being super easy to use; with all these features Mach Note gives you with an unparalleled Note-taking experience. And best of all, Mach Note is free for iOS and only $4.99 (U.S.) for OS X! With iCloud Drive, you can take Notes on the go and have your Notes ready at your Mac or Windows PC already downloaded when you get home* And If that wasn’t enough, PDFs and RTFs can be transferred instantly from one device to another with iCloud HandOff so you can start working on one device, and continue on another (iPhone, iPad, and Mac)** Ridiculously Advanced Features! - Freehand draw on Notes using native PDF format with “Vector" note taking tools such as Pencil, Eraser, and Highlighter; keeping PDF file sizes small - Record Audio in M4A format with stunning 3D Visualizor; M4A Audio files are synced to all your devices - RTF Word processing support for instances when all you need is the keyboard - iCloud support keeps your documents in Sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac; and with iCloud Drive, Windows PCs and well* - iCloud HandOff lets you start work on one device and continue on another (iPhone, iPad, and Mac)** - DOC/DOCX Read support on iOS, DOC/DOCX Read/Write support on OS X - Text Tool lets your Touch/Click to Type anywhere (iPad/Mac) - Cut Tool Makes it easy to reposition PDF content - Add Images, Text, and Web Pages to a PDF instantly (iPad/Mac) - Full Speech-To-Text Dictation support anywhere you can Type (Press Dictation key on keyboard on iOS, press “Fn” key twice on OS X) - iCloud is completely optional — Mach Note works just as well offline as online! * iCloud Drive Support for Windows requires iCloud Drive install, iCloud Drive for Mac requires OS X 10.10 or later; iCloud Drive supports PDF/RTF/RTFD/DOC/DOCX **iCloud HandOff requires both Bluetooth 4.0/LE and WiFi on and enabled; iCloud HandOff works with PDF/RTF/RTFD only ***Large PDF Documents in the Cloud (such as large eBooks) is not recommended*** ***If you have any issues please restart your device!***

About

My Cloud Home

Centralize all your photos, videos, and files in one location. Access and share your content from any device, anywhere with an internet connection. Automatically back up your phone's media and stream videos on the go.

Highlights
  • Centralized file storage
  • Remote access from anywhere
  • Automatic phone backup
  • Video streaming
  • Content sharing
  • Search by name or location
Features
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My Cloud Home app Store it all in one place. Access and share it from anywhere. The My Cloud Home app keeps you connected to all the photos, videos and files centralized on your My Cloud Home device from wherever you are. Automatically back up all the photos and videos from your phone so that you can make room for more. Smoothly stream videos on the go. Quickly find and share your favorite memories with friends and family. With the My Cloud Home app, all your content is under your control wherever, whenever you have an internet connection. Access your content on-the-go from anywhere in the world Automatically save the photos and videos from your phone Quickly search through your content by name or location. Play almost any video anywhere Share your memories effortlessly with your friends and family Note: The My Cloud Home app requires a My Cloud Home or My Cloud Home Duo product to work (sold separately). For more information on Western Digital’s Vulnerability Disclosure Policy please visit: https://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/vulnerability-disclosure-policy

Screenshots

Mach Note4 screens
My Cloud Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: My Cloud Home at 4.8 against Mach Note's 3.0. My Cloud Home also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (14K vs 2). Mach Note's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mach Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Cloud Home asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

My Cloud Home holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Cloud Home has 14K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Mach Note's written reviews are positive against 40% of My Cloud Home's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mach Note ships an update every 9 months, My Cloud Home every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mach Note versus My Cloud Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMach NoteMy Cloud Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (14K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better39.7% of reviews
Number of ratings214K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB104 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperMach Software DesignWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.

Customer experience

Mach Note

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

My Cloud Home

All ratings13,483 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews972 reviews
Positive39.7%
Neutral15.3%
Negative45.0%

Bugs and requests

Mach Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

My Cloud Home

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Unreliable auto-backup
  • Inability to access public folders

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved iOS integration
  • Bulk file management options
  • Support for more media formats
  • Customizable folder structure

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mach Note

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

My Cloud Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mach Note free?
Mach Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Cloud Home free?
My Cloud Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mach Note or My Cloud Home?
My Cloud Home is rated higher. Mach Note averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while My Cloud Home averages 4.8 from 14K ratings.
Do Mach Note or My Cloud Home have ads?
Neither Mach Note nor My Cloud Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mach Note or My Cloud Home?
Mach Note ships an update every 9 months, and My Cloud Home every 2 months. Most recently, Mach Note was updated on October 22, 2026 and My Cloud Home on October 23, 2026.

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