Re: is it true that "cloud based " apps consume less battery (all other things being equal)
Maybe unexpected coming from me -- but yes, I expect they should (consume less battery). Most of their "what changed since last sync" can run in the cloud.
But no, I don't have any experience with cloud based apps (oh wait, tried Outlook once, uninstalled when it couldn't complete loading a 5K message, for viewing, in more than 10 minutes.... in an folder with only a hundred messages or so...).
Would love to see someone else respond, coming from real experience with these apps.