Do apps need to ask for iCloud password?

This might be a dumb question... But I installed a note-taking app from the Mac App Store, which saves all your notes in icloud. And when I installed it, it asked for my icloud password. This is the same password that I use to buy stuff in the AppStore.
I am assuming that it is okay, because you obviously need to give it access to icloud if it's trying I save stuff in it, but it am naturally a bit paranoid... So is it normal for apps to do this? Would you enter your password in those circumstances?

App Store products are reviewed by Apple, and in theory if an app was stealing your password and sending it to the developer, that would be picked up. In practice, there's no guarantee that the review process is adequate, and a few security breaches have been reported.

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