Impossible
I spent over two hours trying to set this up and sync it with the Mac version. I thought I had it working once or twice. Next time I opened it nothing there. Very very disappointed, deleting
Good app, but unusable UI, especially with plugins
I love the desktop app, especially with plugins, but on the mobile version without the ribbon along the left, plugins aren’t usable. Additionally, the toolbar in the note editor is sized incorrectly, making 90% of the options appear off screen without a way to access them.
It works
App works
Best note taking app!! Have used for 5+ years!!
Download it!!
My second brain
Can’t live without Obsidian. Helps me manage the trainwreck that is my brain ★★★★★
Great app but somewhat unstable on iOS and iCloud
I’ve come to rely heavily on this app and admire its capabilities. But it regrettably gets minus two stars due to general instability. With a moderately sized vault, there are frequent repeat crashes that require a device restart to resolve. Given it could be iCloud as the root cause it’s still a consideration when using this app with iCloud.
Took the tip from the dev to make sure “Keep Downloaded” was on in the Files app… it had always been set this way on Mac but found that it wasn’t on iPad… so now that it is, now it’s wait and see… +1 star for developer responsiveness… star #5 is pending resolution of the crashing issue…
…still the occasional crash from restart — general iCloud instability is probably causing this — as well as file updates that get “stuck” syncing between Apple devices sharing iCloud — need to take Apple to task on this since the sense I’m getting is iCloud is not resilient or robust enough to justify the huge 2TB storage solutions that Apple is selling. Since I can see signs aside from Obsidian that point to iCloud as the culprit I will award the 5th star to Obsidian because I will not penalize it for what is evidently an Apple issue.
Took the tip from the dev to make sure “Keep Downloaded” was on in the Files app… it had always been set this way on Mac but found that it wasn’t on iPad… so now that it is, now it’s wait and see… +1 star for developer responsiveness… star #5 is pending resolution of the crashing issue…
…still the occasional crash from restart — general iCloud instability is probably causing this — as well as file updates that get “stuck” syncing between Apple devices sharing iCloud — need to take Apple to task on this since the sense I’m getting is iCloud is not resilient or robust enough to justify the huge 2TB storage solutions that Apple is selling. Since I can see signs aside from Obsidian that point to iCloud as the culprit I will award the 5th star to Obsidian because I will not penalize it for what is evidently an Apple issue.
Show more
Slow, so slow 🫤
Took about 10min this morning to load; new device, just upgraded from iPhone Xr to iPhone 11. Crashed repeatedly.
Before upgrade, it also loaded very slow, crashing upon app launch if I hadn’t launched within recent hours or especially days. It just shows rock logo for about 20sec then terminates app. With enough tries, it eventually loads. Looks like experience on this newer, faster device may be similar - I’ll know in a few weeks.
Is everyone writing their apps with react nowadays? Is a part of the problem? (I’ve not looked under the hood here - I don’t know, but am wondering.)
App launch time, and responsiveness right after launch is so poor, I regret switching my note taking over to .md from more proprietary apps.
It is astounding that on this device (and my considerably older ones) I’m able to capture and edit videos, record multi-track audio with realtime dsp and various types of synthesis and modelling, video chatting with effects and multiple streams, can search though huge volumes of text etc., yet a lot of apps including Obsidian, perform so excruciatingly slow and poorly (eg wait for network response before showing a button is pressed, etc,), I can’t really comprehend what metrics must be used to measure good development nowadays 😕. Look, a lot of criticism here, but I’d pay for a better experience. Free is amazing, I marvel you folks can deliver such things for free. Wherein lies the problem that such obvious talent takes insufficient/ineffective interest in some kind of metrics that result in really good ux on more-than-reasonably performant hardware for text editing, processing and search?
Once Obsidian is fully launched and “warmed up”, it works quite well., so what I do to mitigate frustration is launch the app and “warm it up” some minutes BEFORE actually needing it. Luckily, this morning I was doing just that, well before I needed it, otherwise I would not have been able to use the app at all during the time I needed it. Thankfully it eventually loaded (perhaps after 4 crashes, each one minutes in duration, with final launch attempt before breakfast, then once breakfast was done it was loaded except for the spinning loading icon at the top-left, which would be the button to navigate to other files- I restarting Obsidian one more time cleared that up too).
Before upgrade, it also loaded very slow, crashing upon app launch if I hadn’t launched within recent hours or especially days. It just shows rock logo for about 20sec then terminates app. With enough tries, it eventually loads. Looks like experience on this newer, faster device may be similar - I’ll know in a few weeks.
Is everyone writing their apps with react nowadays? Is a part of the problem? (I’ve not looked under the hood here - I don’t know, but am wondering.)
App launch time, and responsiveness right after launch is so poor, I regret switching my note taking over to .md from more proprietary apps.
It is astounding that on this device (and my considerably older ones) I’m able to capture and edit videos, record multi-track audio with realtime dsp and various types of synthesis and modelling, video chatting with effects and multiple streams, can search though huge volumes of text etc., yet a lot of apps including Obsidian, perform so excruciatingly slow and poorly (eg wait for network response before showing a button is pressed, etc,), I can’t really comprehend what metrics must be used to measure good development nowadays 😕. Look, a lot of criticism here, but I’d pay for a better experience. Free is amazing, I marvel you folks can deliver such things for free. Wherein lies the problem that such obvious talent takes insufficient/ineffective interest in some kind of metrics that result in really good ux on more-than-reasonably performant hardware for text editing, processing and search?
Once Obsidian is fully launched and “warmed up”, it works quite well., so what I do to mitigate frustration is launch the app and “warm it up” some minutes BEFORE actually needing it. Luckily, this morning I was doing just that, well before I needed it, otherwise I would not have been able to use the app at all during the time I needed it. Thankfully it eventually loaded (perhaps after 4 crashes, each one minutes in duration, with final launch attempt before breakfast, then once breakfast was done it was loaded except for the spinning loading icon at the top-left, which would be the button to navigate to other files- I restarting Obsidian one more time cleared that up too).
Show more
打开很卡甚至打不开
经常打开后黑屏，可以关闭iCloud同步或者设置为保留下载。感谢开发者的指导。
Update: fixed (keep downloaded
Edit: the suggested fix below worked :) thank you and review updated
App is so slow to open on mobile , especially in low latency environments (often on mobile). It's getting to the point where I may even switch off as it just takes so long to get to an editor.
App is so slow to open on mobile , especially in low latency environments (often on mobile). It's getting to the point where I may even switch off as it just takes so long to get to an editor.
Awesome software
Obsidian is one of those things that is very easy to feel very grateful for. Amazing tool.
Great app but somewhat unstable on iOS and iCloud
I’ve come to rely heavily on this app and admire its capabilities. But it regrettably gets minus two stars due to general instability. With a moderately sized vault, there are frequent repeat crashes that require a device restart to resolve. Given it could be iCloud as the root cause it’s still a consideration when using this app with iCloud.
Took the tip from the dev to make sure “Keep Downloaded” was on in the Files app… it had always been set this way on Mac but found that it wasn’t on iPad… so now that it is, now it’s wait and see… +1 star for developer responsiveness… star #5 is pending resolution of the crashing issue…
Took the tip from the dev to make sure “Keep Downloaded” was on in the Files app… it had always been set this way on Mac but found that it wasn’t on iPad… so now that it is, now it’s wait and see… +1 star for developer responsiveness… star #5 is pending resolution of the crashing issue…
Show more
Opens to a black screen
iPhone 15 pro opens to a black screen. Tried reinstalling, but the same thing happens.
Life changer
I don't usually write reviews, and it may look like a paid one but it’s not paid one. I just want to say what's true: Obsidian has changed how I work.
I juggle several projects at once, and for years I had a pile of half-finished ideas scattered across notebooks and apps. Since switching to Obsidian, I've gone back and actually finished things I'd shelved for months. My productivity hasn't just improved .it's transformed.
If I've managed to make even a small mark in the world, a real part of that credit belongs to this app.
I juggle several projects at once, and for years I had a pile of half-finished ideas scattered across notebooks and apps. Since switching to Obsidian, I've gone back and actually finished things I'd shelved for months. My productivity hasn't just improved .it's transformed.
If I've managed to make even a small mark in the world, a real part of that credit belongs to this app.
Show more
I use this app every day to manage my poor memory.
Life with dissociative amnesia is hard! This application helps me store all the little things I learn throughout the day. I use the iOS widget that lets me drop a quick note and that saves to a quick notes folder and then later on my desktop I flesh that idea out and organize it. Backlinks and a healthy graph make visual learning and retention a lot easier.
Show more
recommendations
it would be cool if you could manually sort list and not being in order of creation etc
Fast, Flexible, & Mine
Goodbye to lifetimes of subscriptions to keep my records, goodbye to locked in formats, goodbye to AI bloatware … hello Obsidian! What a breath of fresh air. Sleek and powerful interface, as easy or detailed as you want it to be, plus extend-able with community plugins.
It’s the notes and records app we all deserve.
It’s the notes and records app we all deserve.
Show more
Unable to load notes
I got this app to be able to sync my notes across devices. The app never seems to be able to load on my phone which renders this app useless
I find this app useful for my note-taking
Need more functions: underline, create a table/collumn for comparision, more font colour, more highlight colour, and maybe (not so necessary... sticky notes/sticker/emo).
Yes
Do it!
Obsidian notes
There is nothing I can add to what has already been said about obsidian. From note taking it has evolved to being a second brain for many users. The introduction of bases takes it to new levels.
