MKX NOTES vs VaultSync for Obsidian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MKX NOTES
Organize your thoughts and media with this app. Capture text, photos, and videos, and easily search through all your content. Share your notes and findings with others.
- Text, photo, and video notes
- Searchable notes, photos, and videos
- Frame data viewing
- Share notes via social media/messaging
- Organize by players, characters, or frame data
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MKX Notes for iPhone and iPad gets you organized with photo, video, and text notes related to Mortal Kombat X. • Take text, photo, and video notes • View, sort, and search up to date frame data (as it's available) • Share your notes with anyone on social media or messaging • Take notes about players, characters, or individual frame data • Find anything: searchable text in notes, photos, and videos MKX Notes is brought to you by the makers of Tournament Edition. For more info visit www.tournamentedition.com
VaultSync for Obsidian
Sync your Obsidian notes between your devices and your own server using peer-to-peer technology. This app provides a direct connection without relying on cloud storage, ensuring your data remains private and accessible on your iPhone and iPad.
- Peer-to-peer sync with your own server
- No managed note cloud or third-party storage
- Direct sync into Obsidian's iOS sandbox
- Markdown conflict resolver with side-by-side diffs
- Sync activity timeline and diagnostics
- Optional Cloud Relay for faster incoming sync
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Your Obsidian vault, on your own server, synced to iPhone and iPad — peer-to-peer with Syncthing, no managed note cloud in the middle. VaultSync is the iOS bridge for people who already trust Syncthing with their notes. If your vault lives on a Mac, Windows PC, Linux machine, NAS, or homeserver, VaultSync lets your iPhone and iPad join that setup — without moving anything into iCloud, Dropbox, or someone else's note-sync service. It syncs straight into Obsidian's folder on your device, so you open Obsidian and your vault is just there. WHY VAULTSYNC • Direct peer-to-peer sync between your devices and your own server. • Your Markdown never passes through our servers. We can't read, index, store, or proxy your notes — they never reach us. • No account. No sign-up. No analytics SDK. No tracking. SET UP IN MINUTES • Pair with your computer or server by scanning its Syncthing QR code (Device ID). • Pick the vaults you want on this device. • Open Obsidian — your notes are already in place. BUILT FOR REAL VAULTS • Resolve Markdown conflicts in a side-by-side comparison: keep this version, the other one, or both. • "Sync Filters" keep big folders or attachments off your iPhone and iPad. • Faster, more reliable syncing when your devices are on the same Wi-Fi. • A "Sync Activity" timeline and a "Sync Issues" panel with clear next steps instead of cryptic errors. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your last sync at a glance. • Quiet conflict notifications that update in place instead of piling up. HONEST ABOUT iOS SYNC iOS does not let third-party apps run a sync service permanently in the background, and we won't pretend otherwise: • Server to iPhone/iPad: near-realtime incoming sync when the optional Cloud Relay delivers a silent push. • iPhone/iPad to server: most reliable while VaultSync is open. Background refresh helps opportunistically, but iOS decides when it runs. • If syncing stops on its own, VaultSync tells you instead of showing "Ready". CLOUD RELAY (OPTIONAL) A small subscription (monthly or yearly) that sends a silent wake-up push the moment your server has changes, so incoming sync feels instant without opening the app. The relay only ever sees a wake-up signal — your Device ID, an APNs token, and a transaction ID. It never sees your note content, Markdown, filenames, folder names, vault structure, or any metadata. It needs a free Docker sidecar ("vaultsync-notify") on your server. VaultSync works fully without Cloud Relay — the relay only makes incoming sync faster. SUPPORT VAULTSYNC (OPTIONAL) Two one-time contributions — Small and Big — for people who want to support the project. They are a tip jar: they unlock nothing, and the app stays fully functional without them. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad with iOS/iPadOS 18 or later. • Syncthing running on a Mac, Windows PC, Linux machine, NAS, or homeserver. • Obsidian installed on your device. PRIVACY & OPEN SOURCE VaultSync is peer-to-peer by design: no managed note cloud, no telemetry, nothing to sign into. The app is open source under the MPL-2.0 license — read the code, build it yourself, or contribute. VaultSync is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Obsidian or Syncthing. "Obsidian" and "Syncthing" are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MKX NOTES at 85% against VaultSync for Obsidian's 33%. MKX NOTES also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). VaultSync for Obsidian's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 34 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. VaultSync for Obsidian sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MKX NOTES asks for nothing beyond the download.
MKX NOTES ships an update every 34 months, VaultSync for Obsidian weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MKX NOTES | VaultSync for Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | V Group Inc | Umut Erdem |
Customer experience
MKX NOTES
VaultSync for Obsidian
In-app purchases
MKX NOTES
No in-app purchases
VaultSync for Obsidian
- Cloud Relay$1.991 Month
- Cloud Relay$14.991 Year
- Small Contribution$2.99
- Big Contribution$9.99
Questions
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