Quickfem vs Widgets for Obsidian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quickfem
This app provides 2D Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools for engineers and students. It allows users to build and analyze structural models directly on their mobile devices, offering features for geometry creation, meshing, and result visualization to deepen understanding of structural mechanics.
- Automatic meshing
- 2D constant strain triangle FEM
- Up to 100,000 elements
- Axisymmetric FEA modelling
- Thermal mechanical analysis
- Complex geometry support
- Displacement and stress plots
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Quickfem, the 2D Finite Element Analysis App for Engineers and Students. FEA for Students Learn how finite elements and structural analysis works by starting out with simple models you can build directly on your phone or tablet. Play around with geometry, constraints, loads, materials and results to augment the theory. FEA for Engineers FEA is hard. Most problems are 3d and complex and require the major packages such as Ansys, Abacus, Patran, Nastran etc. But engineers have to know what to expect from these models and this insight stems from the understanding of simple mechanisms and effects. With Quickfem, you have the most convenient FEA modeller imaginable in your back pocket! Simple touch geometry creation, automatic meshing, quick mesh refinement, simple constant strain elements, and near solution instant feedback creates the tight iteration loops necessary for rapid discovery. Running on your mobile device, Quickfem gives you the freedom to create and understand structural models wherever and whenever inspiration strikes. Know what to expect. Featuring - Automatic meshing - 2D constant strain triangle FEM - Up to 100,000 elements - 3D view and edit mode - Axisymmetric FEA modelling - Plane stress and plane strain - Thermal mechanical (thermomechanical) analysis - Complex geometry, arcs, fillets, holes - Fastener representations, grounded or connected to 1 or more plates - Convergence checking through user defined mesh size - Displacements fringe and deformation plots - Strain and stress fringe plots - Equivalent and principal stress fringe plots - Maxima and minima - Unit systems, SI, US, none or custom - Default and customer material definitions - Customisable modelling environment, materials, loads, units, precision, feature thickness, mesh sizes - Example models Go to www.quickfem.com for more
Widgets for Obsidian
Quickly capture notes and access your Obsidian vault directly from your home screen. Automate note creation with custom destinations and launch any Obsidian command with a single touch.
- Home screen quick capture widget
- Customizable note destinations
- Zettel timestamp support
- Append to existing notes
- Customizable actions widget
- Launch any Obsidian command
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Widgets for Obsidian is the definite companion for your favourite note-taking app. Access your personal Vault right from your home screen. The Quick Note Widget solves one of the biggest pain points of writing notes on mobile: Quick capture. Bypass waiting for files to sync, and immediately start writing. Custom destinations empower you to create your own workflows: Automatically create and add to daily notes, ensure unique notes with Zettel timestamps, append to an existing note… – the options are endless! You can configure custom Actions to launch any Obsidian command with a single touch. The Actions Widget is based on Obsidian’s URI scheme, empowering you to run automations as simple or complex as you like. Widgets for Obsidian is built by a solo developer, and allows unlimited captures for free. Once you’re ready to access power user features, like multiple destinations, you can subscribe to support app development. This application is not created by, affiliated with, or supported by Obsidian. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Widgets for Obsidian at Free against Quickfem's $4.99. Widgets for Obsidian also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 6). Quickfem's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.5). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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
Widgets for Obsidian is free to download; Quickfem costs $4.99 up front. Widgets for Obsidian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Quickfem asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Quickfem against 4.4 for Widgets for Obsidian. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets for Obsidian has 48 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Quickfem's written reviews are positive against 64% of Widgets for Obsidian's.
Quickfem ships an update every 2 months, Widgets for Obsidian every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quickfem | Widgets for Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 4.4 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 63.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Finite Elephants | JOSCHUA GLAU |
Customer experience
Quickfem
Widgets for Obsidian
In-app purchases
Quickfem
No in-app purchases
Widgets for Obsidian
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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