Comparison

Dynalist vs Actions For Obsidian

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Dynalist

Organize notes, manage projects, outline content, and build wikis with this versatile tool. Features include infinitely zooming lists, checklists, tagging, and cross-linking for efficient information management.

Highlights
  • Infinitely zooming bullet lists
  • Checklists
  • Tagging with # and @
  • Cross-linking between lists
  • Public and private list sharing
  • Insert images and LaTeX
Features
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Dynalist is a multi-purpose app that can be used as: • a note-taking app to organize your notes • a project management app to break down tasks and track progress • an outliner app to outline and write books • a wiki app to organize knowledge and information ************************************************** Key features include: • infinitely zooming bullet lists • make checklists • using # and @ tags • add dates • share lists publicly or privately • cross link between lists • insert images and LaTeX • sync dates to Google Calendar (Pro feature) • bookmark lists, bullets, and search results • apply color labels • upload files (Pro feature) • make numbered lists

About

Actions For Obsidian

This app bridges your personal knowledge management notes with Apple's automation tools. It offers over 40 actions to integrate your notes with other applications, enabling seamless data flow between your vaults and the wider Apple ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Create and manipulate notes
  • Search and organize notes
  • Work with files and folders
  • Integrate with Dataview
  • Utilize note properties
  • Execute Obsidian commands
Features
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Actions For Obsidian integrates the personal knowledge management tool Obsidian with Apple's automation ecosystem. With 40+ Shortcuts actions, it brings your notes and automations together, making Obsidian a first-class citizen in Apple's Shortcuts app. Use it to bring information from other apps into your notes, or to bring information from your vaults into other apps. Some of the possibilities it adds: - Creating, manipulating, searching, opening, organizing notes, including daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly ones - Working with files - Working with Dataview - Working with note properties - Working with your vault's files and folders - Working with Obsidian commands For a full list and detailed description, please click the "Website" link to the right or visit https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian. ——— This application is not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian.md.

Screenshots

Dynalist1 screens
Actions For Obsidian2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Actions For Obsidian at 4.8 against Dynalist's 3.9. Actions For Obsidian also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 58%). Dynalist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ratings volume (124 vs 40). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Actions For Obsidian sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Dynalist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Actions For Obsidian holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 40 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Dynalist's written reviews are positive against 88% of Actions For Obsidian's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dynalist ships an update monthly, Actions For Obsidian every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dynalist versus Actions For Obsidian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDynalistActions For Obsidian
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (124 ratings)4.8 (40 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124 — better40
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Carlo Zottmann

Customer experience

Dynalist

All ratings124 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative23.4%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive57.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative28.9%

Actions For Obsidian

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.4%

In-app purchases

None

Dynalist

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Actions For Obsidian

One-time11
  • macOS+iOS License Upgrade (S)$6.99
  • macOS-only License (S)$8.99
  • iOS-only License (S)$8.99
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  • macOS+iOS License Upgrade (M)$8.99
  • macOS-only License (M)$11.99
  • iOS-only License (M)$11.99
  • macOS-only License (L)$14.99
  • iOS-only License (L)$14.99
  • macOS + iOS License (S)$14.99
  • macOS + iOS License (M)$19.99
  • macOS + iOS License (L)$22.99

Questions

Is Dynalist free?
Dynalist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Actions For Obsidian free?
Actions For Obsidian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dynalist or Actions For Obsidian?
Actions For Obsidian is rated higher. Dynalist averages 3.9 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Actions For Obsidian averages 4.8 from 40 ratings.
Do Dynalist or Actions For Obsidian have ads?
Neither Dynalist nor Actions For Obsidian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dynalist or Actions For Obsidian?
Dynalist ships an update monthly, and Actions For Obsidian every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dynalist was updated on October 14, 2026 and Actions For Obsidian on October 15, 2026.

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