reMarkable mobile vs Obsidian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
reMarkable mobile
Organize, create, and access your digital notes and documents from your paper tablet on the go. Manage content with folders and tags, and create new notebooks or add pages to existing PDFs and ebooks. Sync your work seamlessly to continue where you left off.
- Content overview with tags and favorites
- Create folders for organization
- Search functionality for documents
- Create new notebooks and add pages
- Edit PDFs and ebooks
- Sync content across devices
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Expand your reMarkable universe: Make sure to pair your paper tablet with an account at my.remarkable.com before logging in to the app. Find login details for both in Account settings on the paper tablet. Get organized: Use the app to get an overview of your content, with tags and favorite documents. Create folders for collecting notebooks and files by topic. Save one for each project, or separate work and personal notes. This will help you find and arrange the content stored on your paper tablet with Search. You can also remove clutter by deleting any digital paper that has piled up. Fresh paper in your pocket: Our notebooks take full advantage of the flexibility of digital paper for taking notes, typing, and sketching. All of your content is always available, and you can both make fresh notebooks, folders, and add note pages in PDFs and ebooks. Take focused notes, anywhere: Make your ideas easier to refine and share on the go. Our cloud storage allows you to sync your content and pick up right where you left off on your paper tablet. Use the app to create new notebooks or quick sheets, and add blank note pages to existing documents. Checkboxes in the formatting menu are great for to-do lists. Type pages of notes, or quickly write out shorter lists to review and annotate later on your reMarkable. Download the app to your mobile to make the most of your paper tablet. Discover a new way to take notes.
Obsidian
Organize your thoughts and ideas with a powerful knowledge base that utilizes local Markdown files. This app acts as your personal second brain, accessible on your mobile device for seamless note-taking and idea connection.
- Local Markdown file storage
- Customizable toolbar
- Graph view for connections
- Community plugins
- Themes
- iCloud sync
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Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files. It is a second brain, for you, forever. Now available on the go for iOS! Features include: - Customizable toolbar - Pull down quick actions - Graph view - Community plugins - Themes - Sidebar pinning for tablet - iCloud vaults
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Obsidian at 4.5 against reMarkable mobile's 2.8. Obsidian also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 28%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Obsidian holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.7K ratings behind it against 500, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of reMarkable mobile's written reviews are positive against 62% of Obsidian's.
reMarkable mobile ships an update every 2 months, Obsidian every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | reMarkable mobile | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (500 ratings) | 4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 62.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 500 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #128 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | reMarkable AS | Dynalist Inc. |
Customer experience
reMarkable mobile
Obsidian
User reviews
reMarkable mobile
From 500 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Seamless syncing
- 📚 Convenient access to notes on the go
- ✨ Exceptional writing experience
- 📝 Useful companion to the Remarkable device
- 🔒 Secure with passcode lock
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent syncing and connectivity issues
- 📱 Limited functionality compared to the device
- 🔍 Difficult to search and organize notes
- 💻 Subpar performance on certain devices
- 🔧 Complicated setup and pairing process
Obsidian
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Powerful features
- 👍 Customizable and flexible
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 💡 Innovative note-taking approach
- 🚀 Smooth mobile experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sync issues and unreliable iCloud integration
- 🔋 Slow startup and performance issues on mobile
- 👎 Steep learning curve for new users
- 👎 Limited sorting and organization options
- 👎 Lack of WYSIWYG editing on mobile
Bugs and requests
reMarkable mobile
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Cursor controls not working as expected
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- PDF scrolling and rendering issues
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to edit and annotate documents within the app
- Implement a dark mode option
- Improve file management and organization tools
- Integrate with popular cloud storage services
- Allow handwriting input on mobile devices
Obsidian
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sync issues leading to data loss
- Freezing and crashing on mobile devices
- Editing bugs and text input issues
Requested features
5 requests- Improved sorting and organization options
- WYSIWYG editing on mobile
- Better integration with other cloud storage services
- More intuitive onboarding process for new users
- Native mobile widgets and share sheet integration
In-app purchases
reMarkable mobile
No in-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
