Comparison

WPD Reader vs Obsidian Web Clipper

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

Head to head
About

WPD Reader

Easily open and read Corel WordPerfect documents on your iPhone and iPad. Convert files to Microsoft Word or PDF formats for wider compatibility and editing. Manage your documents with built-in browsing and organization tools.

Highlights
  • Open and read WordPerfect files (versions 1-11)
  • Convert to Microsoft Word (.docx, .doc) and RTF
  • Convert to PDF
  • Searchable text content
  • Document outlines and page thumbnails
  • Integrated document manager
  • iCloud and third-party storage support
Features
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Do you receive Corel® WordPerfect® documents (.wpd, .wpt, .wp, .wp4, .wp5, .wp6) as email attachments on you iPhone and iPad? Are you having plenty of WordPerfect files that no decent viewer available to open on your iPhone and iPad? The easiest way to circumvent these problems is WPD Reader. “WPD Reader” allows you to open and read WordPerfect (version 1-11) documents on iOS device. It offers you fantastic reading experience using document outlines, page thumbnails and text search features. In addition, “WPD Reader” allows you to export WordPerfect document into Microsoft Word(.docx, .doc) and RTF to make it available for editing in other Word processing software. Converts the text, text characteristics, paragraphs, text frames linking, text frame columns, tables, graphics and other document objects and properties to the matching Microsoft Word format objects and properties by preserving layout. - It also allows to convert WordPerfect document into PDF. - Standard document interaction interface to share, send and save exported documents. READING FEATURES: - Fully selectable and searchable text contents. Select and copy text to clipboard for further use. - Pinch out and Pinch in to ZoomIn and ZoomOut view. - Navigate through topics by document outlines, if exist. - Search text feature to find a character, word or sentence any where in a document. - Scroll through your document by Page Thumbnails or Go to page feature. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT - The inbuilt document browse view automatically gives you the option to share documents using the Share button or a drag-and-drop action. It also provides a standard interface for browsing and managing documents. - Automatically handles access to iCloud for you within the app. It also provides access to documents managed by third-party storage service extensions installed on your device. - Browse, find and sort documents to help you locate the document you want. Tap the file that you want to open. - You can move, delete, duplicate and rename a document with document manager in browser view. - In the document manager, you can group related documents into folders so they’re easy to find. - Support to open and convert Corel WordPerfect (version 1-11) format files. Note: “WPD Reader” is standalone application running natively to open and convert WordPerfect document securely right on your iOS device. You can refer User Manual for any assistance Or Contact Support. Microsoft® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. Corel® and WordPerfect® are registered trademarks of Corel Corporation or Corel Corporation Limited.

About

Obsidian Web Clipper

Save web content directly to your personal knowledge base for offline access. Organize research, recipes, articles, and more with customizable templates and smart triggers. Your data is private, secure, and stored locally in durable Markdown format.

Highlights
  • Clip any web content
  • Select page content or extract main article
  • Customizable templates for metadata
  • Smart triggers for automatic template application
  • Seamless integration with Obsidian vault
  • Save as local Markdown files
  • Offline access to clipped content
Features
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Bring the web to your personal knowledge base. Save content to your Obsidian vault so you always have access to it, even offline. Obsidian is secure, private, and designed around durable open formats that allows you to preserve your data for the long term. Whether you're researching for a project, saving recipes, bookmarking travel destinations, or collecting inspiring articles, the Obsidian Web Clipper helps you organize your ideas. - Clip anything: From news articles and blog posts to recipes, product pages, and research papers — if it's on the web, you can save it. - Select page content: Clip entire pages, selected text, or let the clipper intelligently extract just the main content. - Customizable templates: Create tailored templates to automatically extract metadata from web pages. Perfect for academics, movie buffs, book lovers, or anyone who wants structured notes. - Smart triggers: Set up rules to automatically apply the right template based on the website you're clipping from. - Seamless integration: all your clips flow directly into Obsidian, in the vault and folder of your choice. As with everything Obsidian, Web Clipper is designed to protect your privacy, and give you control over your data. - No lock-in: All your clips are saved in clean, durable, portable Markdown files — no proprietary formats. - Offline access: your saved clips are saved locally, and always at your fingertips, with or without an internet connection. - 100% private: all your clipped content is stored locally in your Obsidian vault. Your thoughts are yours. Obsidian helps you create connections and links between your notes so you can organize your thoughts. You can create links between everything — ideas, articles, lists, locations, books — anything you can put in a note, you can link to other notes.

Screenshots

WPD Reader4 screens
Obsidian Web Clipper1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Obsidian Web Clipper at Free against WPD Reader's $4.99. Obsidian Web Clipper also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 36%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). WPD Reader's advantage is chart position (#132 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download; WPD Reader costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

WPD Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 98 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 36% of WPD Reader's written reviews are positive against 69% of Obsidian Web Clipper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WPD Reader ships an update every 4 months, Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
WPD Reader versus Obsidian Web Clipper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWPD ReaderObsidian Web Clipper
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (119 ratings) — better4.4 (98 ratings)
Positive reviews36.4% of reviews68.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings119 — better98
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#132 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRootRise Technologies Pvt. Ltd.Dynalist Inc.

Customer experience

WPD Reader

All ratings119 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%

Obsidian Web Clipper

All ratings98 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.6%

Bugs and requests

WPD Reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Obsidian Web Clipper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Defining a file path with a subfolder does not work
  • Doesn't wait for page load, resulting in missing content

Requested features

2 requests
  • Immersive reading experience with ability to hide top and bottom bars
  • Autofill possible vaults for clipping

In-app purchases

None

WPD Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Obsidian Web Clipper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WPD Reader free?
WPD Reader costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Obsidian Web Clipper free?
Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WPD Reader or Obsidian Web Clipper?
WPD Reader is rated higher. WPD Reader averages 4.6 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Obsidian Web Clipper averages 4.4 from 98 ratings.
Do WPD Reader or Obsidian Web Clipper have ads?
Neither WPD Reader nor Obsidian Web Clipper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WPD Reader or Obsidian Web Clipper?
WPD Reader ships an update every 4 months, and Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. Most recently, WPD Reader was updated on October 16, 2026 and Obsidian Web Clipper on October 13, 2026.

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