Comparison

TVAirScreen vs Obsideck

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

Head to head
About

TVAirScreen

Instantly display photos and PDFs from your iPhone on your Apple TV without needing AirPlay. Ideal for slideshows, presentations, or sheet music, it offers a simple way to share content on the big screen.

Highlights
  • Send photos and PDFs to Apple TV
  • iPhone screen remains active
  • Independent of AirPlay
  • Simple setup process
  • Instant display
Features
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Pass the remote, not the phone. Stop crowding around one tiny screen. TVAirScreen puts your photos on your Apple TV in seconds, so the whole room can enjoy them together — big, bright and easy to browse with the Siri Remote. NO SETUP. NO ACCOUNTS. NO APPLE ID. Your iPhone and Apple TV connect directly. There's no AirPlay to configure, no Apple ID to share and nothing to sign up for. Guests can put their own photos on your TV without touching your settings. A CODE FOR NEW PHONES Your TV shows a 4-digit code. A new phone enters it once and is remembered from then on. Phones that already use your TV keep working. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Send a whole album in one go — photos arrive in the order you picked them • Press Play/Pause on the Siri Remote for an instant, looping slideshow • Swipe left and right to browse on the big screen • Share straight from Photos, Files or Safari with the TVAirScreen share button • Send PDFs — every page becomes a slide. Perfect for sheet music, lessons and presentations • Pick from Photos or Files, or take a new photo with the camera • Your iPhone stays awake while connected, so the show keeps going • View photos and PDFs full screen on your iPhone, with pinch-to-zoom MADE FOR MOMENTS LIKE • Holiday photos with the grandparents on the couch • Parties, weddings and reunions — every guest can add their shots • Travel slideshows the evening you get home • Classrooms, meetings and presentations • Choir, band and church rehearsals with the music on the big screen • Holiday rentals — let your guests share to the TV FREE TO START. PRO IS YOURS FOREVER. Send up to 5 photos at a time for free, with no account. Unlock Pro once — no subscription — for unlimited batches and PDFs. Bought TVAirScreen before it became free? Pro is already yours. GET STARTED 1. Install TVAirScreen on your Apple TV, or scan the QR code it shows. 2. Open TVAirScreen on your iPhone and tap “Connect to Apple TV”. 3. Enter the code from the TV the first time, choose your photos, and watch them appear. Requires the TVAirScreen app on your Apple TV.

About

Obsideck

A casual Markdown note-taking app for iPhone and iPad that displays your notes as a grid of cards. It allows for quick previews, following links and tags, and editing with a focused editor, all while respecting your privacy.

Highlights
  • Card grid for casual browsing
  • Rich Markdown preview
  • Wiki link navigation
  • Tappable tags
  • Interactive task lists
  • Focused Markdown editor
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
Features
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Your notes, as cards. Obsidian, made casual. Obsideck is a relaxed way to use your Obsidian notes on iPhone and iPad. Point it at any folder — your Obsidian notes in iCloud Drive, a local folder on your device, or anywhere the Files app can reach — and your notes appear as a tidy grid of cards. Tap a card for a quick preview, follow links and tags, check off tasks, and switch to a focused editor whenever you want to make a change. Everything stays fast and light — no heavy setup, no plugins to configure, just your notes, ready when you are. **Free to start, unlock once** Free to download: browse, search, edit, create notes, and use the preset themes. One Unlock adds pins, card colors, backlinks, the Custom theme, daily notes, and widgets — no subscription, Family Sharing supported. Existing buyers get everything at no extra cost. **A card grid for casual browsing** Your notes are laid out as cards in a masonry grid, like sticky notes. Sort by date modified, date created, or name. Reorder by dragging. With Unlock: pin notes to the top and color cards. Long-press a card for quick actions. **Themes** Choose Violet, Ocean, or Warm, or build a Custom theme: per-element colors, bold and italic, and code block colors. Adjust text size and line spacing for the preview and the editor in Appearance. **Daily notes and widgets** Obsideck reads your Obsidian daily-note settings and shows today's note on a Today card. Add New Note, Today, or Pinned widgets to your Home Screen; the data they show stays on your device. **Rich Markdown preview** - Headings, emphasis, lists, quotes, and code blocks - Frontmatter shown as a clean, structured panel - Callouts (`> [!note]`, `> [!warning]`, and more) rendered with icons - Images embedded with Obsidian syntax: `![[image.png]]` **Wiki links that actually work** Tap a `[[note]]` link to jump straight to that note. Obsideck searches all your notes to resolve links, supports aliases and heading links, and lists backlinks to the note you're reading; with Unlock, tap one to jump there. **Tappable tags** Tap any `#tag` to instantly search your notes for every one that uses it — inline tags and frontmatter tags alike. **Interactive task lists** Check and uncheck `- [ ]` task items right in preview — tap anywhere on the row, not just the checkbox. Your changes are written back to the file. **Edit with a focused editor** Switch to edit mode for syntax-highlighted Markdown editing. Changes auto-save back to the file, so your notes stay in sync with Obsidian and every other tool you use. **Privacy first** - No account or sign-in, and no servers of ours — only Apple's iCloud sync and App Store purchases - No ads, no tracking, no analytics - Your notes never leave your device or your own iCloud Drive - Obsideck reads and writes only the folder you explicitly select **Please note** - Obsideck is a companion reader/editor for Markdown notes; it is not affiliated with Obsidian or Obsidian.md. - Obsideck is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Dynalist Inc. Obsidian is a trademark of Dynalist Inc. - The app works with plain Markdown (.md) files. Some advanced Obsidian plugin syntax may not be rendered. - Obsideck is designed for everyday note collections — roughly up to a few hundred notes per folder and a few thousand notes in total. Performance is not guaranteed for very large collections beyond this range. - To use your Obsidian notes, keep them somewhere the Files app can reach (for example, iCloud Drive). - Card layout (order, pins, and colors) is saved in a small hidden `.obsideck` folder at the top of the folder you chose, so it syncs across your devices along with your notes (for example, via iCloud Drive). It never modifies your note files, and Obsidian simply ignores the folder. Deleting the `.obsideck` folder resets the layout to default. Terms of Use: https://unadongames.com/obsideck/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://unadongames.com/obsideck/privacy.html

Screenshots

TVAirScreen4 screens
Obsideck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Obsideck at 5.0 against TVAirScreen's 4.2. Obsideck also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). TVAirScreen's advantage is ratings volume (99 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TVAirScreen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Obsideck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Obsideck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TVAirScreen has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of TVAirScreen's written reviews are positive against 100% of Obsideck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TVAirScreen ships an update every 3 months, Obsideck every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TVAirScreen versus Obsideck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTVAirScreenObsideck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (99 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings99 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer翔宇 孙Shota Hori

Customer experience

TVAirScreen

All ratings99 ratings
Positive79.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral2.9%
Negative30.1%

Obsideck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TVAirScreen

One-time1
  • TVAirScreen Pro$4.99
None

Obsideck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TVAirScreen free?
TVAirScreen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Obsideck free?
Obsideck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TVAirScreen or Obsideck?
Obsideck is rated higher. TVAirScreen averages 4.2 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Obsideck averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TVAirScreen or Obsideck have ads?
Neither TVAirScreen nor Obsideck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TVAirScreen or Obsideck?
TVAirScreen ships an update every 3 months, and Obsideck every 2 months. Most recently, TVAirScreen was updated on October 11, 2026 and Obsideck on October 10, 2026.

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