Leica View vs Obsidian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leica View
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Easy viewing, recording, and sharing Leica View App for the Leica M320 surgical microscope with integrated 4K camera Stream the live microscope view from your Leica M320 surgical microscope directly to your mobile devices. You can capture images and video directly from your mobile device.* In addition, you can access recorded pictures and videos from the SD-card gallery of the microscope. Download assets to a mobile device to have them conveniently at hand, e.g., for image-supported patient communication, training needs, or for sharing with peers and networks. *Only with optionally ordered WiFi-dongle. Streaming resolution to todays’ generations of mobile devices: 720p30
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 update cadence: Obsidian at every 3 weeks against Leica View's every 30 months. Obsidian also leads on chart position (#126 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Leica View ships an update every 30 months, Obsidian every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leica View | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #126 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Leica Microsystems GmbH | Dynalist Inc. |
Bugs and requests
Leica View
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Leica View
No in-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
