Comparison

Obsidian vs Dev Calc

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Local Markdown file storage
  • Customizable toolbar
  • Graph view for connections
  • Community plugins
  • Themes
  • iCloud sync
Features
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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

About

Dev Calc

This app assists developers and programmers with immediate numeric conversions between binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal formats. It also provides tools for generating color codes from RGB, HSL, and HSV values, with a color picker and preset options.

Highlights
  • Numeric conversion (Bin, Oct, Dec, Hex)
  • Signed/Unsigned options
  • Adjustable bit sizes (8, 16, 32, 64)
  • RGB, HSL, HSV color code generation
  • Color picker
  • Preset color options
Features
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You can convert numeric to Bin, Oct, Dec, Hex immediately with Signed, Unsigned. ** Introduction ** This is a calculator app to help System Developers and Programmers. Convert numeric to binary, octal, decimal, hex immediately. You can set conversion bit number and signed/unsigned, so you can adjust settings for binary, short, int, long. Also you can get clolor code for system application from RGB and Color Picker. And you can choose preset color simply. ** Overview ** - Convert numeric to binary, octal, decimal, hex immediately. - You can edit each digits for detailed confirmation. - You can get color code from RGB, HSL, HSV and Color Picker. - Using preset color, you can get color code quickly. ** Characteristics ** >> Numeric conversion - You can input numeric in binary, octal, decimal, hex. - You can choose bits size from 8bits, 16bits, 32bits, 64bits. - You can choose signed numeric or unsigned numeric. - you can edit each digits directly. >> Color code - You can see a color code in Hex, RGB, HSL and HSV. - Support alpha channel of color. - You can get a color code from RGB, HSL, HSV adjuster and Color Picker. - You can get a color code just by choosing a preset color. ** Terms of Use ** https://coconutsdevelop.com/en/terms/terms_of_use.html ** Developer website ** https://coconutsdevelop.com/

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
Dev Calc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Obsidian at 4.5 against Dev Calc's 2.0. Obsidian also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Dev Calc's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment 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. Dev Calc sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Obsidian asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Obsidian holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Obsidian's written reviews are positive against 60% of Dev Calc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, Dev Calc every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Obsidian versus Dev Calc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianDev Calc
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Toshiya Hondo

Customer experience

Obsidian

All ratings2,674 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1,303 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral11.9%
Negative26.0%

Dev Calc

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and 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

Dev Calc

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dev Calc

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads (Monthly)$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dev Calc free?
Dev Calc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Obsidian or Dev Calc?
Obsidian is rated higher. Obsidian averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Dev Calc averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Obsidian or Dev Calc have ads?
Dev Calc shows ads; Obsidian does not.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian or Dev Calc?
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dev Calc every 2 months. Most recently, Obsidian was updated on September 24, 2026 and Dev Calc on June 4, 2026.

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