Obsidian vs Swyft Valet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Swyft Valet
This app automates valet parking operations and provides revenue control. It streamlines the process for managing parking services efficiently.
- Valet parking automation
- Revenue control system
- Streamlined operations
- Parking management
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Valet parking automation and revenue control system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Obsidian at 4.5 against Swyft Valet's 4.0. Obsidian also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 6) and chart position (#123 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, 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
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 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, Swyft Valet every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obsidian | Swyft Valet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #123 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | Automated Valet Parking Manager, LLC |
Customer experience
Obsidian
Swyft Valet
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
Swyft Valet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
Swyft Valet
No in-app purchases
