Comparison

Obsidian vs IETFNext

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

IETFNext

Features
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IETF Next is your tool for navigating the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Conferences. Browse by Working Group or follow along on the schedule and read the latest Internet-Drafts as well as view presentations from the meetings. If you missed a session, pull up the Minutes and check the working group progress against the Charter. All RFC's are indexed and available for reading. Updates and obsoletes can be shown in graph form.

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
IETFNext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Obsidian at every 3 weeks against IETFNext's every 7 months. Obsidian also leads on chart position (#129 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, IETFNext every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Obsidian versus IETFNext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianIETFNext
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#129 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Thomas Pusateri

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

IETFNext

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

None

IETFNext

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IETFNext free?
IETFNext is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Obsidian or IETFNext have ads?
Neither Obsidian nor IETFNext shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian or IETFNext?
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and IETFNext every 7 months. Most recently, Obsidian was updated on September 27, 2026 and IETFNext on September 6, 2026.

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