Obsidian vs Bible Record
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
Bible Record
Facilitate Bible translation into new languages using the Oral Mother Tongue method. Record verse by verse with two speakers, automatically removing the trade language speaker via volume detection. Edit, tag, and export recordings for distribution.
- Verse-by-verse translation recording
- Automatic trade language speaker removal
- Segment-based editing (delete, reorder, re-record)
- Tagging verses for navigation
- Export recordings
- Cloud upload for distribution
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Bring the Bible to new languages with ease. Our app streamlines the translation process by allowing two speakers - one fluent in the trade language and the new language - to translate verse by verse. The app automatically removes the trade language speaker based on volume detection, ensuring clear, high-quality recordings. With our segment-based editing system, you can: Delete, reorder, and re-record segments for accuracy Tag verses for easy navigation Export recordings and upload them to the cloud for distribution
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bible Record at 100% against Obsidian's 62%. Bible Record also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Obsidian's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Bible Record holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.7K ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Bible Record's.
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, Bible Record every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obsidian | Bible Record |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.7K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #136 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | Every SevenNine LLC |
Customer experience
Obsidian
Bible Record
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
Bible Record
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
Bible Record
No in-app purchases
