Obsidian vs Sanza
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
Sanza
This app combines menstrual cycle tracking with productivity tools. It offers personalized insights and task management to help users align their daily activities with their natural rhythms for better performance.
- Cycle-based planning
- Personalized insights
- Comprehensive monitoring
- Advanced task management
- Align natural rhythms with activities
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Sanza merges cycle tracking with advanced productivity features. With cycle-based planning, personalized insights, comprehensive monitoring, and advanced task management, Sanza helps you align your natural rhythms with your daily activities for optimal performance. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Obsidian at 4.5 against Sanza's 3.7. Obsidian also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Sanza sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Obsidian asks for nothing beyond the download.
Obsidian holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, Sanza every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obsidian | Sanza |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #123 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | Planet Lucy |
Customer experience
Obsidian
Sanza
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
Sanza
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
Sanza
- Sanza Mensuel$29.991 Month
- Sanza Annuel$169.991 Year
