Obsidian vs Nutsum
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
Nutsum
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Nutsum으로 영상의 핵심을 간편하고 빠르게 파악하세요! 유튜브에 쌓여만 가는 재생목록, 이제 Nutsum으로 편하게 관리하세요. • 무제한 요약 - 횟수 제한 없이 마음껏 요약하세요 • 긴 영상도 OK - 1시간 넘는 영상도 빠르게 요약 • 외국어 지원 - 영어, 일본어 등 외국어 영상도 한국어로 요약 • 간편한 공유 - 유튜브에서 공유 한 번이면 바로 요약 시작 • 메모 기능 - 영상 보다 떠오른 생각을 바로 기록 • 스마트 검색 - 요약 및 메모 내용까지 검색해서 더 정확히 탐색 • 북마크 - 중요한 영상을 모아 나만의 지식창고 만들기 • 다중기기 접속 및 데이터 백업 - 소중한 데이터, 안심하고 보관 이런 분들께 추천해요! • 유튜브 재생목록이 쌓여만 가서 찾아보기 힘들었던 분 • 아기 잘 때 조용히 유튜브 내용을 확인하고 싶은 분 • 영상 볼 시간이 부족한 직장인 • 공부 영상 핵심만 빠르게 파악하고 싶은 학생 • 외국어 영상 내용을 빠르게 파악하고 싶은 분 • 유튜브로 정보를 수집하고 관리하고 싶은 분 이용약관: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obsidian at none against Nutsum's 2. Obsidian also leads on chart position (#141 vs unranked). Nutsum's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Nutsum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Obsidian asks for nothing beyond the download.
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, Nutsum every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obsidian | Nutsum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #141 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | wooseung yun |
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
Nutsum
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
Nutsum
- Unlimited access$1.991 Month
- Unlimited access$14.991 Year
