Obsidian vs Quiet Timer
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
Quiet Timer
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Quiet Timer: Focus Timer is a distraction-free timer built for focus sessions and simple routines. Use it for: * Deep work and study blocks * Reading and writing sessions * Meditation and quiet breaks * Any task where you just need a clean countdown Designed to feel calm and fast, so you can start a session in seconds and get back to what matters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Obsidian at Free against Quiet Timer's $0.99. Obsidian also leads on chart position (#122 vs unranked). Quiet Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On 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
Obsidian is free to download; Quiet Timer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Obsidian | Quiet Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #122 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | Dmytro Rastaturin |
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
Quiet Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
Quiet Timer
No in-app purchases
