Comparison

Obsidian vs evabl

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

evabl

This AI-powered app assists you in setting and achieving personal goals by breaking them down into manageable steps. It provides tailored guidance, structure, and reminders to keep you focused and on track. Track your progress, celebrate milestones, and build momentum towards your aspirations.

Highlights
  • AI-powered goal setting
  • Personalized guidance and structure
  • Progress tracking and accountability
  • Breaking down large goals into steps
  • Tailored suggestions and reminders
  • Celebration of achievements
Features
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evabl is the AI-powered goal coaching app that helps you do it yourself. Set a goal, get guidance, and build real progress without handing your work to a bot. What you can do with evabl • Set clear goals: Tell evabl what you want to achieve (learn a skill, get fit, speak in public, cook, create, and more). evabl helps you break big goals into steps you can actually do. • Get AI-powered guidance: Receive tailored suggestions, structure, and reminders to stay focused. The AI supports you, you do the work. • Stay on track: Track progress, celebrate wins, and stay accountable as you move from intention to achievement. Built for real-life goals Whether you want to run a 5K, learn guitar, write a book, meditate daily, learn a language, cook with confidence, or get stronger. evabl helps you name the goal, follow a plan, and keep showing up. Achieve your goals. (subscription purchase required to access all app functionality) Privacy Policy - https://evabl.ai/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions - https://evabl.ai/terms-and-conditions EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
evabl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: evabl at 100% against Obsidian's 62%. evabl also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Obsidian's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. evabl sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Obsidian asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

evabl 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 evabl's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Obsidian versus evabl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianevabl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#135 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.DevNoun LLC

Customer experience

Obsidian

All ratings2,674 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative10.5%
Written reviews1,303 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral11.9%
Negative26.0%

evabl

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

evabl

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

evabl

Subscriptions2
  • monthly$19.991 Month
  • yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • 1M eva Token Refill$9.99

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is evabl free?
evabl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Obsidian or evabl?
evabl is rated higher. Obsidian averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while evabl averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Obsidian or evabl have ads?
evabl shows ads; Obsidian does not.

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