Obsidian vs ClinPhoDoc
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
ClinPhoDoc
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ClinPhoDoc is an organization & productivity tool for clinicians who take photos as a source of documentation. Quickly capture photo sets and optionally add a title and notes. Photo sets are displayed in a single list. Select one to view it and mark it as charted when done. ClinPhoDoc sends you a notification if you forget to chart on or delete a photo set. All photos live on your device, inside the application's storage sandbox.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ClinPhoDoc at weekly against Obsidian's every 3 weeks. Obsidian's advantage is chart position (#133 vs unranked). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, ClinPhoDoc weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obsidian | ClinPhoDoc |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #133 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | Jarod Paulson |
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
ClinPhoDoc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
ClinPhoDoc
No in-app purchases
