Obsidian vs Relayboard
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
Relayboard
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Relayboard is a privacy-first clipboard sync app for your Apple devices. Copy on your iPhone, paste on your Mac. Share a link from Safari to your iPad. Your recent clips stay easy to find, and device trust stays explicit. KEY FEATURES • Recent clips first, with history and search available when enabled • End-to-end encrypted sync over local Wi-Fi (Bonjour) • Optional iCloud sync for cross-network delivery • Explicit peer approval for local network trust • Sensitivity detection: OTP codes, credit cards, and API keys handled automatically • Never-sync, expiry, and redaction rules for sensitive content • Share extension — ingest from any app directly • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets for your recent clips PRIVACY BY DESIGN Relayboard never sends your clipboard data to third-party servers. All local sync is encrypted peer-to-peer over your own network. Cloud sync goes through your private iCloud container, under your control. Sensitive content — one-time passwords, credit card numbers, API keys — is detected and handled according to rules you control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Relayboard at every 5 days against Obsidian's every 3 weeks. Obsidian's advantage is chart position (#124 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). 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, Relayboard every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obsidian | Relayboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #124 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | Wai Hei Lam |
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
Relayboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
Relayboard
No in-app purchases









