Comparison

Obsidian vs Relayboard

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

Relayboard

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
Relayboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Obsidian versus Relayboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianRelayboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#124 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist 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

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

None

Relayboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Relayboard free?
Relayboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Obsidian or Relayboard have ads?
Neither Obsidian nor Relayboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian or Relayboard?
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and Relayboard every 5 days. Most recently, Obsidian was updated on October 14, 2026 and Relayboard on October 6, 2026.

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