Obsidian vs Feedloom
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
Feedloom
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Feedloom — Your Personal Knowledge Library Save links from anywhere. Follow blogs and feeds. Find anything with smart search. SAVE • One-tap save from Safari, Chrome, or any app via Share Extension • macOS global hotkey saves without switching apps • Auto-fetches titles, favicons, and metadata • Import Safari bookmarks and Reading List FOLLOW • Add any RSS/Atom feed — blogs, newsletters, Hacker News • Discover indie blogs via curated sources • New posts delivered to your personal feed • Background sync keeps feeds fresh FIND • Smart tags generated automatically — never tag manually again • Natural language search: "articles about Swift concurrency" • "Related links" surfaces connections across your saves • Smart Collections organize themselves PRIVATE • All intelligence runs on-device via Apple Intelligence • No accounts. No servers. No tracking. • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Your data stays yours — always 100% FREE • Unlimited bookmarks, feeds, and sync • AI auto-tagging and smart search • Morning Digest • Smart Collections • Export to JSON, HTML, and OPML
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Feedloom at every 2 days against Obsidian's every 3 weeks. Obsidian's advantage is chart position (#131 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, Feedloom every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obsidian | Feedloom |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #131 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | Anupam Chugh |
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
Feedloom
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
Feedloom
No in-app purchases
