Comparison

Obsidian vs Monroe

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 stores your notes as plain text Markdown files. Access your personal second brain on any device, with extensive customization options and community-driven plugins.

Highlights
  • Local Markdown file storage
  • Customizable toolbar
  • Graph view
  • Community plugins
  • Themes
  • Sidebar pinning
  • iCloud vaults
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

Monroe

Features
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Monroe is the TV tracker that keeps up with you. Log what you watch, always know what's next, and get real answers about your shows from an AI that knows your taste. TRACK EVERYTHING YOU WATCH • Mark episodes or whole seasons watched with one tap • Up Next puts the next episode of every show front and center — on your home screen widget too • Your shows organize themselves: Queued, In Progress, Completed • Tonight's Lineup builds an evening plan from your backlog and how much time you have NEVER MISS AN AIR DATE • A calendar of every upcoming episode for the shows you follow • Premiere and finale notifications that arrive the day it airs, in your time zone • A feed that keeps premieres, finales, and reminders in one place AN AI THAT KNOWS YOUR SHOWS • Ask for recommendations based on what you've actually watched and loved • Get a personal match score before you commit to a new show • "What are critics saying?" — synthesized from entertainment coverage, with sources • Episode recaps to refresh your memory before a new season starts STAY SPOILER-FREE • Spoiler Guard blurs episode details until you've caught up • Recaps only ever cover what you've already seen COLLECTIONS AND FRIENDS • Curate collections of shows and share them with a link • Add friends and see what they're watching KNOW YOUR HABITS • Watch streaks and milestone celebrations • Stats on your watch time, plus a look back at your year in TV AND THE DETAILS • Search shows and people, with full filmographies • Entertainment news for the shows you follow • Lock the app with Face ID • Beautiful in light and dark mode Monroe is free to use. Show data and images are provided by TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Questions or feedback: team@joinmonroe.com Privacy Policy: https://www.joinmonroe.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.joinmonroe.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
Monroe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obsidian at none against Monroe's 2. Obsidian also leads on chart position (#116 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Monroe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Obsidian asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Obsidian versus Monroe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianMonroe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#116 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB73 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.BENJAMIN REED GREGORY

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

Monroe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Monroe

Subscriptions2
  • Monroe Pro (Annual)$5.991 Month
  • Monroe Pro (Annual)$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monroe free?
Monroe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Obsidian or Monroe have ads?
Neither Obsidian nor Monroe shows ads.

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