Comparison

Obsidian vs Kuma

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

Kuma

Features
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Kuma Status — Are your systems healthy? Find out in under 3 seconds. Kuma Status is a premium mobile app built to monitor your public Uptime Kuma status pages. No administration, no complexity — just the essentials to know at a glance whether your services are up. WHY KUMA STATUS? • Direct & private — Your phone connects straight to your Uptime Kuma instances. No intermediate servers, no telemetry, no data collection. • Credential-free — The app only accesses public status page APIs. No admin passwords or tokens are ever stored on your device. • Home screen widget — A beautiful Material 3 widget shows your favorite instance's real-time health and last check time. • Smart alerts — Get a local notification the moment a service goes down or recovers, including the outage duration. • Offline support — The last known state stays visible even without a connection, with a clear warning banner. • Self-signed certificates — Works with local instances using a custom TLS certificate, with latency measurement. • Demo mode — Pre-loaded simulated environments (Homelab and Production) to try the app instantly. BUILT FOR HOMELABBERS AND TEAMS Whether you run a NAS at home or a fleet of production servers, Kuma Status gives you peace of mind at a glance. Kuma Status is a third-party client and is not affiliated with the official Uptime Kuma project.

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
Kuma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obsidian at none against Kuma's 1. Obsidian also leads on ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). Kuma's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support 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. Kuma sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Obsidian asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, Kuma every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Obsidian versus Kuma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianKuma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Theo Vankoekelberg

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

Kuma

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Kuma

One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$3.99

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kuma free?
Kuma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Obsidian or Kuma have ads?
Kuma shows ads; Obsidian does not.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian or Kuma?
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kuma every 8 days. Most recently, Obsidian was updated on October 2, 2026 and Kuma on September 18, 2026.

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