Obsidian vs EdgeEver
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 stores your notes as plain text Markdown files. Access your personal second brain on any device, with extensive customization options and community-driven plugins.
- Local Markdown file storage
- Customizable toolbar
- Graph view
- Community plugins
- Themes
- Sidebar pinning
- iCloud vaults
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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
EdgeEver
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EdgeEver is an open-source, self-hosted notes workspace for people who want a fast, familiar writing experience without giving up control of their data. Connect the app to an EdgeEver instance that you or your organization operates, then work with notebooks, notes, tags, attachments, search, and Trash from your iPhone. Highlights: • Fast notebook and note browsing • Rich-text note editing • Nested notebooks and tags • Search across your workspace • Image and attachment uploads • Local drafts and a sync queue for unreliable networks • Secure on-device session storage • No ads, analytics, tracking, or telemetry EdgeEver runs on your own Cloudflare account. There is no central EdgeEver service that stores or relays your notes or credentials. To use the app, deploy an EdgeEver instance by following the guide at edgeever.org, or connect to an instance provided by your organization. EdgeEver is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Evernote Corporation or its affiliates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EdgeEver at 5.0 against Obsidian's 4.5. EdgeEver also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). Obsidian's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and chart position (#116 vs unranked). 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.
EdgeEver holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, EdgeEver every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Obsidian | EdgeEver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #116 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dynalist Inc. | Zhengzhou Binggui Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
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
EdgeEver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
EdgeEver
No in-app purchases
