Comparison

Obsidian vs Cirola Chill

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

Cirola Chill

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Chill blocks the apps that eat your hours — and when you reach for one anyway, it answers with something you actually care about. Social apps are designed to take your time. But time is usually how you figure out who you are and what you want. Chill gives it back, gently. HOW IT WORKS • Choose the apps and websites that cost you the most • Pick a session: 15 minutes, an hour, 6 hours, a day — or forever, with no timer at all • Blocked apps stay quiet until the session ends • When you open one anyway, Chill shows a calm reminder of what's waiting for you off the screen WORDS THAT REACH YOU Tell Chill a little about your life — kids, a partner, your health, your career, a creative project, the outdoors — and the shield speaks to that instead of shaming you. You can also write your own reminders and choose when they find you: mornings, winters, anytime. HARD TO ESCAPE, ON PURPOSE Forever sessions have no timer — they last until you end them through a quiet, reflective confirmation. There is always a way out. It's just never a mindless one. CALM BY DEFAULT No streaks, no points, no push notifications begging you to come back. Just quiet. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your block list, your survey answers, and your personal messages stay on your device. No account, no sign-up. Chill uses Apple's Screen Time technology (Family Controls) to block the apps and websites you choose, on your own device.

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
Cirola Chill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Obsidian at #121 against Cirola Chill's unranked. Obsidian also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Obsidian versus Cirola Chill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianCirola Chill
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#121 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Ciro Baron Neto

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

Cirola Chill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

None

Cirola Chill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cirola Chill free?
Cirola Chill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Obsidian or Cirola Chill have ads?
Neither Obsidian nor Cirola Chill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian or Cirola Chill?
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cirola Chill every 3 weeks. Most recently, Obsidian was updated on November 3, 2026 and Cirola Chill on October 24, 2026.

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