Comparison

Obsidian vs Neuma

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

Neuma

Features
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Save a useful idea. Find it when it matters. Neuma brings notes, links, photos and voice memos into a personal vault on your device. Start without an account, organize at your own pace and return to the ideas you want to use. CAPTURE WITHOUT SETUP Write a thought, paste a link, choose a photo or record a voice memo. Your first saved item starts your own collection. FIND AND REUSE Search words, phrases and tags locally, with accent-insensitive matching and available document text. Recall brings together recent notes, frequently used tags and a daily rotation of notes last updated at least a week ago. Rediscovery uses your actual saved notes; it does not invent answers. CONNECT YOUR THINKING Group notes by topic and add connections between ideas. Explore these relationships in a mind map, choose which notes to include and share the map as an image. OPTIONAL PLUS ORGANIZATION With Neuma Plus and note analysis enabled, opt in to automatic connections and topic placement for new notes. Matching happens on your device using text and tags. See why notes were connected and undo automatic changes. SHARE WITH CONTROL Open a note, preview an excerpt and edit it before opening the system share sheet. Only the text shown in the preview and the visible Neuma link are included. The source note stays unchanged. YOUR CHOICE OF CONNECTIONS Capture, local search and rediscovery need no AI account. Optional iCloud sync uses your Apple Account. Mind Bridge is off by default; if you configure an external AI provider with your own key and enable consent, permitted content is sent to that provider under its terms. START FREE Local notes, Recall and excerpt sharing are included. With iCloud sync enabled, the free plan mirrors your 250 most recent items. Neuma Plus removes that sync limit; older local items are not deleted because of the limit. Monthly and annual options show current prices and eligibility in the app. Available in English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish and Japanese. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when a purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Privacy: https://berkemd.github.io/norea/neuma/privacy.html EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
Neuma4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obsidian at none against Neuma's 2. Obsidian also leads on chart position (#126 vs unranked). Neuma's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, 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. Neuma sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Obsidian asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, Neuma every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Obsidian versus Neuma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianNeuma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#126 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.BERKE KAHRAMAN

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

Neuma

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Neuma

Subscriptions2
  • Neuma Plus$7.991 Month
  • Neuma Plus$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neuma free?
Neuma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Obsidian or Neuma have ads?
Neither Obsidian nor Neuma shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian or Neuma?
Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and Neuma every 3 days. Most recently, Obsidian was updated on October 15, 2026 and Neuma on October 8, 2026.

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