Comparison

Obsidian vs SBC

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

SBC

Features
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SBC: Study Board Calendar is a visual node planner for students. Build your school or college day as a visual board. Create nodes for classes, homework, exams, study sessions, commutes, tasks, places, and notes — then connect them to see how everything fits together. Think of it as a student planner meets a digital whiteboard. Your day becomes a visual path: Class → Commute → Lecture → Homework → Library → Study Drag nodes, connect activities, rearrange your plan, and see your student life from a different perspective. PLAN YOUR STUDENT LIFE VISUALLY Use your board to organize: • Classes and lectures • Homework and assignments • Exams, quizzes, and midterms • Study and focus sessions • Reading and projects • Bus, train, walking, and other commutes • Tasks and daily routines • Weekly goals • Campus places and study spots • Notes and ideas • Breaks and downtime YOUR VISUAL STUDY BOARD Create a node for anything that belongs in your day. Drag it. Move it. Connect it. Rearrange it. Connect a lecture to homework. Link an exam to revision sessions. Add a commute before class. Put a library visit next to your study session. Instead of looking at your student schedule as a long list of events, see how the pieces of your day connect. ONE TODAY TIMELINE The board helps you plan. Today helps you get things done. Open Today to see your classes, homework, exams, study sessions, commutes, routines, and tasks in chronological order. See what's next, what's completed, and what's still waiting — all in one simple timeline. No need to jump between a class schedule, homework planner, calendar, and to-do list. BUILT FOR STUDENTS Whether you're in high school, college, or university, SBC helps you organize the moving parts of your day. Use SBC as your: • Student planner • Study planner • Homework planner • Class schedule • Exam planner • Assignment planner • College planner • School planner • Daily planner • Campus organizer PLAN THE WAY YOU THINK Some students think in lists. Some think in calendars. Some think in maps. If you've ever drawn your day on a whiteboard, connected ideas with arrows, or covered a wall with notes, SBC turns that way of thinking into a visual planner you can carry with you. Build a simple plan for tomorrow or map out an entire week of classes, assignments, study sessions, and exams. REMINDERS WHEN YOU WANT THEM Add optional reminders to your planned items and choose when you want to be notified. Use reminders when they help — or plan without them. START IN SECONDS • Start as a guest • Keep your plan on your device • Sign in with Apple or email for cloud sync • Optional reminders • Change language in Settings • Free to download YOUR DAY. YOUR BOARD. From a busy school morning to a long college campus day, from your next homework assignment to exam week — put the moving parts of student life on one visual board. Plan it. Connect it. See it. Do it. Download SBC: Study Board Calendar and give your student day a shape you can see. SBC is a planning and organization tool. It does not provide academic or medical advice.

Screenshots

Obsidian4 screens
SBC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Obsidian at none against SBC's shown. Obsidian also leads on chart position (#131 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Obsidian versus SBC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidianSBC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#131 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Bohdan Kvetka

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

SBC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian

No in-app purchases

None

SBC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Obsidian free?
Obsidian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SBC free?
SBC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Obsidian or SBC have ads?
SBC shows ads; Obsidian does not.

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