Comparison

WikiTree Sourcer vs Obsidian Web Clipper

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

WikiTree Sourcer

This tool streamlines genealogy research by searching other sites for records and automatically building citations from found data. It also helps locate free versions of original sources across different platforms.

Highlights
  • Search genealogy websites for records
  • Extract data to build citations
  • Find free versions of original sources
  • Minimal performance impact
  • Does not modify web pages
Features
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The WikiTree Sourcer extension saves time and typing by assisting WikiTree users with three tasks: 1. From a WikiTree profile page it provides the ability to search other genealogy websites for relevant records. 2. From one of these genealogy websites' records page it can extract data and build a citation. 3. Also from one of these genealogy websites records page it can search other genealogy websites for similar records. For example on an Ancestry page it can help find free versions of the same original source.

About

Obsidian Web Clipper

Save web content directly to your personal knowledge base for offline access. Organize research, recipes, articles, and more with customizable templates and smart triggers. Your data is private, secure, and stored locally in durable Markdown format.

Highlights
  • Clip any web content
  • Select page content or extract main article
  • Customizable templates for metadata
  • Smart triggers for automatic template application
  • Seamless integration with Obsidian vault
  • Save as local Markdown files
  • Offline access to clipped content
Features
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Bring the web to your personal knowledge base. Save content to your Obsidian vault so you always have access to it, even offline. Obsidian is secure, private, and designed around durable open formats that allows you to preserve your data for the long term. Whether you're researching for a project, saving recipes, bookmarking travel destinations, or collecting inspiring articles, the Obsidian Web Clipper helps you organize your ideas. - Clip anything: From news articles and blog posts to recipes, product pages, and research papers — if it's on the web, you can save it. - Select page content: Clip entire pages, selected text, or let the clipper intelligently extract just the main content. - Customizable templates: Create tailored templates to automatically extract metadata from web pages. Perfect for academics, movie buffs, book lovers, or anyone who wants structured notes. - Smart triggers: Set up rules to automatically apply the right template based on the website you're clipping from. - Seamless integration: all your clips flow directly into Obsidian, in the vault and folder of your choice. As with everything Obsidian, Web Clipper is designed to protect your privacy, and give you control over your data. - No lock-in: All your clips are saved in clean, durable, portable Markdown files — no proprietary formats. - Offline access: your saved clips are saved locally, and always at your fingertips, with or without an internet connection. - 100% private: all your clipped content is stored locally in your Obsidian vault. Your thoughts are yours. Obsidian helps you create connections and links between your notes so you can organize your thoughts. You can create links between everything — ideas, articles, lists, locations, books — anything you can put in a note, you can link to other notes.

Screenshots

WikiTree Sourcer1 screens
Obsidian Web Clipper1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Obsidian Web Clipper at free against WikiTree Sourcer's paid. Obsidian Web Clipper also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 3). WikiTree Sourcer's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 69%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for WikiTree Sourcer against 4.3 for Obsidian Web Clipper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian Web Clipper has 105 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of WikiTree Sourcer's written reviews are positive against 69% of Obsidian Web Clipper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WikiTree Sourcer ships an update every 10 days, Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
WikiTree Sourcer versus Obsidian Web Clipper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWikiTree SourcerObsidian Web Clipper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better4.3 (105 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3105 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert PaveyDynalist Inc.

Customer experience

WikiTree Sourcer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Obsidian Web Clipper

All ratings98 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.6%

Bugs and requests

WikiTree Sourcer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Obsidian Web Clipper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Defining a file path with a subfolder does not work
  • Doesn't wait for page load, resulting in missing content

Requested features

2 requests
  • Immersive reading experience with ability to hide top and bottom bars
  • Autofill possible vaults for clipping

In-app purchases

None

WikiTree Sourcer

No in-app purchases

None

Obsidian Web Clipper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is WikiTree Sourcer free?
WikiTree Sourcer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Obsidian Web Clipper free?
Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, WikiTree Sourcer or Obsidian Web Clipper?
WikiTree Sourcer is rated higher. WikiTree Sourcer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Obsidian Web Clipper averages 4.3 from 105 ratings.
Do WikiTree Sourcer or Obsidian Web Clipper have ads?
Neither WikiTree Sourcer nor Obsidian Web Clipper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WikiTree Sourcer or Obsidian Web Clipper?
WikiTree Sourcer ships an update every 10 days, and Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. Most recently, WikiTree Sourcer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Obsidian Web Clipper on October 30, 2026.

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