Comparison

Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes vs Quick Draft for Obsidian

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

Head to head
About

Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes

This keyboard app enhances your markdown writing experience across various note-taking applications. It offers advanced formatting tools, quick shortcuts, and smart suggestions to streamline your note creation process.

Highlights
  • Emoji input
  • Tab key functionality
  • Quick paste markdown templates
  • Hidable markdown shortcut buttons
  • Auto-format and auto-indent for lists
  • Cursor position adjustment via space drag
  • In-keyboard spreadsheet table
Features
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Looking for a better way to write markdown? Lucid Markdown Keyboard is a keyboard optimized for writing markdown notes in any app. Our mission is to make an awesome markdown keyboard to replace your system keyboard. * Perfect for Notion, Joplin, Apple notes and Google Keep * ** Advanced Notion users can #, *, -, >, ` key in toolbar to speed up formatting. # Features - Emoji input **NEW** - Tab key - Quick paste markdown text templates - Hidable markdown shortcut buttons above the keyboard - heading, bold, italic, checklist, bullet list, blockquote, tables - Auto-format and auto-indent in bullet and number lists. - Page up, page down, go to top, go to end. - Autocorrect and autocomplete suggestions. - In-keyboard spreadsheet table. - Add a number row. - space drag to change the cursor position. - Copy link or image as markdown in browsers. - Support iPhone and iPad. - Dark mode. - Use in any app! NOTE: This is an **English** only keyboard!! Support of other languages coming. Term of Service: https://www.sagiodev.com/terms_of_service_keyboard.html Privacy Policy: https://www.sagiodev.com/privacy_notes_keyboard.html

About

Quick Draft for Obsidian

Capture ideas instantly on your mobile device and seamlessly send them to Obsidian. Supports text, voice, images, and file attachments with customizable organization options. Offers AI assistance and a WYSIWYG Markdown editor.

Highlights
  • Instant note capture to Obsidian
  • Voice recording with transcription
  • Image to Markdown conversion
  • File and document attachments
  • AI Assist
  • WYSIWYG Markdown editor
  • iOS widgets and shortcuts
Features
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Quick Draft for Obsidian is built for quick capture of ideas. No clutter, no delays—just a blank page ready the instant inspiration strikes. Type, dictate, or snap an capture, and Quick Draft handles the rest. Your notes flow instantly into Obsidian, so you can quickly capture on mobile and organize later on desktop. With deep IOS integration and seamless Obsidian support, Quick Draft makes quick capture effortless—bridging the gap between inspiration and organized action. Built by an Obsidian fan — for the Obsidian community Quick Capture Features - Quickly capture notes directly into Obsidian - Unlimited notes, Routes, and Vaults (free) - Attach images, videos, documents, and files - AI Assist - Voice recording with high-quality transcription - Convert text from images to Markdown (handwriting supported) - Save nearby locations with one tap - Capture into existing files or create new ones—append, prepend, or insert text - Built for IOS: widgets & shortcuts for instant quick capture - Share any content from your phone to Obsidian with no extra prompts - Customizable file destinations - WYSIWYG Markdown editor - Templates from presets or existing notes - Customizable toolbar - Drafts history - No sign-in required Privacy & Setup Your privacy matters—Quick Draft never needs full Vault access. You choose which files or folders (Destinations) your notes go into. Setup is simple with an in-app tutorial. Use Routes to streamline quick capture: send notes to multiple Destinations, apply formatting, and automate actions. Customize everything anytime in Settings. Quick Draft is free, with optional paid features to cover operational costs. This app is developed independently. Obsidian® name and logo are trademarks of Obsidian.md, used here for identification only. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes4 screens
Quick Draft for Obsidian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes at 4.4 against Quick Draft for Obsidian's 3.7. Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes also leads on ratings volume (46 vs 3) and review sentiment (75% vs 67%). 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. Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Quick Draft for Obsidian sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes has 46 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes's written reviews are positive against 67% of Quick Draft for Obsidian's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes ships an update every 8 days, Quick Draft for Obsidian fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes versus Quick Draft for Obsidian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLucid Markdown Keyboard notesQuick Draft for Obsidian
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (46 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSagio Development LLCSerhii Petrenko

Customer experience

Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes

All ratings46 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.2%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Quick Draft for Obsidian

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Life Time$14.99
3 purchases

Quick Draft for Obsidian

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Mini Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Max Monthly$9.991 Month

Questions

Is Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes free?
Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Draft for Obsidian free?
Quick Draft for Obsidian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes or Quick Draft for Obsidian?
Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes is rated higher. Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes averages 4.4 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Quick Draft for Obsidian averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes or Quick Draft for Obsidian have ads?
Neither Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes nor Quick Draft for Obsidian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes or Quick Draft for Obsidian?
Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes ships an update every 8 days, and Quick Draft for Obsidian fortnightly. Most recently, Lucid Markdown Keyboard notes was updated on September 23, 2026 and Quick Draft for Obsidian on October 3, 2026.

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