Comparison

Actions For Obsidian vs Apt Card Scan

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

Head to head
About

Actions For Obsidian

This app bridges your personal knowledge management notes with Apple's automation tools. It offers over 40 actions to integrate your notes with other applications, enabling seamless data flow between your vaults and the wider Apple ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Create and manipulate notes
  • Search and organize notes
  • Work with files and folders
  • Integrate with Dataview
  • Utilize note properties
  • Execute Obsidian commands
Features
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Actions For Obsidian integrates the personal knowledge management tool Obsidian with Apple's automation ecosystem. With 40+ Shortcuts actions, it brings your notes and automations together, making Obsidian a first-class citizen in Apple's Shortcuts app. Use it to bring information from other apps into your notes, or to bring information from your vaults into other apps. Some of the possibilities it adds: - Creating, manipulating, searching, opening, organizing notes, including daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly ones - Working with files - Working with Dataview - Working with note properties - Working with your vault's files and folders - Working with Obsidian commands For a full list and detailed description, please click the "Website" link to the right or visit https://actions.work/actions-for-obsidian. ——— This application is not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian.md.

About

Apt Card Scan

Features
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Turn appointment cards into calendar events in seconds with Apt Card Scan—no more typing every detail by hand. Simply point your iPhone or iPad camera at an appointment card. Apt Card Scan identifies the event title, date, time, location, and address, then places everything into an easy-to-review form. Check the captured details, make any corrections, and add the appointment directly to your default Apple Calendar with a tap. Apt Card Scan includes: • Smart recognition for a wide variety of appointment-card layouts • Support for written, numeric, and compact dates • Support for a.m./p.m., military time, noon, midnight, and time ranges • Apple Maps location checking for more accurate names and addresses • Editable results before anything is saved • Clear confirmation when an event is added to Calendar • Built-in help, tips, and instructions • A convenient Submit Bug option for feedback and support Scan it. Check it. Add it. Your next appointment is on the calendar.

Screenshots

Actions For Obsidian2 screens
Apt Card Scan2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Actions For Obsidian at Free against Apt Card Scan's $0.99. Actions For Obsidian also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 24 months). Apt Card Scan's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On 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

Actions For Obsidian is free to download; Apt Card Scan costs $0.99 up front. Actions For Obsidian sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Apt Card Scan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actions For Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, Apt Card Scan every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Actions For Obsidian versus Apt Card Scan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActions For ObsidianApt Card Scan
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.8 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.417.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlo ZottmannKyle Steighner

Bugs and requests

Actions For Obsidian

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App returns to Actions app instead of staying in Obsidian
  • Black screen when opening Obsidian on completion
  • Continuous pop-up asking for money
  • Splash screen opens on iOS every time Shortcut runs
  • Lists removed vaults
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  • No shortcuts appear in Apple Shortcuts after installation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better handling of app switching after action completion
  • Option to clear removed vaults
  • Native Apple Watch support for commands
  • Open source the entire app

Apt Card Scan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Actions For Obsidian

One-time10
  • macOS+iOS License Upgrade (S)$6.99
  • macOS-only License (S)$8.99
  • iOS-only License (S)$8.99
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  • macOS+iOS License Upgrade (M)$8.99
  • macOS-only License (M)$11.99
  • iOS-only License (M)$11.99
  • iOS-only License (L)$14.99
  • macOS + iOS License (S)$14.99
  • macOS + iOS License (M)$19.99
  • macOS + iOS License (L)$22.99
None

Apt Card Scan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Actions For Obsidian free?
Actions For Obsidian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Apt Card Scan free?
Apt Card Scan costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Actions For Obsidian or Apt Card Scan have ads?
Neither Actions For Obsidian nor Apt Card Scan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Actions For Obsidian or Apt Card Scan?
Actions For Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and Apt Card Scan every 24 months. Most recently, Actions For Obsidian was updated on November 3, 2026 and Apt Card Scan on October 30, 2026.

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