Comparison

Actions For Obsidian vs SceneForge

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

SceneForge

Features
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SceneForge helps you turn a story idea into a clear plan, one beat at a time. Whether you’re outlining a screenplay, a television episode, a short film, or a music video, SceneForge gives you a visual workspace to develop what happens next—and why it matters. BUILD YOUR STORY IN BEATS Break your story into manageable moments. Capture who is involved, what happens, where it takes place, and the purpose behind each beat. Develop actions, setbacks, reactions, and outcomes as your story grows. SEE THE BIG PICTURE Arrange beat cards into the sequence that works for your story. Start with a blank project or use a story-structure template to guide your outline. BRING YOUR IDEAS INTO VIEW Add your own images or use optional image-generation tools to visualize a beat. Explore your images in Storyboard and play them as a timed sequence. KEEP YOUR WORK MOVING Export a Fountain outline to continue developing your story in a compatible writing app. Export and import portable story backups, including beat images, and optionally sync stories between your Apple devices with iCloud Drive. PLAN WHEREVER INSPIRATION FINDS YOU Work across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with an adaptive workspace for iPhone Duo. SceneForge is a story-planning and outlining tool, not a full screenplay editor. Core planning features work without AI. Apple Intelligence and Image Playground require supported devices and software. Optional OpenAI and Gemini image generation requires your own API key; provider charges may apply. Start free with one complete story. Unlock unlimited stories with a one-time in-app purchase. No subscription required.

Screenshots

Actions For Obsidian2 screens
SceneForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SceneForge at every 3 days against Actions For Obsidian's every 3 weeks. Actions For Obsidian's advantage is iOS requirement (18.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Actions For Obsidian sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and SceneForge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actions For Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, SceneForge every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Actions For Obsidian versus SceneForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActions For ObsidianSceneForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlo ZottmannGregory Roll

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

SceneForge

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
1 purchases

SceneForge

One-time1
  • Unlimited Stories$9.99

Questions

Is Actions For Obsidian free?
Actions For Obsidian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SceneForge free?
SceneForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Actions For Obsidian or SceneForge have ads?
Neither Actions For Obsidian nor SceneForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Actions For Obsidian or SceneForge?
Actions For Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and SceneForge every 3 days. Most recently, Actions For Obsidian was updated on November 3, 2026 and SceneForge on November 5, 2026.

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