Comparison

Actions For Obsidian vs Stroved

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

Stroved

Features
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Stroved is a premium focus timer for deep work. Minimal. Monochromatic. Distraction-free. Start a session, block the apps that pull you away and let the rhythm of focused work carry your day. Stroved quietly tracks every session, draws your whole day on a single beautiful timeline, and shows you the patterns behind your best work. No gamification. No account. No tracking. Just you and the work. FLOW Your calendar and your focus sessions on one vertical line. See your entire day at a glance — meetings on the left, deep work on the right. No tabs, no switching. FOCUS TIMER Clean 25, 50, or 90-minute sessions with a calm, distraction-free ring. Built for Pomodoro and for long, uninterrupted deep work alike. APP BLOCKER Lock the apps that break your focus. They stay closed until your session ends — no willpower required. STATISTICS A streak heatmap plus weekly and monthly insights that show exactly where your time goes — and reward you for showing up. FOCUS SOUNDS Optional ambient sound to settle into deep work. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Stroved runs entirely on your iPhone. No account, no servers, no analytics, no telemetry. Your focus data stays with you, synced privately across your devices via iCloud. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Built for people who take their attention seriously. FREE FEATURES • Focus timer with configurable durations • Flow view with calendar integration • iCloud sync • Up to 3 focus sessions per day STROVED PRO (Subscription) Unlock all Pro features with Stroved Pro: • Unlimited daily focus sessions • Detailed statistics & reports (weekly charts, monthly heatmap, category breakdown) • Ambient focus sounds (Rain, Forest, Ocean, River, Night) • App Blocker — block distracting apps during focus sessions • Data export (CSV and PDF) SUBSCRIPTION PRICING • Monthly: €4.99 per month • Yearly: €39.99 per year (save 33%) Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://stroved.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://stroved.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Actions For Obsidian2 screens
Stroved4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Actions For Obsidian at 18.4 against Stroved's 26.0. 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. Actions For Obsidian sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Stroved sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Actions For Obsidian versus Stroved: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActions For ObsidianStroved
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — 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 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlo ZottmannNoel Strebelow

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
2 purchases

Stroved

Subscriptions2
  • Stroved Pro$4.991 Month
  • Stroved Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

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

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