Comparison

Amerigo 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

Amerigo

This app is a comprehensive file manager that unifies local and cloud storage. It allows seamless integration with multiple cloud services and the iOS Files app, enabling easy downloads, uploads, and organization of files across different platforms. Features include virtual folders, Spotlight search, PDF annotation, and file compression.

Highlights
  • Manage local and cloud files
  • Integrate multiple cloud services
  • iOS Files app integration
  • Virtual folders for organization
  • Spotlight indexing for quick search
  • PDF viewer with annotation
  • File compression and decompression
Features
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Amerigo is an enhanced file manager that allows you to manage and organize local and cloud-saved files. It's the only APP that allows to link multiple cloud (DropBox, Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud Files) and offers iOS Files app integration to download and upload to any cloud from any app! For example if you receive an email, you can directly save the email attachments to one of the cloud linked in Amerigo, simply choosing "Save in files" in the action sheet. Virtual folders allows to group files that come from different sources (cloud/local): you can for example have a virtual folder with all the files that belongs to a project but are stored on different cloud storage providers. The Spotlight indexing of all local contents allows to immediately find and open the file you're looking for, without opening the app! You can also add more than one account for each clouds to increase your space! The integrated PDF viewer with enhanced annotation capabilities, automatically recognise common shapes and gestures, and allows to highlight paragraph by drawing a line over it. Main features: - iOS 11 Files app integration for ALL clouds linked to the app in read write mode. - Spotlight indexing of all content in the app. - Integration with the Dropbox, GDrive, OneDrive, iCloud services for remote file storage. - Search between all contents in the app and in the linked cloud storages thanks to the advanced search - Compression (zip) and decompression (zip & rar) of any files. - PDF editor with annotation, free-hand writing. - Support for all Microsoft Office files. - Simultaneous management of multiple Cloud accounts and management of folders shared with other users. - Enhanced bookmarks and history management. - URL autocomplete and search suggestions - Quick search bar, and enhanced search within all cloud and local files. - File archive with folders and subfolders capabilities. - PIN to hide selected folders. - Multi-tab fast internet browsing - Private browsing mode

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

Amerigo4 screens
Obsidian Web Clipper1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Obsidian Web Clipper at Free against Amerigo's $29.99. Obsidian Web Clipper also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks) and review sentiment (69% vs 60%). Amerigo's advantage is ratings volume (684 vs 105). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download; Amerigo costs $29.99 up front. 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 — 4.4 for Amerigo against 4.3 for Obsidian Web Clipper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amerigo has 684 ratings behind it against 105, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Amerigo's written reviews are positive against 69% of Obsidian Web Clipper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Amerigo ships an update every 4 weeks, Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Amerigo versus Obsidian Web Clipper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmerigoObsidian Web Clipper
Price$29.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (684 ratings) — better4.3 (105 ratings)
Positive reviews60.2% of reviews68.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings684 — better105
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIdeaSolutions S.r.l.Dynalist Inc.

Customer experience

Amerigo

All ratings677 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive60.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative34.5%

Obsidian Web Clipper

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

Bugs and requests

Amerigo

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

Amerigo

No in-app purchases

None

Obsidian Web Clipper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Amerigo free?
Amerigo costs $29.99, 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, Amerigo or Obsidian Web Clipper?
Amerigo is rated higher. Amerigo averages 4.4 out of 5 from 684 ratings, while Obsidian Web Clipper averages 4.3 from 105 ratings.
Do Amerigo or Obsidian Web Clipper have ads?
Neither Amerigo nor Obsidian Web Clipper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Amerigo or Obsidian Web Clipper?
Amerigo ships an update every 4 weeks, and Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. Most recently, Amerigo was updated on November 10, 2026 and Obsidian Web Clipper on November 4, 2026.

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