# Calca vs Obsidian Web Clipper

The clearest difference is price: Obsidian Web Clipper at Free against Calca's $9.99. Obsidian Web Clipper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download; Calca costs $9.99 up front. Calca sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Obsidian Web Clipper asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Calca against 4.4 for Obsidian Web Clipper. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 153 and 98 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Calca's written reviews are positive against 69% of Obsidian Web Clipper's.

Calca ships an update every 5 months, Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Calca | Obsidian Web Clipper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $9.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.5 (153 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calca/id635757879/reviews)** | [4.4 (98 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/obsidian-web-clipper/id6720708363/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **153** | 98 |
| Positive reviews | **76.5% of reviews** | 68.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Every 9 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Size | 78 MB | 28 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 15.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Krueger Systems, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/299293363) | [Dynalist Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1195392807) |

## What reviewers say

### Calca

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/calca/id635757879)

This app is an advanced symbolic calculator and text editor. It solves equations, simplifies expressions, and allows you to explain your work alongside calculations. Calculations update instantly as you type, and all data is stored as plain text for easy sharing and device syncing.

**Highlights:** Symbolic calculation, Equation solving, Expression simplification, Markdown text editor, Real-time updates, Unit and currency conversion, Matrix operations

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6-Month Optional Patronage | $4.99 | one-time |
| 12-Month Optional Patronage | $7.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 💡 Unique blend of text editor and calculator
- 📝 Markdown support for documentation
- 🔄 Dynamic recalculation of all values
- ⚙️ Powerful mathematical and algebraic capabilities
- 📊 Unit conversion and unit-aware calculations

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Magic Keyboard input bugs on iPad
- ⚠️ Appears abandoned or poorly maintained
- 🐛 Text selection issues with external keyboards
- 📱 iPad landscape mode problems
- 🐛 Cursor jumping and screen jumping during editing

**Reported bugs**

- Magic Keyboard causes number input to overwrite instead of append
- Text selection before numbers triggers increment/decrement instead of selecting
- Cursor jumps forward and backward with external keyboards
- iPad Pro keyboard truncation in portrait mode
- Arrow key (=>) doesn't work in landscape mode

**Requested features**

- Files app and document browser integration
- Dropbox and Google Drive support
- Date calculation functionality
- Looping and iteration support
- User-defined function storage in separate files


### Obsidian Web Clipper

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/obsidian-web-clipper/id6720708363)

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:** Safari Extension, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Fantastic web clipper
- 👍 Seamless and light on the system
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 👍 Powerful and customizable
- 🚀 Works flawlessly

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Does not work on Mac
- 🐛 Takes over Obsidian startup on iOS
- 🐛 Extension not showing on macOS
- 🐛 Complicated to use, not working on important websites

**Reported bugs**

- Defining a file path with a subfolder does not work
- Doesn't wait for page load, resulting in missing content

**Requested features**

- Immersive reading experience with ability to hide top and bottom bars
- Autofill possible vaults for clipping


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Calca free?

Calca costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Obsidian Web Clipper free?

Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Calca or Obsidian Web Clipper?

Calca is rated higher. Calca averages 4.5 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Obsidian Web Clipper averages 4.4 from 98 ratings.

### Do Calca or Obsidian Web Clipper have ads?

Neither Calca nor Obsidian Web Clipper shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Calca or Obsidian Web Clipper?

Calca ships an update every 5 months, and Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. Most recently, Calca was updated on September 25, 2026 and Obsidian Web Clipper on September 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*