Comparison

Voice Inbox for Obsidian vs TaskForge

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

Head to head
About

Voice Inbox for Obsidian

Quickly capture thoughts and transcribe audio to text with this productivity tool. Seamlessly integrate with your Obsidian vault and manage notes with Git support. Offers calendar and Shortcuts app integration for enhanced workflow.

Highlights
  • Fast & Accurate Transcription
  • Quick Capture
  • Obsidian Support
  • Git Integration
  • Calendar Integration
  • Shortcuts Support
Features
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Voice Inbox for Obsidian: Quick Capture, Transcribe Audio to Text & Obsidian Integration with full Git support Turn your ideas into text effortlessly, transcribe audio to text, and sync with your Obsidian vault. The ultimate **quick capture** tool for notes, journaling, and more! Simply speak, and our advanced AI will **transcribe audio to text** with incredible accuracy. Perfect for capturing fleeting thoughts, meeting notes, or simply getting ideas out of your head, fast. **Key Features:** - **Fast & Accurate Transcription:** Convert speech to text with human-level accuracy, in any language. - **Quick Capture:** Capture ideas instantly, without opening Obsidian. - **Text Input:** Prefer typing? No problem! - **Obsidian Support:** Effortlessly append transcriptions to your **Obsidian** vaults. - **Privacy Focused:** Your notes and journal stays on your device. - **Git Integration:** Obsidian vault and notes in a Git repository are supported as a first-class citizen. - **Calendar Integration:** Automatically add events mentioned in your recordings to your calendar. - **Shortcuts Support:** Integrate with the Shortcuts app for even faster capture. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TaskForge

Manage your Obsidian tasks directly from your mobile device with real-time sync and notifications. Visualize your workload with calendar and Kanban views, and stay organized with powerful search and filtering. Create and edit tasks using familiar Markdown syntax.

Highlights
  • Real-time push notifications for tasks
  • Home screen widgets for at-a-glance task viewing
  • Deep integration with Obsidian vaults
  • Calendar and Kanban board task visualization
  • Advanced search and filtering capabilities
  • Markdown-powered task creation and editing
  • Cross-platform sync via iCloud
Features
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Bring your tasks, notes and calendar together without creating a TaskForge account. Your tasks and notes stay in local Markdown files you can open in any editor. Create tasks, write notes and view your calendar for free. Note editing is in beta. Start with a folder of your own or use your existing Obsidian vault, with nothing to import or convert. A real to-do list and task manager on every screen you use: iPhone, iPad and Mac. Widgets, notifications, a month calendar with your own events beside your tasks, kanban, search, and your notes in the same app. "After trying many apps and workflows, this is the first one that actually stuck and made me productive!" (user review) Works with your vault Reads and writes Obsidian Tasks emoji fields, Dataview fields, Task Genius and TaskNotes YAML frontmatter with your own field mapping. Every edit goes back to the original file. Home Screen widgets Today, overdue, a tag, a saved filter or any section of a space, in every size up to XL. Check a task off without opening the app. iPhone, iPad and Mac. Notifications and reminders Push notifications for due and scheduled work, several reminders on one task, and a daily summary. Calendar, built in Your device calendars (iCloud, Google, Exchange) sit beside your tasks in the month view, in spaces and in widgets. Events come from those calendars, not from files. Notes and daily notes Open, read and edit any note in your vault, next to the tasks inside it. Every workspace gets a daily note, one tap from search or the calendar agenda. Lists, kanban and search Spaces that stack task and event sections. Custom filtered lists, a kanban board with drag and drop, tags, contexts, projects, priorities, recurring tasks, and start, scheduled and due dates. Search and multi-condition filters across the whole vault. Archive completed tasks instead of deleting them. Quick capture Type a task the way you would say it and TaskForge fills in the date, priority and tag. Optional tools for your AI agent Use your own AI agent to turn meeting notes into tasks or update your task list. TaskForge generates a guide to your folder's format. The free taskforge desktop CLI and local MCP server, installed separately on your computer, give compatible agents tools to read and edit tasks and notes. These tools run locally without network access. They do not include an AI assistant or subscription. Your chosen AI provider's account requirements and data handling still apply. Privacy No TaskForge account, no analytics. Tasks and notes work offline. TaskForge does not upload your task or note files to its own servers. External sync and AI services handle data under their own terms. TaskForge Premium The task list, kanban, search and filters, notes and daily notes, quick capture, viewing your calendar, and priority names and colors are free. Premium unlocks Home Screen widgets, notifications and per-task reminders, creating and editing calendar events, your own custom spaces and lists, task defaults, accent color and app font, and editing many tasks at once. Buy it once and keep it, or subscribe monthly with a 7-day free trial. A monthly subscription renews unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage it in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Not affiliated with or endorsed by Obsidian.md or Anthropic.

Screenshots

Voice Inbox for Obsidian4 screens
TaskForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TaskForge at every 4 days against Voice Inbox for Obsidian's every 3 weeks. TaskForge also leads on ratings volume (110 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 1). Voice Inbox for Obsidian's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 88%). On price, rating, 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. Voice Inbox for Obsidian sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and TaskForge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Voice Inbox for Obsidian against 4.7 for TaskForge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TaskForge has 110 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Voice Inbox for Obsidian's written reviews are positive against 88% of TaskForge's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Voice Inbox for Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, TaskForge every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Voice Inbox for Obsidian versus TaskForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoice Inbox for ObsidianTaskForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (110 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer天文 张Azhar Dewji

Customer experience

Voice Inbox for Obsidian

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TaskForge

All ratings108 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative6.6%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Voice Inbox for Obsidian

Subscriptions4
  • Starter$0.991 Month
  • Basic$2.991 Month
  • Intermediate$3.991 Month
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  • Advanced$5.991 Month
3 purchases

TaskForge

Subscriptions2
  • TaskForge Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • TaskForge Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • TaskForge Premium (Lifetime)$49.99

Questions

Is Voice Inbox for Obsidian free?
Voice Inbox for Obsidian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaskForge free?
TaskForge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Voice Inbox for Obsidian or TaskForge?
Voice Inbox for Obsidian is rated higher. Voice Inbox for Obsidian averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while TaskForge averages 4.7 from 110 ratings.
Do Voice Inbox for Obsidian or TaskForge have ads?
Neither Voice Inbox for Obsidian nor TaskForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Voice Inbox for Obsidian or TaskForge?
Voice Inbox for Obsidian ships an update every 3 weeks, and TaskForge every 4 days. Most recently, Voice Inbox for Obsidian was updated on October 30, 2026 and TaskForge on October 28, 2026.

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