Rocket Typist vs Widgets for Obsidian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rocket Typist
This app helps you save time by creating and inserting saved text snippets, images, and more. Organize your snippets into folders, customize them with various formats including AI-powered options, and access them instantly through search or a dedicated keyboard. Syncs seamlessly across Apple devices.
- Text snippet creation and insertion
- Organize snippets into folders
- Customizable snippet formats (plain text, rich text, code, images)
- AI-powered smart snippets
- Instant access via search and snippet keyboard
- Syncs across Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud
- Dynamic macros with placeholders and dates
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Save Time and Type Smarter with Rocket Typist Tired of retyping the same phrases? Rocket Typist is the ultimate text expander that streamlines your workflow and saves you valuable time. Easily create and insert your saved snippets—text, images, and more—on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. With your personal snippet collection always at your fingertips, repetitive typing becomes a thing of the past. Rocket Typist is the text expander the Apple platform deserves. Organize, Customize, and Automate Snippets with Ease • Effortless Snippet Management: Keep your workspace neat by organizing snippets into folders. • Powerful Customization: Create snippets in plain text, rich text, formatted code (with optional JavaScript execution), AI-powered smart snippets, and even images. • Instant Access: Quickly find and insert snippets using advanced search, filters, or the snippet keyboard. • Never Type It Again: Once saved, your snippets are always ready at your fingertips. Boost Productivity with Dynamic Macros • Add smart elements like text placeholders, dates, key functions, and more. • Labeled Macros Hub for easy management and consistent application across snippets. • Live Preview ensures your snippets look perfect before you insert them. Sync Seamlessly Across All Your Apple Devices • Work Anywhere: Use Rocket Typist on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad for a smooth experience across all devices. • iCloud Sync: Your snippets automatically sync across devices, so they’re always accessible when you need them. Start for Free – Unlock Pro Features Anytime Rocket Typist is free to use with a basic feature set. Upgrade to Rocket Typist Pro for the full experience. Download Rocket Typist today and type less tomorrow!
Widgets for Obsidian
Quickly capture notes and access your Obsidian vault directly from your home screen. Automate note creation with custom destinations and launch any Obsidian command with a single touch.
- Home screen quick capture widget
- Customizable note destinations
- Zettel timestamp support
- Append to existing notes
- Customizable actions widget
- Launch any Obsidian command
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Widgets for Obsidian is the definite companion for your favourite note-taking app. Access your personal Vault right from your home screen. The Quick Note Widget solves one of the biggest pain points of writing notes on mobile: Quick capture. Bypass waiting for files to sync, and immediately start writing. Custom destinations empower you to create your own workflows: Automatically create and add to daily notes, ensure unique notes with Zettel timestamps, append to an existing note… – the options are endless! You can configure custom Actions to launch any Obsidian command with a single touch. The Actions Widget is based on Obsidian’s URI scheme, empowering you to run automations as simple or complex as you like. Widgets for Obsidian is built by a solo developer, and allows unlimited captures for free. Once you’re ready to access power user features, like multiple destinations, you can subscribe to support app development. This application is not created by, affiliated with, or supported by Obsidian. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Widgets for Obsidian at 4.5 against Rocket Typist's 4.1. On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Rocket Typist sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Widgets for Obsidian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Widgets for Obsidian holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Rocket Typist's written reviews are positive against 67% of Widgets for Obsidian's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rocket Typist ships an update fortnightly, Widgets for Obsidian every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rocket Typist | Widgets for Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (24 ratings) | 4.5 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daniel Witt | JOSCHUA GLAU |
Customer experience
Rocket Typist
Widgets for Obsidian
In-app purchases
Rocket Typist
- Rocket Typist Pro for iOS$9.99
- Rocket Typist Pro for macOS$19.99
Widgets for Obsidian
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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