# Stenographer vs Obsidian Web Clipper

The clearest difference is price: Obsidian Web Clipper at Free against Stenographer's $4.99. Obsidian Web Clipper also leads on ratings volume (98 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.5). Stenographer's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 69%) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download; Stenographer costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Stenographer against 4.4 for Obsidian Web Clipper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian Web Clipper has 98 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Stenographer's written reviews are positive against 69% of Obsidian Web Clipper's.

Stenographer ships an update every 5 days, Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Stenographer | Obsidian Web Clipper |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.3 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stenographer/id6596780585/reviews) | **[4.4 (98 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/obsidian-web-clipper/id6720708363/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 3 | **98** |
| Positive reviews | **87.5% of reviews** | 68.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 5 days** | Every 9 days |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#188** | — |
| Size | 575 MB | 28 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Caleb Phillips](https://appshunter.io/developer/1622370829) | [Dynalist Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1195392807) |

## What reviewers say

### Stenographer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stenographer/id6596780585)

**Currently charting:** #188 Top Paid · Productivity (US App Store)

This app offers on-device audio recording and transcription, ensuring complete privacy as your data never leaves your device. It utilizes advanced AI for accurate speech processing, summarization, and multilingual support, with a one-time purchase for unlimited use.

**Highlights:** 100% on-device processing, No subscriptions, one-time purchase, Discreet background recording, AI-powered transcription and summarization, Intelligent search and tagging, Multilingual transcription and translation, Cross-device synchronization

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### 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 Stenographer free?

Stenographer costs $4.99, 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, Stenographer or Obsidian Web Clipper?

Obsidian Web Clipper is rated higher. Stenographer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Obsidian Web Clipper averages 4.4 from 98 ratings.

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

Neither Stenographer nor Obsidian Web Clipper shows ads.

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

Stenographer ships an update every 5 days, and Obsidian Web Clipper every 9 days. Most recently, Stenographer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Obsidian Web Clipper on September 21, 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.*