Widgets for Obsidian vs TaskForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TaskForge at 88% against Widgets for Obsidian's 64%. TaskForge also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Widgets for Obsidian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 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.
TaskForge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 48 and 108 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Widgets for Obsidian's written reviews are positive against 88% of TaskForge's.
Widgets for Obsidian ships an update every 10 days, TaskForge every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Widgets for Obsidian | TaskForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (48 ratings) | 4.7 (108 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 | 108 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOSCHUA GLAU | Azhar Dewji |
Customer experience
Widgets for Obsidian
TaskForge
In-app purchases
Widgets for Obsidian
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
TaskForge
- TaskForge Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- TaskForge Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- TaskForge Premium (Lifetime)$49.99
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