Comparison

Widgets for Obsidian vs Vox.md

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Home screen quick capture widget
  • Customizable note destinations
  • Zettel timestamp support
  • Append to existing notes
  • Customizable actions widget
  • Launch any Obsidian command
Features
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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/

About

Vox.md

Quickly capture text, links, photos, scans, sketches, and voice notes into your Obsidian vaults or Markdown folders. Organize notes with custom presets and access them from various devices. Enjoy private voice transcription and plain file exports.

Highlights
  • Capture text, links, photos, files, scans, sketches, and voice
  • Organize notes with custom capture presets
  • Integrates with Obsidian vaults and Markdown folders
  • Private on-device voice transcription
  • Capture from Share Sheet, custom keyboard, widgets, and Apple Watch
  • Export notes as plain Markdown, TXT, JSON, or YAML
Features
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Vox.md is a local-first quick capture app for Obsidian vaults and Markdown folders. Send text, links, photos, files, document scans, sketches, and voice to the right note without stopping to organize first. CAPTURE MORE THAN VOICE Add typed Markdown, a URL, photos or screenshots, files, a document scanner with on-device OCR, a sketch, or a voice recording. Combine several items in one capture, preview the result, then save it as plain Markdown. SEND IT WHERE IT BELONGS Capture Presets remember the destination and formatting for workflows such as your inbox, journal, task list, or meeting notes. Create a note, append or prepend to an existing file, insert beneath a heading, or write to rolling daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly notes. Each preset can keep its own template, metadata, attachment folder, filename rules, placement, and processing preferences. Override a destination or template for one capture without changing the preset. CAPTURE FROM MORE PLACES Use Vox.md from the app, Share Sheet, custom keyboard, Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Shortcuts, or Apple Watch. Pending and failed deliveries remain available for retry, so a temporary folder permission or sync issue does not lose your work. PRIVATE VOICE TRANSCRIPTION Transcribe speech into text on your device with Apple Speech, Whisper, or Parakeet, depending on your settings and device. Audio and transcripts are never sent to Vox.md servers. Use offline dictation and voice typing from the custom keyboard, record on Apple Watch, or export transcripts as TXT, Markdown, JSON, or YAML. PLAIN FILES, NO LOCK-IN Vox.md writes standard Markdown to the folders and Obsidian vaults you choose. You do not need an account or a proprietary notes database. Your files remain readable in any Markdown app. FREE TO TRY New users receive 15 minutes of free transcription and 10 successful Capture deliveries. A single one-time purchase unlocks unlimited use. There is no recurring subscription. PRIVACY Capture contents, exported notes, audio, transcripts, keystrokes, file paths, and bookmarks are not sent to Vox.md servers. Vox.md collects limited, privacy-safe onboarding analytics to understand setup problems. Microphone, camera, photo, and file access are used only when you choose those capture types.

Screenshots

Widgets for Obsidian4 screens
Vox.md4 screens

Verdict

The call

Widgets for Obsidian and Vox.md both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Vox.md's written reviews are positive against 64% of Widgets for Obsidian's. Vox.md also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days) and device support (4 vs 2). Widgets for Obsidian's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 2). 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. Widgets for Obsidian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Vox.md sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 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 — 4.4 for Widgets for Obsidian against 4.5 for Vox.md. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Widgets for Obsidian has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Widgets for Obsidian's written reviews are positive against 100% of Vox.md's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Widgets for Obsidian ships an update every 10 days, Vox.md every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Widgets for Obsidian versus Vox.md: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWidgets for ObsidianVox.md
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (48 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJOSCHUA GLAUCody Russell Bontecou

Customer experience

Widgets for Obsidian

All ratings48 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%

Vox.md

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Widgets for Obsidian

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Vox.md

One-time3
  • Vox.md Family Upgrade$4.99
  • Voxboard Unlimited$9.99
  • Vox.md Family Unlimited$14.99

Questions

Is Widgets for Obsidian free?
Widgets for Obsidian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vox.md free?
Vox.md is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Widgets for Obsidian or Vox.md?
Vox.md is rated higher. Widgets for Obsidian averages 4.4 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Vox.md averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Widgets for Obsidian or Vox.md have ads?
Neither Widgets for Obsidian nor Vox.md shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Widgets for Obsidian or Vox.md?
Widgets for Obsidian ships an update every 10 days, and Vox.md every 3 days. Most recently, Widgets for Obsidian was updated on October 10, 2026 and Vox.md on October 7, 2026.

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