Comparison

Obsidian Web Clipper vs Rlytic R Programming Editor

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

Head to head
About

Obsidian Web Clipper

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
Read full description

Bring the web to your personal knowledge base. Save content to your Obsidian vault so you always have access to it, even offline. Obsidian is secure, private, and designed around durable open formats that allows you to preserve your data for the long term. Whether you're researching for a project, saving recipes, bookmarking travel destinations, or collecting inspiring articles, the Obsidian Web Clipper helps you organize your ideas. - Clip anything: From news articles and blog posts to recipes, product pages, and research papers — if it's on the web, you can save it. - Select page content: Clip entire pages, selected text, or let the clipper intelligently extract just the main content. - Customizable templates: Create tailored templates to automatically extract metadata from web pages. Perfect for academics, movie buffs, book lovers, or anyone who wants structured notes. - Smart triggers: Set up rules to automatically apply the right template based on the website you're clipping from. - Seamless integration: all your clips flow directly into Obsidian, in the vault and folder of your choice. As with everything Obsidian, Web Clipper is designed to protect your privacy, and give you control over your data. - No lock-in: All your clips are saved in clean, durable, portable Markdown files — no proprietary formats. - Offline access: your saved clips are saved locally, and always at your fingertips, with or without an internet connection. - 100% private: all your clipped content is stored locally in your Obsidian vault. Your thoughts are yours. Obsidian helps you create connections and links between your notes so you can organize your thoughts. You can create links between everything — ideas, articles, lists, locations, books — anything you can put in a note, you can link to other notes.

About

Rlytic R Programming Editor

This app provides a mobile R programming environment for iOS devices. It allows users to create, manage, and execute R code, generating results and visualizations. Offers both local and cloud modes for project management and synchronization.

Highlights
  • R project management
  • Code execution and visualization
  • Local and cloud modes
  • Git integration
  • Dropbox/Box synchronization
  • Syntax highlighting
Features
Read full description

Rlytic is a free R Editor for your iOS Device. It allows you to create and manage R projects directly on your iOS device and generate the result and plots by using Verbosus (Online R Editor). "R is a powerful programming language and environment widely used for statistical computing, data analysis, and visualization. Known for its vast ecosystem of packages, R allows users to easily manipulate, analyze, and visualize data, making it a popular choice in fields like data science, finance, bioinformatics, and academia." This software is provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind, either expressed or implied. Features: * 2 Modes: Local Mode (stores .r files on your device) and Cloud Mode (synchronizes your projects with the cloud) * Git integration (Local Mode) * Automatic Dropbox synchronization (Local Mode) * Automatic Box synchronization (Local Mode) * AI assistant (ChatGPT and Claude, available in supported regions) * Custom keyboard shortcuts * Use a dedicated server that runs a full R installation to perform expensive mathematical calculations * Generate and view the result and plots from your R code * Syntax highlighting (comments, operators, plot functions) * Hotkeys (see Help) * Autosave (Local Mode) * No ads In-app purchase: The free version of Rlytic has a limitation of 2 projects and 2 documents in Local Mode and file upload is not supported. You can upgrade to the pro version of this app without this restriction using an in-app purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Obsidian Web Clipper1 screens
Rlytic R Programming Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rlytic R Programming Editor at 5.0 against Obsidian Web Clipper's 4.4. Rlytic R Programming Editor also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Obsidian Web Clipper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (98 vs 7). On price and ads 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. Rlytic R Programming Editor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Obsidian Web Clipper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rlytic R Programming Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian Web Clipper has 98 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Obsidian Web Clipper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rlytic R Programming Editor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obsidian Web Clipper ships an update every 9 days, Rlytic R Programming Editor every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Obsidian Web Clipper versus Rlytic R Programming Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidian Web ClipperRlytic R Programming Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (98 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Verbosus.com

Customer experience

Obsidian Web Clipper

All ratings98 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative21.6%

Rlytic R Programming Editor

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Obsidian Web Clipper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Defining a file path with a subfolder does not work
  • Doesn't wait for page load, resulting in missing content

Requested features

2 requests
  • Immersive reading experience with ability to hide top and bottom bars
  • Autofill possible vaults for clipping

Rlytic R Programming Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian Web Clipper

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rlytic R Programming Editor

Subscriptions1
  • Upgrade: Subscription$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Upgrade: Forever$8.99

Questions

Is Obsidian Web Clipper free?
Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rlytic R Programming Editor free?
Rlytic R Programming Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Obsidian Web Clipper or Rlytic R Programming Editor?
Rlytic R Programming Editor is rated higher. Obsidian Web Clipper averages 4.4 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Rlytic R Programming Editor averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Obsidian Web Clipper or Rlytic R Programming Editor have ads?
Neither Obsidian Web Clipper nor Rlytic R Programming Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian Web Clipper or Rlytic R Programming Editor?
Obsidian Web Clipper ships an update every 9 days, and Rlytic R Programming Editor every 3 weeks. Most recently, Obsidian Web Clipper was updated on September 21, 2026 and Rlytic R Programming Editor on September 14, 2026.

Other comparisons