Comparison

Obsidian Web Clipper vs Maude

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
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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

Maude

This app allows developers to remotely access and code on their own servers using an AI assistant. It enables real-time code execution, debugging, and feature shipping directly from a mobile device, ensuring privacy and no extra AI costs.

Highlights
  • Remote development from phone
  • Real-time code streaming
  • Push notifications for task completion
  • Tool use visibility
  • Persistent sessions
  • Multiple server management
  • GitHub integration
Features
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Maude is an AI coding assistant that brings Claude Code to your phone and tablet. Connect to your own server via SSH and vibe code from anywhere — no laptop needed. Use your existing Claude Pro or Max subscription. Maude runs Claude Code on your server, so everything stays 100% private. No API keys, no extra AI costs. How it works: 1. Add your VPS or cloud server with SSH credentials 2. Sign in with your Anthropic account via OAuth 3. Start coding — watch Claude Code think, write, and build in real time Features: • Remote development from your phone — vibe code full-stack apps, debug code, and ship features on the go • Real-time streaming — watch Claude Code execute commands, edit files, and run tools live • Push notifications — get notified when Claude finishes a task so you can close the app and come back later • Tool use visibility — see every file read, write, bash command, and search Claude performs • Persistent sessions — sessions keep running on your server through disconnects so you never lose progress • Multiple servers — manage projects across Hetzner, DigitalOcean, AWS, Fly.io, or any Linux server with SSH • Session management — run multiple coding sessions per server, resume anytime • GitHub integration — clone repos directly onto your server • SSH key and password authentication • Browse and select remote project directories • Markdown-rendered responses with code highlighting • Light and dark mode • Secure on-device credential storage — your server credentials never leave your device Built for developers who want a mobile terminal and AI code editor that works with their own infrastructure — whether that means serious remote development or vibe coding a side project from the couch. No vendor lock-in, no cloud IDE — just SSH into your server and start building. A Maude subscription is required. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Terms and Conditions: https://maude.pilotdev.fr/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://maude.pilotdev.fr/privacy.html

Screenshots

Obsidian Web Clipper1 screens
Maude4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Maude at 5.0 against Obsidian Web Clipper's 4.4. Maude also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Obsidian Web Clipper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (98 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Maude sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Obsidian Web Clipper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Maude 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obsidian Web Clipper ships an update every 9 days, Maude every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Obsidian Web Clipper versus Maude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidian Web ClipperMaude
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (98 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings98 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Lucas Jean-Jacques Emile BASTIEN

Customer experience

Obsidian Web Clipper

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

Maude

All ratings1 ratings
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

Maude

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian Web Clipper

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Maude

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Obsidian Web Clipper free?
Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maude free?
Maude is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Obsidian Web Clipper or Maude?
Maude is rated higher. Obsidian Web Clipper averages 4.4 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Maude averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Obsidian Web Clipper or Maude have ads?
Neither Obsidian Web Clipper nor Maude shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian Web Clipper or Maude?
Obsidian Web Clipper ships an update every 9 days, and Maude every 3 days. Most recently, Obsidian Web Clipper was updated on September 29, 2026 and Maude on September 14, 2026.

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