Comparison

Obsidian Web Clipper vs TrainMyFocus

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

TrainMyFocus

Features
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Build stronger focus with flexible Focus and Break timers, goals, habits, progress tracking, and a gamified coach that grows with your effort. TrainMyFocus is a practical way to start, stay on task, take intentional breaks, and understand how you use your time. FOCUS AND BREAK TIMERS - Start Focus or Break Sessions that count up. - Create countdown Blocks with overtime when needed. - Keep only one timer running at a time. - Choose Own Pace for manual control, Serious for distraction-aware automation, or Hardcore for stronger shielding when Screen Time access is enabled. GOALS AND HABITS - Create goals, projects, jobs, tests, and habits. - Choose a schedule and daily commitment. - Turn active plans into recurring Focus Blocks. - Track progress while keeping your private labels and descriptions on your device. MOTIVATION THAT GROWS WITH YOU - Earn XP from focused time and progress through 40 levels. - Unlock collectables and complete achievements. - Follow Focus Tips during intentional breaks. - See your Focus stamina and Break requirement over time. PROGRESS INSIGHTS - Review daily, weekly, and monthly Focus and Break history. - Explore elapsed time by timer and compare your routines. - Use clear charts to understand consistency and adjust your plan. OPTIONAL SCREEN TIME TOOLS - Choose apps and categories to shield during Focus. - Review activity through Apple's privacy-preserving Screen Time reports. - Screen Time permission is optional. Core timers, goals, habits, rewards, and analysis still work without it. LOCAL-FIRST PRIVACY Your timers, goals, habits, rewards, and analysis history are stored locally on your device. No TrainMyFocus account is required. Optional analytics is disabled by default and never includes your typed labels, names, descriptions, notes, or other private productivity content. FULL ACCESS TrainMyFocus includes a free usage allowance. Apple-eligible new subscribers can start a 7-day free trial with Monthly or Yearly at any time, including before using that allowance. Starting the trial creates the selected auto-renewable subscription through Apple and immediately unlocks Full Access. No subscription charge occurs during the trial; after seven days, the selected plan renews at the displayed price unless cancelled. Apple determines introductory-offer eligibility. Lifetime is an immediate one-time purchase and never includes the trial. Prices are shown by the App Store before confirmation. Subscriptions can be managed or cancelled through your Apple Account. Available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, and Hindi. Privacy Policy: https://leoapply092063.github.io/focus-trainer-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Obsidian Web Clipper1 screens
TrainMyFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obsidian Web Clipper at none against TrainMyFocus's 3. Obsidian Web Clipper also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. TrainMyFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Obsidian Web Clipper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Obsidian Web Clipper ships an update every 9 days, TrainMyFocus every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Obsidian Web Clipper versus TrainMyFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsidian Web ClipperTrainMyFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (98 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings98 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDynalist Inc.Leonardo Paula

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

TrainMyFocus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Obsidian Web Clipper

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

TrainMyFocus

Subscriptions2
  • Focus Trainer Full Access7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Focus Trainer Full Access7 Days trial$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Focus Trainer Lifetime Access$59.99

Questions

Is Obsidian Web Clipper free?
Obsidian Web Clipper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrainMyFocus free?
TrainMyFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Obsidian Web Clipper or TrainMyFocus have ads?
Neither Obsidian Web Clipper nor TrainMyFocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Obsidian Web Clipper or TrainMyFocus?
Obsidian Web Clipper ships an update every 9 days, and TrainMyFocus every 11 days. Most recently, Obsidian Web Clipper was updated on October 13, 2026 and TrainMyFocus on October 10, 2026.

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