Quick Draft for Obsidian vs Dicta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Draft for Obsidian
Capture ideas instantly on your mobile device and seamlessly send them to Obsidian. Supports text, voice, images, and file attachments with customizable organization options. Offers AI assistance and a WYSIWYG Markdown editor.
- Instant note capture to Obsidian
- Voice recording with transcription
- Image to Markdown conversion
- File and document attachments
- AI Assist
- WYSIWYG Markdown editor
- iOS widgets and shortcuts
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Quick Draft for Obsidian is built for quick capture of ideas. No clutter, no delays—just a blank page ready the instant inspiration strikes. Type, dictate, or snap an capture, and Quick Draft handles the rest. Your notes flow instantly into Obsidian, so you can quickly capture on mobile and organize later on desktop. With deep IOS integration and seamless Obsidian support, Quick Draft makes quick capture effortless—bridging the gap between inspiration and organized action. Built by an Obsidian fan — for the Obsidian community Quick Capture Features - Quickly capture notes directly into Obsidian - Unlimited notes, Routes, and Vaults (free) - Attach images, videos, documents, and files - AI Assist - Voice recording with high-quality transcription - Convert text from images to Markdown (handwriting supported) - Save nearby locations with one tap - Capture into existing files or create new ones—append, prepend, or insert text - Built for IOS: widgets & shortcuts for instant quick capture - Share any content from your phone to Obsidian with no extra prompts - Customizable file destinations - WYSIWYG Markdown editor - Templates from presets or existing notes - Customizable toolbar - Drafts history - No sign-in required Privacy & Setup Your privacy matters—Quick Draft never needs full Vault access. You choose which files or folders (Destinations) your notes go into. Setup is simple with an in-app tutorial. Use Routes to streamline quick capture: send notes to multiple Destinations, apply formatting, and automate actions. Customize everything anytime in Settings. Quick Draft is free, with optional paid features to cover operational costs. This app is developed independently. Obsidian® name and logo are trademarks of Obsidian.md, used here for identification only. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Dicta
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The words appear while you speak. Dicta turns your voice into text as you talk, entirely inside your iPhone. No spinner, no cloud, no account. Tap a button, speak, and watch the transcript grow. — WHY DICTA — REAL TIME Text appears as you dictate and settles at every pause. You never wait for the recording to finish before you can read anything. 100 % ON YOUR PHONE Audio and text never leave the device. No servers, no accounts, no ads, no tracking. Works in airplane mode. PAY ONCE, KEEP IT No subscription. You buy Dicta Pro once and it's yours. Other dictation apps charge more than a hundred euros a year for the same thing. AI INSIDE THE PHONE Automatic titles for every note, filler-word cleanup, summaries as bullet points or minutes, and task detection you can send straight to Reminders. Powered by a local model or by Apple Intelligence — not a single word leaves the device. YOUR NOTES, IN MARKDOWN Every note is saved as a .md file inside the Files app, ready for Obsidian, Notes, Mail or whatever you use. — FREE — • Real-time dictation, with no time limit and no cap on the number of notes • Pick whichever transcription engine you like • Searchable history • Copy, share and export as Markdown • Always works offline • Works in portrait and landscape, including iPhone Duo — DICTA PRO — One payment, no subscription: • Sync through your own iCloud: your notes on all your devices • Permanent access to your whole history, with no time window • Import audio files: interviews, lectures, recorded meetings • Receive audio from any other app's share sheet • Cleanup and summaries with on-device AI, using your own templates • Personal vocabulary: names and jargon always spelled right • Separate the speakers in a conversation • Export your entire history as a .zip • Recording timer in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen • Start recording from Control Center • Light or dark appearance and alternative app icons — LANGUAGES — Dicta transcribes around a hundred languages. The interface is available in Catalan, Spanish, English, French, Basque and Galician. — PRIVACY, FOR REAL — Dicta only connects to the internet when you ask it to: to download a transcription model (opening the models screen also checks for new ones, without sending any of your data) and, if you turn syncing on, to store your notes in YOUR own iCloud account. Everything else happens inside your iPhone: the recording, the transcription, the titles and the summaries. There is no server of ours, because none is needed. Made in Catalonia.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Quick Draft for Obsidian at 16.6 against Dicta's 18.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Quick Draft for Obsidian sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Dicta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Quick Draft for Obsidian ships an update every 2 weeks, Dicta fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Draft for Obsidian | Dicta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serhii Petrenko | ORIOL FARRE BARCONS |
In-app purchases
Quick Draft for Obsidian
- Pro Mini Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly PRO$2.991 Month
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
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- Pro Max Monthly$9.991 Month
- Yearly PRO$24.991 Year
- Lifetime PRO$29.99
Dicta
- Dicta Pro$8.99
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