Comparison

notetime vs Obi

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

Head to head
About

notetime

This app automatically timestamps every line you write, creating a chronological record of your thoughts and activities. It's ideal for journaling, meeting notes, or tracking any event with precise timing. Features include inline tagging, full-text search, and offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Automatic line timestamps
  • Inline hashtag tagging
  • Full-text search
  • Export and share notes
  • Offline functionality
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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notetime timestamps every line you write automatically. No buttons, no formatting menus, no setup. Just open the app and start typing. Every thought gets a time. Whether you're logging a meeting, journaling your day, or tracking an interview — notetime turns your notes into a timeline you can scroll back through and actually make sense of. WHAT PEOPLE USE IT FOR — Meeting notes: capture decisions, action items, and who said what — with exact timing — Daily journals: build a chronological record of your thoughts, one line at a time — Interstitial Journaling: document your thoughts in between tasks, helps people with ADHD being more productive — Interviews: log candidate responses with precise timestamps for easy review — Standups and retros: track discussion points and follow-ups as they happen — Debugging sessions: timestamp every observation so you can reconstruct what went wrong — Medical visits: note symptoms, questions, and doctor's answers in real time — Lectures and talks: jot down key points with the exact minute they were mentioned FEATURES Automatic timestamps — every line is tagged with the time the moment you write it. No extra taps, no manual entry. Inline tags — type #hashtags naturally in your notes. Tap any tag to filter across all your notes and find exactly what you need. Search — full-text search across everything you've written. Export and share — share notes as plain text, image or sharable links. Themes — light and dark modes. Works offline — your notes are stored locally on your device. No account needed. No internet required. PRO — SYNC ACROSS DEVICES upgrade to notetime PRO to unlock: — Cloud backup and sync across iOS and web (more platforms coming) — Additional themes — Support futher development notetime is free to use with no signup required. Privacy Policy: https://www.notetimeapp.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.notetimeapp.com/terms

About

Obi

Features
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Obi-Yomi is a quiet, lightweight calendar for viewing your family's and your own plans side by side, like a single band of time. It is not a do-everything power tool. Its focus is simple: bring plans in, share them, and glance at them. ■ Easy to import Each family member just pastes the shareable address (.ics) of the calendar they already use. Apple Calendar or Google Calendar — paste the URL and their plans line up on the band. No need to retype anything. ■ Import from handwriting, photos, and text (supported devices) Photograph a paper handout or note, paste some text, or write by hand on iPad to create event drafts (automatically on devices with on-device AI; on others you enter them while looking at the recognized text). You always confirm before saving. ■ Switch views lightly • Month (zoom in for a weekly timetable, out for two months) • Timeline (two weeks to two years; sort by person or task — like a Gantt chart for long-term planning) • Day view (overlapping events split into side-by-side columns) See the same plans at the level of detail you want. ■ The same board with family Share the same band with just a code and password. No account required. ■ Availability mode Offer "are you free this Saturday?" with marks right on the schedule. Days when everyone is free turn gold. ■ And more • Tap the schedule to add and edit events • Search across all spaces • Export the schedule (PDF / image / HTML) — to send to friends not on iPhone, to print, and so on • Switch themes to match your mood, from washi paper to Impressionist palettes Obi-Yomi is a tool to easily bring in all sorts of information and view your personal and shared plans at a glance. Note: .ics sync can lag minutes to hours (use it for an overview). AI drafting from handwriting/photos/text runs automatically only on devices that support on-device AI.

Screenshots

notetime4 screens
Obi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obi at none against notetime's 3. 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. notetime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Obi asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
notetime versus Obi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameternotetimeObi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZohar WeinsteinDaisaku Seto

In-app purchases

3 purchases

notetime

Subscriptions2
  • notetime Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • notetime Pro - Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • notetime Pro - Lifetime$39.99
None

Obi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is notetime free?
notetime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Obi free?
Obi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do notetime or Obi have ads?
Neither notetime nor Obi shows ads.

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