Comparison

Taktyo vs Quick Capture for Obsidian

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

Head to head
About

Taktyo

Features
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Taktyo is a fast, minimal outliner for structured thinking. Write in bullets, nest infinitely deep, and zoom into any branch. Everything lives in one tree. Outline a project, break it into tasks, track your daily work — all in the same fluid structure. No folders, no tags, no databases. Just your thoughts, organized how you think. Key features: - Infinite nesting — bullets inside bullets, as deep as you need - Built-in tasks — toggle any branch to task mode, check things off - Daily journal — auto-created daily nodes, incomplete tasks carry forward - Zoom — focus on any branch, then zoom back out - Search — find anything instantly across your entire tree - Swipe actions — indent, outdent, delete, zoom with a swipe - Agent-native — API and MCP server for AI integrations - Fast — instant saves, smooth scrolling, zero bloat Built for people who think in structure.

About

Quick Capture for Obsidian

Features
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Capture notes to Obsidian in seconds. Open. Type. Done. Shard gives you a fast path from a thought to plain Markdown in your Obsidian vault. After setup, it opens to a focused capture field with the keyboard ready. QUICK CAPTURE • Add posts to your daily note and tasks to your task file • Use common Daily Notes and Periodic Notes folder and date settings • Write directly to vaults in iCloud Drive, Obsidian Sync, or on your device • Keep text captures queued on your device when the vault is temporarily unavailable TASKS • Manage Markdown checkboxes from your phone • Add due dates and times • Filter by Today, Overdue, Upcoming, or No Date • Create subtasks and move completed tasks under “Completed” FREE • Quick capture for notes and tasks • Task management • Lock Screen buttons for New Post and New Task SHARD PLUS • Local reminders for tasks with a due date and time • Home Screen task widgets for today and overdue • Custom Post templates and destinations • Post and Task actions in Shortcuts and the Share Sheet • Image attachments PRIVATE BY DESIGN No Shard account. No analytics. No tracking. Your content is written directly to the vault you choose. If a text capture cannot be written immediately, it waits locally on your device. Shard works with plain Markdown, so your notes stay portable and there is no proprietary format. Obsidian is a trademark of Dynalist Inc. Shard is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dynalist Inc. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Taktyo4 screens
Quick Capture for Obsidian3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taktyo at none against Quick Capture for Obsidian's 3. Quick Capture for Obsidian's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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. Quick Capture for Obsidian sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Taktyo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Taktyo ships an update fortnightly, Quick Capture for Obsidian weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Taktyo versus Quick Capture for Obsidian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaktyoQuick Capture for Obsidian
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutset LimitedDaiki Yamaguchi

In-app purchases

None

Taktyo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Quick Capture for Obsidian

Subscriptions2
  • Shard Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Shard Plus (Yearly)$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Shard Plus (Lifetime)$59.99

Questions

Is Taktyo free?
Taktyo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Quick Capture for Obsidian free?
Quick Capture for Obsidian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Taktyo or Quick Capture for Obsidian have ads?
Neither Taktyo nor Quick Capture for Obsidian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Taktyo or Quick Capture for Obsidian?
Taktyo ships an update fortnightly, and Quick Capture for Obsidian weekly. Most recently, Taktyo was updated on October 31, 2026 and Quick Capture for Obsidian on November 5, 2026.

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