Comparison

Snapnote vs Quick Capture for Obsidian

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

Head to head
About

Snapnote

Features
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Snapnote is the ultimate companion for readers, students, and lifelong learners who want to turn physical books into digital knowledge. Whether you are reading for pleasure, studying for exams, or researching, Snapnote helps you capture, organize, and export your book notes and highlights effortlessly. KEY FEATURES: β€’ ADVANCED OCR BOOK SCANNER: Simply snap a picture of any book page. Our high-accuracy OCR (Optical Character Recognition) instantly extracts the text. Select only the paragraphs or quotes you want to keep. β€’ ORGANIZE BY BOOKS: Create a digital library. Group your scanned notes and highlights under specific book profiles. Keep your reading organized. β€’ PERSONAL NOTES & COMMENTS: Add your own thoughts, page numbers, and custom tags to every quote you capture. β€’ PDF EXPORT: Compile your reading summaries and highlights into professionally formatted PDF documents. Perfect for study guides, research papers, or sharing with friends. β€’ SECURE & LOCAL: Your notes are stored securely on your device. Your privacy is our priority. Why Indie Readers Love Snapnote: Snapnote bridges the gap between physical reading and digital note-taking. No more manual typing or dog-earing pages. Collect wisdom, build your personal knowledge base, and make your reading actionable. Get Snapnote today and start building your digital bookshelf! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bedirhantalhakuzucu.github.io/snapnote-privacy-policy/

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 β€’ Add posts to your daily note and tasks to your task file β€’ Use common Daily Notes and Periodic Notes folder and date settings β€’ Write directly to vaults in iCloud Drive, Obsidian Sync, or on your device β€’ Keep text captures queued on your device when the vault is temporarily unavailable TASKS β€’ Manage Markdown checkboxes from your phone β€’ Add due dates and times β€’ Filter by Today, Overdue, Upcoming, or No Date β€’ Create subtasks and move completed tasks under β€œCompleted” FREE β€’ Quick capture for notes and tasks β€’ Task management β€’ Lock Screen buttons for New Post and New Task SHARD PLUS β€’ Local reminders for tasks with a due date and time β€’ Home Screen task widgets for today and overdue β€’ Custom Post templates and destinations β€’ Post and Task actions in Shortcuts and the Share Sheet β€’ 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

Snapnote4 screens
Quick Capture for Obsidian3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Quick Capture for Obsidian at none against Snapnote's shown. Quick Capture for Obsidian also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Snapnote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Quick Capture for Obsidian sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Snapnote ships an update every 2 months, Quick Capture for Obsidian weekly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Snapnote versus Quick Capture for Obsidian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapnoteQuick Capture for Obsidian
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size93 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBedirhan Talha KuzucuDaiki Yamaguchi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Snapnote

One-time1
  • Snapnote Premium$4.99
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 Snapnote free?
Snapnote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quick Capture for Obsidian free?
Quick Capture for Obsidian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Snapnote or Quick Capture for Obsidian have ads?
Snapnote shows ads; Quick Capture for Obsidian does not.
Which is updated more often, Snapnote or Quick Capture for Obsidian?
Snapnote ships an update every 2 months, and Quick Capture for Obsidian weekly. Most recently, Snapnote was updated on October 28, 2026 and Quick Capture for Obsidian on October 28, 2026.

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