Comparison

Linkdown 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

Linkdown

Features
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Extract clean content from any web page and convert it to Markdown. Save articles, docs, and research for your notes, wiki, or blog. Fast, offline, and beautifully simple.

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 notes or tasks to your daily note 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” WEB CLIPPER β€’ Save webpage links from the Share Sheet β€’ Open the live page in Shard β€’ Add bullet notes to a linked Markdown note FREE β€’ Quick capture for notes and tasks β€’ Task management β€’ Web link clipping 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 and custom clip destinations 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

Linkdown1 screens
Quick Capture for Obsidian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linkdown at none against Quick Capture for Obsidian's 3. On price, ads, 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. Quick Capture for Obsidian sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Linkdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Linkdown versus Quick Capture for Obsidian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkdownQuick Capture for Obsidian
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerι„’ι“­εΏ— η½—Daiki Yamaguchi

In-app purchases

None

Linkdown

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 Linkdown free?
Linkdown 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 Linkdown or Quick Capture for Obsidian have ads?
Neither Linkdown nor Quick Capture for Obsidian shows ads.

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