Quick Capture for Obsidian vs KinicWiki
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Quick Capture for Obsidian
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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 βCompletedβ 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/
KinicWiki
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KinicWiki is a personal knowledge base for you and your AI. Save web pages from Safari, organize knowledge into clear folders, and search everything from your iPhone or iPad. Keep sources, memory, sessions, and reusable skills together in one place. With KinicWiki, you can: β’ Capture links from the iOS share sheet β’ Browse Knowledge, Memory, Sessions, Skills, and Sources β’ Search across your wiki β’ Ask questions using evidence from one selected database β’ See which documents were searched and used for an answer β’ Read Markdown documents β’ Choose and manage multiple databases β’ Control who can read or write each database Sign in with Internet Identity and keep your wiki on the Internet Computer. Create your first database at no cost. An initial usage grant is included so you can start building your AI memory right away. Additional databases or usage may require payment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KinicWiki at none against Quick Capture for Obsidian's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Quick Capture for Obsidian sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. KinicWiki asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Quick Capture for Obsidian | KinicWiki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daiki Yamaguchi | kotaro yamauchi |
In-app purchases
Quick Capture for Obsidian
- Shard Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Shard Plus (Yearly)$24.991 Year
- Shard Plus (Lifetime)$59.99
KinicWiki
No in-app purchases
Questions
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