Comparison

Obsideck vs Bad With Names AI

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

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About

Obsideck

A casual Markdown note-taking app for iPhone and iPad that displays your notes as a grid of cards. It allows for quick previews, following links and tags, and editing with a focused editor, all while respecting your privacy.

Highlights
  • Card grid for casual browsing
  • Rich Markdown preview
  • Wiki link navigation
  • Tappable tags
  • Interactive task lists
  • Focused Markdown editor
  • Privacy-focused, no account needed
Features
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Your notes, as cards. Obsidian, made casual. Obsideck is a relaxed way to use your Obsidian notes on iPhone and iPad. Point it at any folder — your Obsidian notes in iCloud Drive, a local folder on your device, or anywhere the Files app can reach — and your notes appear as a tidy grid of cards. Tap a card for a quick preview, follow links and tags, check off tasks, and switch to a focused editor whenever you want to make a change. Everything stays fast and light — no heavy setup, no plugins to configure, just your notes, ready when you are. **Free to start, unlock once** Free to download: browse, search, edit, create notes, and use the preset themes. One Unlock adds pins, card colors, backlinks, the Custom theme, daily notes, and widgets — no subscription, Family Sharing supported. Existing buyers get everything at no extra cost. **A card grid for casual browsing** Your notes are laid out as cards in a masonry grid, like sticky notes. Sort by date modified, date created, or name. Reorder by dragging. With Unlock: pin notes to the top and color cards. Long-press a card for quick actions. **Themes** Choose Violet, Ocean, or Warm, or build a Custom theme: per-element colors, bold and italic, and code block colors. Adjust text size and line spacing for the preview and the editor in Appearance. **Daily notes and widgets** Obsideck reads your Obsidian daily-note settings and shows today's note on a Today card. Add New Note, Today, or Pinned widgets to your Home Screen; the data they show stays on your device. **Rich Markdown preview** - Headings, emphasis, lists, quotes, and code blocks - Frontmatter shown as a clean, structured panel - Callouts (`> [!note]`, `> [!warning]`, and more) rendered with icons - Images embedded with Obsidian syntax: `![[image.png]]` **Wiki links that actually work** Tap a `[[note]]` link to jump straight to that note. Obsideck searches all your notes to resolve links, supports aliases and heading links, and lists backlinks to the note you're reading; with Unlock, tap one to jump there. **Tappable tags** Tap any `#tag` to instantly search your notes for every one that uses it — inline tags and frontmatter tags alike. **Interactive task lists** Check and uncheck `- [ ]` task items right in preview — tap anywhere on the row, not just the checkbox. Your changes are written back to the file. **Edit with a focused editor** Switch to edit mode for syntax-highlighted Markdown editing. Changes auto-save back to the file, so your notes stay in sync with Obsidian and every other tool you use. **Privacy first** - No account or sign-in, and no servers of ours — only Apple's iCloud sync and App Store purchases - No ads, no tracking, no analytics - Your notes never leave your device or your own iCloud Drive - Obsideck reads and writes only the folder you explicitly select **Please note** - Obsideck is a companion reader/editor for Markdown notes; it is not affiliated with Obsidian or Obsidian.md. - Obsideck is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Dynalist Inc. Obsidian is a trademark of Dynalist Inc. - The app works with plain Markdown (.md) files. Some advanced Obsidian plugin syntax may not be rendered. - Obsideck is designed for everyday note collections — roughly up to a few hundred notes per folder and a few thousand notes in total. Performance is not guaranteed for very large collections beyond this range. - To use your Obsidian notes, keep them somewhere the Files app can reach (for example, iCloud Drive). - Card layout (order, pins, and colors) is saved in a small hidden `.obsideck` folder at the top of the folder you chose, so it syncs across your devices along with your notes (for example, via iCloud Drive). It never modifies your note files, and Obsidian simply ignores the folder. Deleting the `.obsideck` folder resets the layout to default. Terms of Use: https://unadongames.com/obsideck/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://unadongames.com/obsideck/privacy.html

About

Bad With Names AI

Effortlessly capture and recall details about people you meet. Speak your memories aloud, and the app organizes names, key details, and meeting locations into structured notes. Review and save your personal social field notes privately.

Highlights
  • Voice-first note-taking
  • Automatic detail extraction
  • Personalized memory cards
  • Private and secure storage
  • Fast search functionality
  • Review before saving
Features
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You're bad with names. We've got you. You just had a great conversation, and thirty seconds later, their name is gone. Bad With Names is the fastest way to hold onto the people you meet, before the moment slips. Walk away, tap the button, and say what you remember out loud: "Met Maya at the coffee shop, she just started a bakery, has a golden retriever named Tito." That's it. Bad With Names listens, pulls out the details that matter, and hands you a clean memory card to keep: names, the little hooks you'll actually use to remember them, and the place you met. It's not a CRM. There are no forms, no phone-number fields, no spreadsheet energy. It feels like private field notes for your social life: calm, personal, and yours. VOICE-FIRST, EFFORTLESS Speak a messy note and get back something structured. Your voice is transcribed right on your device, so your audio never leaves your phone. REMEMBER WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS Not contact fields, but the human stuff. The memory hooks, the place you met, the thing they said they'd follow up on. REVIEW BEFORE YOU SAVE Nothing is saved until you approve it. You're always in control of what you keep. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your memories are yours. We're built around keeping your relationships private, not mining them. FIND PEOPLE FAST Search by name, by what you remember, or by where you met. Keep track of the follow-ups you meant to do. Stop apologizing for forgetting names. Start remembering the people worth remembering.

Screenshots

Obsideck4 screens
Bad With Names AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Obsideck at 5.0 against Bad With Names AI's 1.0. Bad With Names AI's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Obsideck holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Obsideck versus Bad With Names AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterObsideckBad With Names AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShota HoriMaurice Mickens

In-app purchases

None

Obsideck

No in-app purchases

None

Bad With Names AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Obsideck free?
Obsideck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bad With Names AI free?
Bad With Names AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Obsideck or Bad With Names AI?
Obsideck is rated higher. Obsideck averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Bad With Names AI averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Obsideck or Bad With Names AI have ads?
Neither Obsideck nor Bad With Names AI shows ads.

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