TatePad vs Obsidian
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TatePad
This is a straightforward text editor designed for vertical writing. It offers a clean interface for composing notes and documents in a unique orientation.
- Vertical writing support
- Simple text editor
- Clean interface
- Note composition
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Simple text editor for Vertical writing.
Obsidian
Organize your thoughts and ideas with a powerful knowledge base that utilizes local Markdown files. This app acts as your personal second brain, accessible on your mobile device for seamless note-taking and idea connection.
- Local Markdown file storage
- Customizable toolbar
- Graph view for connections
- Community plugins
- Themes
- iCloud sync
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Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files. It is a second brain, for you, forever. Now available on the go for iOS! Features include: - Customizable toolbar - Pull down quick actions - Graph view - Community plugins - Themes - Sidebar pinning for tablet - iCloud vaults
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obsidian at none against TatePad's 1. Obsidian also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 33). TatePad's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. TatePad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Obsidian asks for nothing beyond the download.
TatePad holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Obsidian has 2.8K ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of TatePad's written reviews are positive against 62% of Obsidian's.
TatePad ships an update every 5 days, Obsidian every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | TatePad | Obsidian |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (33 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #135 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DRIP PRODUCTS LIMITED LIABILITY CO. | Dynalist Inc. |
Customer experience
TatePad
Obsidian
Bugs and requests
TatePad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Obsidian
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sync issues leading to data loss
- Freezing and crashing on mobile devices
- Editing bugs and text input issues
Requested features
5 requests- Improved sorting and organization options
- WYSIWYG editing on mobile
- Better integration with other cloud storage services
- More intuitive onboarding process for new users
- Native mobile widgets and share sheet integration
In-app purchases
TatePad
- TatePad プレミアム$4.99
Obsidian
No in-app purchases
