Choose Apple Notes if you need
- Mac, iPad, iPhone or Apple Vision Pro. We haven't found them on Obsidian's website.
At a glance
- Obsidian has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Apple Notes.
- Obsidian's lowest paid plan is Sync at $4 per user per month, billed annually, as of October 23, 2026.
- Only Apple Notes lists Mac, iPad, iPhone and Apple Vision Pro.
- Only Obsidian lists macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, CLI and Chrome extension.
- Obsidian has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Apple Notes.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Obsidian if you need
- macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, CLI or Chrome extension. We haven't found them on Apple Notes's website.
Apple Notes
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Obsidian
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Review ObsidianThe facts
- What it does
- Apple NotesJot down short or long notes anytime, anywhere.
- ObsidianThe free and flexible app for your private thoughts
- Free plan
- Apple NotesNot confirmed
- ObsidianYes
- Pricing
- Apple NotesNot confirmed
- ObsidianNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Apple Notes
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
BothNone in common
Only Apple Notes
- Mac
- iPad
- iPhone
- Apple Vision Pro
Only Obsidian
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
- iOS
- Android
- CLI
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Apple Notes and Obsidian yet.
Used either of them?
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