Pick Day One if
journalers who will stay on Basic or pay Silver $49.99/yr for more devices/photos.
Read the Day One pageDay One vs Obsidian
Our take
Pick Day One if journalers who will stay on Basic or pay Silver $49.99/yr for more devices/photos. Pick Obsidian if individual writers who will stay on the $0 app while they open a first Bases table, then Sync at $4/user/month yearly ($5 monthly) when they want encrypted vaults on other devices.
Best for
Day One Keep a journal at a public $
Obsidian A vault table you start at a public $
Free plan
Day One $0 · 1 device; 1 photo per entry
Obsidian $0 · no sign-up. No strings attached
Lowest paid
Day One Silver $49.99/yr
Obsidian Sync $4/user/mo yearly
Next step up
Day One Gold $74.99/yr
Obsidian Publish $8/mo yearly
Watch out
Day One Basic is one device
Obsidian The $0 tile is the local app
Last checked
Day One 2026-10-26 · dayoneapp.com
Obsidian 2026-10-23 · obsidian.md/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Obsidian if
individual writers who will stay on the $0 app while they open a first Bases table, then Sync at $4/user/month yearly ($5 monthly) when they want encrypted vaults on other devices.
Read the Obsidian page