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 pageObsidian vs Reflect
Our take
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. Pick Reflect if writers who will stay on the Mac app at Free $0 while they open a first Daily note, then pay the iPhone / iPad subscription when they need mobile — do not invent that iOS $; it is not printed on the pages
Reflect
local-first Daily notes desk
Best for
Obsidian A vault table you start at a public $
Reflect A dated note you start at a public $
Free plan
Obsidian $0 · no sign-up. No strings attached
Reflect No free plan
Lowest paid
Obsidian Sync $4/user/mo yearly
Reflect Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Obsidian Publish $8/mo yearly
Reflect
Watch out
Obsidian The $0 tile is the local app
Reflect iOS has no public $ on the homepage
Last checked
Obsidian 2026-10-23 · obsidian.md/pricing
Reflect 2026-10-23 · reflect.app
Which one, then?
Pick Reflect if
writers who will stay on the Mac app at Free $0 while they open a first Daily note, then pay the iPhone / iPad subscription when they need mobile — do not invent that iOS $; it is not printed on the pages we fetched.
Read the Reflect page