Awesome! I've looked into Roam, but have never tried it. I've been committed to Obsidian for almost four years now. What have you found is the biggest difference between the two?
Without going into too much detail, I think Obsidian is more mobile friendly and has a better user experience. I access my notes from my phone way more frequently than I do on my laptop so the mobile experience is important.
Roam is $15/mo and Obsidian is $4/mo if you pay for Sync (if you want to access your notes across phone and laptop). I can access Obsidian more easily if I’m in area with no Wi-Fi/poor internet because the notes are stored locally on device vs the Cloud like Roam.
I switched from Roam to Obsidian a few weeks ago, I’ve been happy! I definitely enjoy the Zettlekasten method.
Awesome! I've looked into Roam, but have never tried it. I've been committed to Obsidian for almost four years now. What have you found is the biggest difference between the two?
Without going into too much detail, I think Obsidian is more mobile friendly and has a better user experience. I access my notes from my phone way more frequently than I do on my laptop so the mobile experience is important.
Roam is $15/mo and Obsidian is $4/mo if you pay for Sync (if you want to access your notes across phone and laptop). I can access Obsidian more easily if I’m in area with no Wi-Fi/poor internet because the notes are stored locally on device vs the Cloud like Roam.
Those are my biggest reasons!
I concur. Plus, Obsidian has loads of plugins which work on the phone as well.
I haven’t even gotten fancy with the plugins yet, the only one I used was to transfer my Roam notes. What plugins do you like?
This is an awesome overview, thanks for sharing!