Obsidian - Connected Notes
Your second brain on the go
Your score
Strong. 7 of 43 checks need attention.
Obsidian - Connected Notes
Productivity · US
- Discoverability83.3
Top 5 for 2 of 6 terms · 89% of characters
- First impression80.6
icon 100, shot 1 58, subtitle 90 of 100
- Credibility80.7
4.5★ from 2.7k ratings
- Clarity85.1
5 of 6 viewers described it correctly
- Competitiveness59.6
Picked 4 of 4 shelf runs · 47th pct
Working
- Your app name uses 26 of 30 characters. That's a good use of the highest-weighted field you have.
- You have a subtitle. Good, most indie apps don't.
Not working
- You have 2,703 ratings; the median of the five apps you're competing with is 3,711. Side by side on a search shelf, that gap is the first thing a cautious user notices.
- You're spending about 9 characters on filler ("your", "the"). Apple names these as words that add nothing. Swap them for a term someone would actually type.
Leaderboard rank
See the full board →- #25Calm79.0
- #26Obsidian - Connected Notesthis app78.9
- #27Worms Zone .io — Hungry Snake78.7
The shelf
1 of 3 simulated users picked a rival off this row.
Search results · US · Productivity
They were asked to find: “You keep letting things fall through the cracks at work and want somewhere to put them that you will actually open again.”
- You1
Obsidian - Connected Notes
Your second brain on the go
4.52.7K ratingsGet
Skeptical Researcher passed: “The 4.5 rating with 2,703 reviews is solid, but I don't see any visible reviews or developer responses on this card to know if complaints are being handled.”
- 2
Note Taker AI - 100% local
JUST TALK Your notes are ready
5.02 ratingsGet
- 3
Standard Notes
End-to-end encrypted notes
4.73.7K ratingsGetIn-App Purchases
- 4
SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo
Notes, Voice Recorder, Photos
4.94.5K ratings$19.99
- 5
Capacities – Notes & PKM
Collect, connect, and reflect.
4.3112 ratingsGetIn-App Purchases
Your taps
Where the taps went
- Obsidian - Connected Notesyou5/6
- SuperNote Notes Recorder+Photo1/6
Fix these first
5 changes, in order of impact.
Your page and your actual users are different people
The audience your listing addresses and the audience writing your reviews diverge (mismatch 0.43 of 1). Decide which one you want, then make the page say so.
conversionOur proposalRating count vs the top 5
You have 2,703 ratings; the median of the five apps you're competing with is 3,711. Side by side on a search shelf, that gap is the first thing a cautious user notices. Ask for ratings in-app at a moment the user is happy. iOS shows no download counts, so your rating count is the only popularity proof a stranger can see.
conversionIndustry consensusApp preview video
+10–20% est.No preview video, so your first three screenshots carry the search card alone. Roughly 90% of even top-1,000 apps have never tested a video, so a decent one is still an unclaimed lever, as long as the poster frame stands on its own. Test one 15–30s preview whose poster frame stands on its own. A weak poster frame evicts a screenshot and is worse than no video.
conversionStrong evidenceDescription first sentence
Your first sentence is opens with your app name, which is already on screen above it. It's the only line shown before "more", and under 2% of visitors ever tap "more". Rewrite it as one short statement of what someone gets out of the app. Rewrite the first sentence as one short outcome statement. It is the only line shown before 'more', and fewer than 2% of visitors ever tap 'more'.
conversionStrong evidenceFiller words in name or subtitle
You're spending about 9 characters on filler ("your", "the"). Apple names these as words that add nothing. Swap them for a term someone would actually type. Cut the filler words and spend those characters on a search term.
visibilityApple-documented
What simulated users said
5 of 6 would tap your card; 5 of 6 would install.
Skeptical Researcher
38, product manager · reads the one-stars first (the control persona)
“The rating's solid, there's nothing broken-looking on the card, and the screenshots show it actually works the way it's supposed to—I'd give it a real look.”
- The card
- would tap
- The page
- would install
Skeptical Researcher
38, product manager · reads the one-stars first (the control persona)
“The rating is solid and it's free, but I can see someone saying it crashes hard enough to need a restart and the developer just left it there.”
- The card
- would not tap
- The page
- would install
Power User
31, developer · actually reads the description
“The screenshots show actual working notes with nesting, links, tags, and structure — not marketing fluff — and I can see this handles the kind of interconnected thinking I need.”
- The card
- would tap
- The page
- would install
Power User
31, developer · actually reads the description
“The screenshots show actual structure and interconnection, not just a text box, and the 4.5 rating with 2,703 reviews plus a recent update date tells me this is something real people depend on.”
- The card
- would tap
- The page
- would install
Price-Sensitive Pragmatist
29, gig worker · goes straight to the in-app purchase list
“It's free and the card doesn't scream subscription trap, so I'd at least open it and check what the actual IAP list looks like before I decide.”
- The card
- would tap
- The page
- would install
Price-Sensitive Pragmatist
29, gig worker · goes straight to the in-app purchase list
“It's free with no hidden subscriptions waiting, and the rating is solid enough that I'd give it a shot.”
- The card
- would tap
- The page
- would install