apparently vs ostensibly

apparently and ostensibly both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
apparently	No	No	No	Yes
ostensibly	No	No	No	Yes

As adverbs, apparently and ostensibly are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of apparently include on the face of it, seemingly.

apparently (adverb)	ostensibly (adverb)
from appearances alone	from appearances alone
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')