# Annotable: Annotation & Markup — Image Annotation & Markup

> Full-featured image annotation and markup tool with extensive customization. (iPhone/iPad app by 凌 王.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/annotable-annotation-and-markup/id1099850421 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [凌 王](https://appshunter.io/developer/347232661)
- Category: Photo & Video, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.65/5 from 894 App Store ratings · 188 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 9 MB
- Languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and 4 more
- Released: 2016-05-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/annotable-annotation-and-markup/id1099850421/reviews.md

## What is Annotable?

Annotable is the most full-featured all-in-one image annotation tool.

Featured by Apple in many places:
● Best of 2016
● New Apps We Love
● Best Apps to Edit Your Photos
● Best Productivity Apps
● Best Utilities

"I’ve finally found the best all-in-one image annotation tool for iOS – Annotable for iPhone and iPad." —— Federico Viticci of MacStories

Features (many are free, some are unlocked with purchases):
◉ All the expected common tools: rectangles, ovals, arrows, lines and texts.
◉ Fully customizable: colors, sizes, outlines, fonts…
◉ Stylishly obscure private information with Blur and Pixelation.
◉ Or on the contrary, highlight something with Spotlights.
◉ If you really want to focus on a particular spot use a Loupe.
◉ You can even highlight text on screenshots of apps like Notes, Twitter, and Safari. It feels like magic, and can really save the day when you want to share a web page screenshot with some words highlighted but forgot to select the words when you took the screenshot.
◉ Fully support Action Extension, Photo Editing Extension, Edits Sync via iCloud Photo Library, URL Schemes, 3D Touch, Wide Color…Annotable utilizes your powerful iOS system to the extreme.

Distinctions from many other similar Apps:
◆ All the results are high-resolution images.
◆ Not only screenshots but all images are supported.
◆ Large images can be directly annotated and do not have to be cropped.

## Key features

- Common annotation tools (rectangles, text, arrows)
- Customizable colors, sizes, and fonts
- Blur and pixelation for obscuring information
- Spotlights and Loupes for highlighting
- Text highlighting on screenshots
- High-resolution output
- Support for all image types

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Color Customization | $1.99 | one-time |
| Text Highlighter & Redaction Tool | $1.99 | one-time |
| All Obscuration Styles | $1.99 | one-time |
| Blur Tool | $1.99 | one-time |
| Spotlight Tool | $1.99 | one-time |
| Loupe Tool | $1.99 | one-time |
| All Features | $9.99 | one-time |
| All Text Styles & Fonts | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Annotable?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Game changer
- 🚀 Excellent—the built-in iOS markup features pale in comparison
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Fantastic!
- 👍 Amazing App
- 👍 Nice lightweight image editor
- 👍 Fantastic!
- 👍 Easy simple to use
- 👍 Wonderful app - must have
- 👍 Great all-in-one app
- 👍 Use it all the time
- 👍 Top app
- 👍 Highly recommend this app!!
- 👍 Absolutely Amazing!!
- 👍 Really handy little app...
- 👍 The best image annotation tool on iOS
- 👍 high recommend
- 👍 Très bonne application!!
- 👍 Great annotation tool
- 👍 Best annotation app there is!
- 👍 Does what it says on the tin
- 👍 A must have
- 👍 Easy yet powerful
- 👍 Amazing !
- 👍 Best of breed App
- 👍 Simple and very functional
- 👍 A Really Good Apo
- 👍 Wow!
- 👍 Great little app
- 👍 Brilliant app
- 👍 Very useful app

**Cons**

- 🐛 Blur broken ios26
- 🔒 Can't undo
- 💰 Paid app, free version is worthless
- 💰 Everything is locked behind a pay wall
- 💰 Extremely frustrating to use
- 💰 Too many features need $$
- 💰 Too expensive!!
- 💰 A little rich
- 💰 Pourquoi payer??
- 🐛 Can't cope with a pencil

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Blur broken ios26
- Can't save edits on iPad Pro, 14.5.1
- In-App Purchases do not work
- Loss of work
- App freezes occasionally on iPad

**Most requested features**

- Open the app directly to the camera
- Save images to the app, not to my phone or make a specific folder to save Annotated images
- Make a Mac version
- Add insert photo option
- Add flexible pointers lines
- Add an eraser
- Add undo/redo action buttons
- Add crop
- Add a way to adjust transparency of fonts for watermarking
- Add rotate image
- Add a way to draw solid boxes with a color of your choosing
- Add a way to adjust text size
- Add a way to center the text
- Add a way to insert and resize images
- Add a way to make shapes a solid color in addition to outline

## Recent user reviews (10 of 188)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/annotable-annotation-and-markup/id1099850421/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Used To Be Great … Now, Not So Much

*2026-08-13, version 2.11.1*

It’s now fiddly, cumbersome, awkward and most features cost money. And it nags you to pay pay pay! 💰 Bah bye.

### 1/5 — What is this and why does it not allow me to do anything?

*2026-07-14, version 2.11.1*

I'm Not Sure About for Certain!

### 5/5 — Incredible App

*2026-07-13, version 2.11.1*

I use this for work almost daily and it works perfectly. The simple aspect to this app whilst still having many options for annotations is awesome!

### 2/5 — Paid features

*2026-06-30, version 2.11.1*

Excellent quick annotations compared to default photo app in iOS. But how do we get all the features?!

### 5/5 — Perfect for quick markups!

*2026-05-18, version 2.11.1*

Quickly mark up and send a photo when collaborating or wishing to provide clear detail of something with visual cues and labels. Great for tradies! I use this a lot for both work and personal tasks.

### 5/5 — Hope this app never dies

*2026-05-14, version 2.11.1*

100% the perfect annotation app for pix. Used it for years. As other reviewers have stated, it outshines Apples’s annotation tools. =Peace=

### 5/5 — Wish I bought the unlock for this years ago! ⬅️⬆️➡️⬇️

*2026-03-15, version 2.11.1*

I used the free version so many times and now I just unlocked the whole thing and wish I had done it years ago. It’s a solid tool.

### 4/5 — All that is missing is a Mac app

*2026-03-05, version 2.11.1*

This is the best, most underrated, useful plugin for the Photos app on iOS. I use it to redact information using aesthetically pleasing methods like pixelation or sometimes just drawing a black box. Either way this app picks up where iOS left off!

### 5/5 — Game changer

*2026-01-03, version 2.11.1*

I use the app daily, if not hourly.   There are full apps that allow soooooo many elements to be applied from gallery extension which means saved over original and holds config so you can change the elements when you wish and from photo gallery 

Elements are quiet a few

### 5/5 — Excellent—the built-in iOS markup features pale in comparison

*2025-12-24, version 2.11.1*

Love this app—it has everything you need in a tool like this & nothing you don't. It's very simple to use yet highly functional with a clean UI. It also supports Photos app integration as an extension which is handy. 

A handful of the tools are premium & require purchase, however you are given the option to purchase each individually or all tools (current & future) for a one-time charge of $9.99—no subscription required for those wondering.

## Frequently asked questions about Annotable

### What does Annotable do?

Annotable is a comprehensive tool for annotating and marking up images. It allows users to add various elements like rectangles, text, and arrows, and offers features for obscuring or highlighting specific areas. It also includes unique capabilities like highlighting text directly on screenshots.

### What are the key features of Annotable?

Key features include a full set of common annotation tools, extensive customization for colors and sizes, blur and pixelation effects, spotlights, loupes for focus, and the ability to highlight text on screenshots. It also supports high-resolution output and works with all image types.

### Is Annotable free to use?

The app offers many features for free, but some advanced functionalities are unlocked through in-app purchases. This allows users to try out the core features before deciding to invest in additional capabilities.

### What devices is Annotable compatible with?

Annotable is designed for iOS devices, including iPhone and iPad. It fully supports system integrations like Action Extensions, Photo Editing Extensions, and iCloud Photo Library for seamless editing and syncing across your Apple devices.

### What are common use cases for Annotable?

Common use cases include annotating screenshots to explain issues or provide feedback, marking up photos for social media or personal use, obscuring private information before sharing, and highlighting key text or areas in images for better communication.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.11.1 — 2025-10-08

- Support iOS 26
- New icon with Liquid Glass design
- Improve location info saving

### 2.11 — 2025-09-21

- Support iOS 26
- New icon with Liquid Glass design
- Improve location info saving

### 2.10 — 2023-11-08

- Support new iPhones and iPads
- Support latest iOS
- Improved UI on iPad
- Support keyboard shortcuts
- Update some icons inside app

### 2.9 — 2021-01-19

* Support iPhone 12.
* If you only allow Annotable to access Selected Photos on iOS 14, you can now conveniently add access to more photos by tapping the + button in album.

### 2.8 — 2020-10-05

* Bug fix: Hold your finger for 1 second, Annotable will enter a precise mode with a See-Through Loupe to show what's under your finger. The See-Through Loupe doesn't work properly on iOS 14.

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