# hivelighter: highlight & learn — user reviews > 27 indexed App Store user reviews of hivelighter by hivelighter inc., rated 4.36/5 from 162 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hivelighter-highlight-and-learn/id1475989757/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hivelighter-highlight-and-learn/id1475989757.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 119 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 7 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 15 ## Newest reviews (7 of 27) ### 3/5 — Cool idea- but lacks a fundamental feature. *2021-02-02, version 3.0* A search bar. ### 3/5 — Glitchy but such a cool concept *2021-01-29, version 3.0* I honestly think this is a great alternative to me continuously screenshotting articles and having to go find the exact words I needed, but this app is SUPER GLITCHY!!! I wish it worked better, I also wish it didn’t have to go into the app every time I highlight something, I just wanna highlight and move on. Great concept though, hope they work out the kinks Signing up is annoying, it’s unresponsive. Also I wish there was a feature in the app you could type in a word and it would pull up everything for you. ### 4/5 — Almost perfect *2020-06-15, version 2.4* This is a great app and what I’ve been looking for for years! However, I can’t seem to find a way to delete a highlight. This is really annoying when you make an error or no longer want to see a highlight on your profile. ### 1/5 — App quits upon opening after last update *2019-11-08, version 1.3* I just updated the app and now it quits as soon as I try to open it. Thinking it needs another update to fix what the last update caused... ### 1/5 — You cannot highlight *2019-09-25, version 1.0* Hi. When you highlight, you cannot see the highlights on the page. Correct please. Thanks. ### 4/5 — Track every idea that interests *2019-09-20, version 1.0* Love finally having all my key snippets from the web in one place. Always know where to find them now. Awesome. Never have to reread an article to remember what I found interesting. So easy. Removes the frustration. ### 5/5 — Surprisingly smart social platform *2019-09-19, version 1.0* I got this app to highlight articles for research purposes and it does the job. But I was pleasantly surprised that it also ended up being a social platform where I can see other people’s highlights and read the best parts of articles I would have never come across on my own. Great highlighting tool and fun way to learn new things. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Worst app ever *2022-01-21, version 3.1.1* After 3 minutes of use I got a virus. It stole plenty of my private info stored in the phone. It’s super laggy. Feel scamed. The app suggested me plenty of racist quote. Unbelievable ### 1/5 — Nothing works? *2021-08-02, version 3.0* Every move crashes, doesn’t work or change. What’s the point? You took my info like nothing though 👎👎 ### 1/5 — Bugged *2021-05-14, version 3.0* Asked me to use fb to log in. I use fb and it keeps asking to log in. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-05-09, version 3.0* This app is great in theory but it hasn’t functioned properly for me. ### 1/5 — Crashed error 400 *2021-04-13, version 3.0* At sign up the app crashes and did not recover. Hopefully my personal information hasn’t been hacked and stolen...: ### 1/5 — doesnt work *2021-03-21, version 3.0* I literally cant access the extension!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Actually Work *2021-03-02, version 3.0* Some problems to address: 1) Every time I highlight something anywhere on the web, it gives me the yellow loading icon and that’s it. After that it doesn’t go anywhere. I tried using several different browsers as well as articles from other apps like news and social media, but no go. It just doesn’t work at all for me. 2) When I tried looking for a help menu, or troubleshooting tips, there was none to be found. The only option in the app is to contact customer service and i don’t want to waste time going back and forth. Developers should provide an FAQ or Help Menu within app so that users can go back and see if they missed something from the original instructions. 3) You can’t save or share other people’s highlights! I thought the whole point of this app was to highlight and save your content and see and share other people’s content? If we can’t do that then what’s the purpose of the main feed? We are supposed to watch and say “oooo”? There is no button or option on other people’s feed through which we can share their original article so this needs to be fixed asap. We should be able to re-share other people’s highlights, but on top of that, we should also be able to save other people’s articles if we just want them for private viewing. Overall i was so excited for this concept but it fell flat and now I am sad! I hope the developers can fix these bugs and make the app more use-able! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-02-21, version 3.0* Just errors ### 1/5 — Set up strange *2020-12-29, version 3.0* I really don’t like how it is set up. Only good for learning random things, no search, and very confusing. I am deleting ### 1/5 — Buggy! *2019-11-09, version 1.3* I just downloaded this app less than 5 minutes, because it sounded really cool! Unfortunately it keeps crashing, therefore making the app unusable! Deleted! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great updates! *2023-06-04, version 3.2.4* I left a review on previous versions but somehow it's gone. Anyway, I love this product. You don't know how much time it saves me. And the new features are welcome! We still need more stability tho. Interacting with Hivelighter sometimes feels clunky and like a Web App. So please don't just add new features. ### 5/5 — yellow is my Color *2020-11-19, version 3.0* Yellow is my favorite hilight color ### 5/5 — Best highlighter app *2020-08-05, version 2.4* Easiest and fastest way to save and share snippets online. I love that my friends know exactly what part of the article I’m referencing ### 5/5 — The absolute best! *2020-07-17, version 2.4* I have recently returned to school for a social change degree and I love this app! It allows me to highlight many, many resources and return to my page to reference them. I also am able to keep track of cool info and get quick bits of info from others. The app has truly been a game changer for me! 💜 ### 5/5 — Better than pocket *2020-05-08, version 2.2* Amazing app to save articles, share snippets of text. Straight forward to use when compared to other apps that are bloated ### 5/5 — Insta for articles *2019-11-07, version 1.2* Kind of like Instagram for articles. But instead of news being fed to me based on what I’ve clicked on in the past (ahem Facebook, Google) I get to skim the feed for more interesting articles/posts. ### 5/5 — Great time saver *2019-11-03, version 1.2* An excellent way to share what you read on the web - so much easier. Try it out! ### 5/5 — Revolutionary sharing tool *2019-11-01, version 1.2* In today’s world of oversaturated content and spam, it’s difficult to find unique and digestible media bites. Hivelighter fills this gap and empowers its hive-members to actively share web text on a diverse user platform. Articles, blog-posts, podcast transcripts, tweets, and many more — Hivelighter shares it all. I’ve posted about my technology interests by hivelighting papers and articles on cutting-edge science. This app has a use for everyone! ### 5/5 — Transformative social media content sharing *2019-10-30, version 1.2* This app is a refreshing social media platform for sharing genuine written content both personally and professionally. In a world of algorithm image-based inundation, Hivelighter provides an avenue for folks to access and share meaningful content without judgement and noise. As a voracious consumer of professional articles, academic papers and e-zines of personal interests and hobbies, this app is the perfect daily vehicle for sharing my findings and learning from others in a trusted environment devoid of clutter and commentary. I highly recommend that folks give Hivelighter a try! ### 5/5 — Can’t do without it now *2019-10-02, version 1.0.1* Love that I can easily save articles for future reference, and at the same time I get to share what I find interesting. Also love the wide range of articles that others post. I check it daily. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*