Annotable vs BUFFR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Annotable
This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for annotating and marking up images. It offers a wide range of customization options for common annotation elements and unique features like text highlighting on screenshots. The app supports various iOS system integrations for a seamless user experience.
- 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
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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.
BUFFR
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BUFFR e una camera buffer per creare replay istantanei durante eventi live, sport, backstage e contenuti social. Avvia il buffer, registra in continuo e salva rapidamente gli ultimi secondi in clip pronte da rivedere, condividere o sincronizzare nel cloud. Pensata per creator, editor e operatori sul campo, BUFFR aiuta a non perdere momenti importanti: goal, azioni salienti, highlight e scene improvvise possono essere salvati con un tap. La gallery integrata permette di rivedere le clip, scaricare contenuti sincronizzati e gestire il flusso di lavoro in modo rapido.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BUFFR at none against Annotable's 8. BUFFR also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). Annotable's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Annotable sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. BUFFR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Annotable ships an update every 2 months, BUFFR every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Annotable | BUFFR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (954 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 954 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 凌 王 | RIGHELLO SRL |
Bugs and requests
Annotable
Reported bugs
5 issues- 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
Requested features
15 requests- 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
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- 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
BUFFR
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Annotable
- Color Customization$1.99
- Text Highlighter & Redaction Tool$1.99
- All Obscuration Styles$1.99
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- Blur Tool$1.99
- Spotlight Tool$1.99
- Loupe Tool$1.99
- All Text Styles & Fonts$1.99
- All Features$9.99
BUFFR
No in-app purchases









