Black Highlighter vs SplitCrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Highlighter
Easily hide sensitive information in photos and screenshots. The Magic Highlighter automatically detects text and covers it perfectly, ensuring no details are missed. Advanced features allow for automatic redaction of specific information and custom shortcuts for streamlined workflows.
- Magic Highlighter for automatic text detection
- Multiple color options for redaction
- Import images from Photos
- Ultra Highlighter for sensitive info detection
- Customizable word redaction
- Shortcut automation
- Document scanner
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Share your images, not your secrets. Black Highlighter makes it ridiculously easy to hide sensitive information in your photos and screenshots. Just swipe over text with the Magic Highlighter, and it automatically snaps to cover everything perfectly—no more frantic scribbling or worrying if you missed a spot. Make redaction feel like magic. The Magic Highlighter automatically detects and snaps to text, making it easy to hide exactly what you want—nothing more, nothing less. Use multiple colors to match different backgrounds or indicate multiple speakers. Easily import images from Photos and share them immediately when you're done. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, so you can redact no matter where you are. Work smarter, not harder. Want even more power? Ultra Highlighter unlocks automatic detection of sensitive information like names, addresses, and phone numbers. You can also add your own set of words to always redact automatically. Create custom Shortcuts to automate your redactions by automatically hiding personal details in screenshots instead of doing each one by hand. Use the document scanner to import and redact paper files using the power of the Magic Highlighter. Black Highlighter is provided under a standard EULA. Learn more at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SplitCrop
Easily remove inner sections from images and PDF files. Stitch multiple images or PDF pages together. Ideal for cleaning up screenshots or creating collages, with simple export options.
- Remove inner image areas
- Stitch images and PDFs
- Crop screenshots
- Export as JPEG, PNG, or PDF
- Open files from Photo/Document Picker
- Share files from other apps
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Remove inner areas of any image or PDF file. Stitch images or (pages of) PDF files. Ideal to cut out inner parts of screenshots (e.g. chats) . Easy export (as JPEG or PNG Image or PDF File) of cropped image to Photo Library and other Apps. Open images or PDF files using the Photo Picker, the Document Picker (files on your device or iCloud Drive) or sharing files from other apps or the iOS Screenshot screen. SplitCrop is the easiest and fastest way to quickly clean up and save full page Safari screenshots as image. SplitCrop is totally free, In-App-Purchases allow you to tip the developer and have no impact on the app's functionality.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SplitCrop at 100% against Black Highlighter's 48%. SplitCrop also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Black Highlighter's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Black Highlighter sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and SplitCrop sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SplitCrop holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Black Highlighter's written reviews are positive against 100% of SplitCrop's.
Black Highlighter ships an update every 2 months, SplitCrop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Highlighter | SplitCrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (90 ratings) | 4.9 (64 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 64 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cocoatype, LLC | Michael Klug |
Customer experience
Black Highlighter
SplitCrop
In-app purchases
Black Highlighter
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Annual14 Days trial$4.991 Year
- One-Time$19.99
SplitCrop
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99








