# Highlights vs Screenshot Editor

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Highlights at 53% against Screenshot Editor's 0%. Highlights also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 3). Screenshot Editor's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Highlights sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Screenshot Editor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Screenshot Editor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Highlights has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Highlights's written reviews are positive against 0% of Screenshot Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Highlights ships an update fortnightly, Screenshot Editor weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Highlights | Screenshot Editor |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (1.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highlights-pdf-reader-and-notes/id1498912833/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/screenshot-editor-text-blur/id6504162035/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.6K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | **53.3% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 37 MB | 22 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jonas Myren Ribe](https://appshunter.io/developer/794854096) | [APPWILL COMPANY LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1761313938) |

## What reviewers say

### Highlights

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highlights-pdf-reader-and-notes/id1498912833)

This app is a fast and lightweight PDF reader designed for research. It allows users to read, highlight, and annotate documents, and then extract this information into organized notes. Advanced features include table data extraction, text recognition, and smart copying of annotations into various formats.

**Highlights:** Read and browse PDF documents, Highlight, underline, and strikethrough text, Add comments and sticky notes, Extract annotations into organized notes, Convert table data and recognize text, Smart copy annotations to various formats (CSV, BibTex), Lookup citation metadata and DOI links

**Features:** Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Highlights Pro: Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Highlights Pro | $29.99 | per year |
| Highlights Pro: Legacy Upgrade | $29.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great for highlighting and annotating PDFs
- 🔍 Effective for research and note-taking
- 📚 Useful for academic and professional work
- 👍 Clean and intuitive user interface
- 🔗 Good integration with other apps and cloud storage

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Subscription model is too expensive
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Limited search functionality
- 🔒 Lack of customization options
- 🔧 Poor customer support and unresponsive developers

**Reported bugs**

- Highlights and annotations randomly disappearing
- Text selection issues, especially with footnotes
- Compatibility problems with certain PDF files
- Syncing issues across devices
- Export functionality not working as expected

**Requested features**

- Add handwriting and freeform annotation support
- Implement a table of contents or bookmarking feature
- Allow editing of notes directly in the app
- Provide a one-time purchase option instead of subscription
- Improve search capabilities with visual results and navigation


### Screenshot Editor

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/screenshot-editor-text-blur/id6504162035)

Easily edit screenshots and photos to hide sensitive information or emphasize key details. This app offers tools like blurring, pixelating, highlighting, and underlining. Export your edited images in high 4K quality.

**Highlights:** Redact sensitive information, Highlight important details, Underline text, Pixelate images, Draw shapes, Export in 4K quality

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Screenshot editor | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Screenshot Blur Editor | $19.99 | per year |
| Premium features with discount | $19.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Highlights free?

Highlights is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Screenshot Editor free?

Screenshot Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Highlights or Screenshot Editor?

Screenshot Editor is rated higher. Highlights averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Screenshot Editor averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Highlights or Screenshot Editor have ads?

Screenshot Editor shows ads; Highlights does not.

### Which is updated more often, Highlights or Screenshot Editor?

Highlights ships an update fortnightly, and Screenshot Editor weekly. Most recently, Highlights was updated on October 21, 2026 and Screenshot Editor on October 2, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*