Highlights vs Athletics Results Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Highlights
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.
- 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
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"... an app that students, academics, and anyone who does substantial amounts of PDF-based research should try" - Macstories.net "It’s the novel approach to PDF annotation that makes this app a cut above the rest"- TapSmart.com *** "App of the Day" - App Store, US *** USE HIGHLIGHTS FOR FREE Highlights is a fast and lightweight PDF reader (under 10MB) packed with features to help you do your best research. Free users have access to standard PDF reader features including document browsing, reading and annotating. There are NO ADS, time limits or tracking. READ PDF DOCUMENTS • Open PDF documents from anywhere • Browse files using the familiar document browser • Open PDFs in Single Page or Two Page scroll mode • Double tap to Smart Zoom in on a paragraph or figure • Scrub smoothly to the desired page • Search the entire document in an instant • Navigate using any connected keyboard or mouse STORE YOUR FILES WHERE YOU WANT • Full support for "Open In Place" lets you make edits to the file where it is • Access your files from iCloud Drive, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive or Box using the document browser • Or keep them privately on device only HIGHLIGHT AND ANNOTATE FASTER • Select text with your finger, Apple Pencil or mouse pointer • Highlight, underline, strikethrough text and make image selections • Add comments to annotations or as individual sticky notes • Annotate with fewer taps using context aware popovers • Default annotation colors prevents you from having to repeatedly setting the color for the same type of annotation every time TURN ANNOTATIONS INTO NOTES • As you markup text and images the contents are extracted and sorted into notes • Customize the formatting and contents of your notes • Sort the annotations chronologically or create your own color coding EXTRACT TABLE DATA AND RECOGNIZE TEXT • Convert images containing text or tables to actual text and tables using machine learning - letting you get to the underlying data with a single tap SMART COPY Copy annotations to the desired format with one tap: • Text markup as text • Image selections as images • Tables as CSV • Citations as BibTex LOOKUP CITATIONS • Highlights will fetch DOI-links and metadata • Markup any reference and tap the link icon to look it up • If you have read the work already or have it in your reference manager library, Highlights will link you to it EXPORT ANYWHERE • Save or share your notes as portable files: Markdown, TextBundle, HTML, WebArchive or PDF • Share them to your favorite notes app: Apple Notes, Bear, Craft, Evernote, DEVONThink, Keep It, MindNode, Notion, Obsidian, Roam Research or Ulysses • Or send them to a colleague via mail. It's your notes, you decide where they go MUCH MORE • Dark mode • Multi-window support on iPadOS • Keyboard shortcuts and navigation • Support for system Copy and Undo gestures • Alternative app icons • Custom accent colors • Apple Pencil double-tap gestures • Power annotation tools For a full list of features see: highlightsapp.net/features HIGHLIGHTS PRO The Highlights Pro subscription unlocks advanced features on your iPhone, iPad and Mac: • Export options for other apps and easily editable formats • Extract information using table and text recognition • Customize accent colors and alternative app icons • Power annotation tools • Citation lookups • Smart Copy Highlights Pro includes a 14-day free trial. You can cancel your subscription at any time. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off within 24-hour prior to the end of of the current period. Payments will be charged to your iTunes account and your account will be charged within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. For more information about Highlights Pro: highlightsapp.net/pro Privacy Policy: highlightsapp.net/privacy Terms of Use: highlightsapp.net/terms
Athletics Results Manager
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Athletics Results Manager Run athletics meets faster, smoother, and with complete confidence. Athletics Results Manager is a powerful, real-world-tested meet management system designed for schools, clubs, and athletics competitions. From first entries to final results, everything is built to reduce admin, reduce errors, and keep your event running efficiently. Originally developed to solve real challenges faced by athletics organisers, the app has evolved into a complete end-to-end system trusted in live competition environments. Whether you are running a school sports day, inter-school competition, club meet, or multi-event athletics competition, Athletics Results Manager keeps everything organised, accurate, and under control. Key features Complete meet management Create and manage events, divisions, teams, and competitors with ease. Automatically calculate placings, individual scores, team standings, and overall competition results. Supports both simple and advanced meet formats. Fast and flexible results entry Enter results quickly for track, field, High Jump, Pole Vault, and attempts-based events. Automatically calculate rankings, scores, records, and personal bests. Supports ties, manual overrides, finals, heats, and multi-stage events. Combined live entry for field and height events Run large High Jump, Pole Vault, and field events across multiple divisions from a single live-entry screen. Includes active and inactive athlete management, entering heights, live attempt tracking, drag-and-drop ordering, and real-time attempt summaries. Multi-device live results entry Run your meet with multiple officials entering results simultaneously. Includes host and remote device support, live syncing through uploads, offline entry with later upload, and protection against accidental overwriting of results. Advanced results scanning Scan handwritten results sheets directly into events using OCR. Includes smart row matching, automatic final-sheet detection, duplicate protection, and a full verification step before applying results. Starter sheets and programme management Plan and run your event schedule with dedicated starter-sheet views, drag-and-drop programme ordering, separate handling for heats and finals, Excel import and export of start times, and professional starter-sheet printing. Smart printing system Generate results sheets, blank recording sheets, final sheets, competitor numbers, programmes, and starter sheets. Includes scan markers for OCR workflows and programme-order printing. Excel integration Export results instantly, export full meet setup, export editable entry sheets, and export scoring grids, records, and personal bests. Designed for real-world workflows and repeated updates. Import athlete entries Quickly populate your meet by importing competitors and events from Excel. Supports entry numbers, team structures, event selections, and automatic linking to existing data. Live online scoreboards Share standings instantly with spectators, coaches, athletes, and staff. Publish encrypted live results viewable online using a meet ID and password. Flexible scoring systems Adapt scoring to your competition format with placing-based scoring, scoring grids, team scoring limits, score multipliers, and manual placing overrides. Perfect for: • School sports days • Inter-school competitions • Club athletics meetings • Regional competitions • Combined-events competitions • Professional athletics events Why organisers choose Athletics Results Manager • Save hours of admin time • Reduce scoring errors • Coordinate multiple officials easily • Replace paper-heavy workflows with digital systems • Keep events running on schedule • Deliver instant, accurate live results
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Highlights at Free against Athletics Results Manager's $2.99. Highlights also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Athletics Results Manager's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On update cadence, 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
Highlights is free to download; Athletics Results Manager costs $2.99 up front. Highlights sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Athletics Results Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.
Highlights ships an update fortnightly, Athletics Results Manager every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Highlights | Athletics Results Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonas Myren Ribe | rudi huysamen |
Bugs and requests
Highlights
Reported bugs
5 issues- 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
5 requests- 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
Athletics Results Manager
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Highlights
- Highlights Pro: Monthly$4.991 Month
- Highlights Pro14 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Highlights Pro: Legacy Upgrade1 Year trial$29.991 Year
Athletics Results Manager
No in-app purchases
Questions
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