# Highlights vs Help Whistle

The clearest difference is rating: Help Whistle at 5.0 against Highlights's 4.5. Highlights's advantage is ratings volume (1.6K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, 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 Help Whistle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $13.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Help Whistle 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Highlights | Help Whistle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (1.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highlights-pdf-reader-and-notes/id1498912833/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/help-whistle-tech-support/id6752529681/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.6K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 37 MB | 25 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jonas Myren Ribe](https://appshunter.io/developer/794854096) | [Micheal Manner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1839134718) |

## 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


### Help Whistle

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/help-whistle-tech-support/id6752529681)

Instantly resolve tech issues by simply taking a photo of the problem. Receive clear, step-by-step solutions in plain language, eliminating jargon and stress. Get fast answers for computer errors, app glitches, and setup confusion.

**Highlights:** Snap photo of tech issue, Instant step-by-step fixes, Clear, plain language solutions, Resolves computer errors, Fixes app glitches, Assists with setup confusion

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assist Plan | $13.00 | per month |
| Personal Brand Plan | $25.00 | per month |
| Business Plan | $54.00 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Highlights free?

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

### Is Help Whistle free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Highlights or Help Whistle?

Help Whistle is rated higher. Highlights averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Help Whistle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Highlights or Help Whistle have ads?

Neither Highlights nor Help Whistle shows ads.

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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.*