# Highlights vs Screenshot Hero AI

The clearest difference is price: Highlights at Free against Screenshot Hero AI's $1.99. Highlights also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). Screenshot Hero AI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). On update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Highlights is free to download; Screenshot Hero AI costs $1.99 up front. Highlights sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Screenshot Hero AI asks for nothing beyond the download.

Screenshot Hero AI 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.

Highlights ships an update fortnightly, Screenshot Hero AI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Highlights | Screenshot Hero AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| 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/screenshot-hero-ai/id6756796238/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **1.6K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | **Freemium** | Paid |
| Size | 37 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Jonas Myren Ribe](https://appshunter.io/developer/794854096) | [Chris Barnhart](https://appshunter.io/developer/1844685558) |

## 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 Hero AI

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/screenshot-hero-ai/id6756796238)

This app uses on-device AI to analyze your screenshots, generating summaries, smart tags, and searchable text. It helps you organize and instantly find information from receipts, messages, and documents without uploading any data.

**Highlights:** AI-generated summaries, Automatic smart tagging, Project grouping with summaries, Instant searchable text, App-aware organization, Flexible export formats (PDF, Markdown, Word), On-device privacy

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Highlights free?

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

### Is Screenshot Hero AI free?

Screenshot Hero AI costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Highlights or Screenshot Hero AI?

Screenshot Hero AI is rated higher. Highlights averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Screenshot Hero AI averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Highlights or Screenshot Hero AI have ads?

Neither Highlights nor Screenshot Hero AI shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Highlights or Screenshot Hero AI?

Highlights ships an update fortnightly, and Screenshot Hero AI every 2 weeks. Most recently, Highlights was updated on October 27, 2026 and Screenshot Hero AI on October 26, 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.*