Tot Mini vs The Magic Highlighter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tot Mini
This app offers a streamlined way to capture, organize, and edit text across Apple devices. Its minimalist design uses color-coded dots for organization, and it supports Markdown for web use. Seamless iCloud sync ensures your notes are accessible anywhere.
- Color-coded note organization
- iCloud synchronization
- Markdown support
- Dictation and Scribble input
- Cross-device compatibility
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Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. It’s your tiny text companion! ⁕ Less Is More Tot’s simple design mean no more hunting for that chunk of text. Seven color-coded dots let you organize your notes while keeping them from getting out of hand. ⁕ iCloud Sync Seamlessly syncs your text across watchOS, iOS and macOS using iCloud so you can capture thoughts wherever you are. ⁕ Markdown Support Full support for rich or plain text and even automatically translates text to Markdown for handy use on the web. Have an RTF file you need marked up? No problem! ⁕ Killer Input Tot supports dictation and Scribble on Apple Watch. Quick, easy, and waiting for additional editing on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Available for watchOS, iOS, and macOS.
The Magic Highlighter
This Safari extension automatically highlights your search terms on search result pages across popular engines. It offers a private, on-device solution to quickly find the information you need, replacing traditional find-in-page functions with enhanced capabilities.
- Highlights search terms automatically
- Supports popular search engines
- 100% private, on-device processing
- Replaces 'Find in page'
- Customizable highlight colors
- Highlights multiple terms
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Introducing the Magic Highlighter, a Safari Extension for iPhone, iPad, and Mac that automatically highlights search terms and phrases on search result web pages. Find what you’ve been searching for. * Supports all popular search engines, including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, Neeva, Kagi, and Brave Search! * %100 private! All data processed on-device, with no data collection * Automatically highlight search terms and phrases on search result web pages * Full replacement for the "Find in page" share sheet action, and the ⌘-F keyboard shortcut! * Use the ⌘-Shift-F keyboard shortcut on Mac and iPad (with external keyboard) to change highlight colors, and disable highlights for specific terms and phrases * Supports highlighting MULTIPLE terms and phrases ⌘-F(TW)!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Magic Highlighter at 3.9 against Tot Mini's 2.9. The Magic Highlighter also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Tot Mini costs $1.99 and The Magic Highlighter $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Magic Highlighter holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 20 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Tot Mini's written reviews are positive against 47% of The Magic Highlighter's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tot Mini ships an update every 2 months, The Magic Highlighter every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 12, 2026.
| Parameter | Tot Mini | The Magic Highlighter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (19 ratings) | 3.9 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 46.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Iconfactory | Herd Works Inc |
Customer experience
Tot Mini
The Magic Highlighter
In-app purchases
Tot Mini
No in-app purchases
The Magic Highlighter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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