# Contact Mailer vs Highlights

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Highlights at 53% against Contact Mailer's 0%. Highlights also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 1.0). Contact Mailer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Highlights is free to download; Contact Mailer costs $0.99 up front. Highlights sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Contact Mailer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Highlights holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. 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. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Contact Mailer's written reviews are positive against 53% of Highlights's.

Contact Mailer ships an update every 29 months, Highlights fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Contact Mailer | Highlights |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $0.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contact-mailer/id292238121/reviews) | **[4.5 (1.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/highlights-pdf-reader-and-notes/id1498912833/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **1.6K** |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | **53.3% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Paid | **Freemium** |
| Size | 1 MB | 37 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Piet Jonas](https://appshunter.io/developer/288060167) | [Jonas Myren Ribe](https://appshunter.io/developer/794854096) |

## What reviewers say

### Contact Mailer

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contact-mailer/id292238121)

Easily create an email pre-filled with selected contact information. Choose a contact, pick the details you wish to share, and generate an email draft to send.

**Highlights:** Select contacts from address book, Choose specific contact details to send, Generate pre-filled email drafts, Opens native email application

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Contact Mailer free?

Contact Mailer costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Highlights free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Contact Mailer or Highlights?

Highlights is rated higher. Contact Mailer averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Highlights averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.

### Do Contact Mailer or Highlights have ads?

Neither Contact Mailer nor Highlights shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Contact Mailer or Highlights?

Contact Mailer ships an update every 29 months, and Highlights fortnightly. Most recently, Contact Mailer was updated on October 31, 2026 and Highlights on November 13, 2026.

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