RePaper Web PDF Highlighter vs WordMarker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter
Annotate web pages, PDFs, Word, and PowerPoint documents with customizable highlights and comments. Organize your content into folders and sync across devices using iCloud. Share and export your annotated files to various cloud services and other apps.
- Highlight web pages and PDFs
- Add comments in multiple colors
- Reader View for web and PDF
- Organize content in folders
- iCloud synchronization
- Share and export annotations
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One app to highlight Web pages, PDF, Word and Powerpoint documents, synchronized to iCloud. Our users say: - "Highlight Delight" - Cat North - "Only app that highlights properly" - Sparticle - "Exactly what I was looking for" - Bren With RePaper: - Open web pages and PDF files from anywhere - Add your highlight and comments in several colors - "Reader View" like Safari but works for Web and PDF files (text only) - Organize your articles in folders - Synchronized with iCloud - Share your highlights on social media and email - Export to other apps like iBooks, DropBox, Box, Drive and Evernote
WordMarker
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WordMarker makes you possible to search words in the real world. It finds preset keywords, then highlights them in camera preview. You can use it in the following cases: - You search specific allergen on the ingredients listed on the label of a packaged food, and - You search a name of particular person or school on an article in paper or magazine. Note that we do not guarantee the accuracy of search result so you should use it only as a guide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WordMarker at Free against RePaper Web PDF Highlighter's $2.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
WordMarker is free to download; RePaper Web PDF Highlighter costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RePaper Web PDF Highlighter | WordMarker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.1 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppBlit LLC | Ryobi Systems Co.,Ltd. |
Bugs and requests
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter
Reported bugs
24 issues- Things don’t sync between devices if folders aren't created
- Text in reader font can’t be adjusted
- Deleting a paper seems temporary
- Tutorial video gives code 404 message
- Instruction video is missing, link broken
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- Video tutorial has been removed
- Bookmarklet doesn't work
- App will not find documents
- Won't allow highlighting on iPhone
- Force closes when extracting files
- Cannot use on PDF documents saved in iBook, PDF, and Dropbox directly
- Stubborn highlighting, difficult to adjust selection
- App shuts down after 30 seconds
- Crashes multiple times or does not highlight
- App crashes when hitting save
- Undefined is not an object error
- Doesn't work at all
- No selection made
- Says 'no selection found'
- Does not allow highlighting more than one word at a time in a PDF
- Does not allow highlighting more than one sentence at a time
- Highlights only in its own browser
- No logical segregation in library
- Takes 10 to 20 times to make one highlight
Requested features
10 requests- Cloud support
- More obvious new folder creation
- Consistent stable operation without folders
- IOS 8 extension
- Bookmarklet
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- Shortened link to highlighted article
- Comments pop up automatically
- Ability to comment on highlighting
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
WordMarker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter
No in-app purchases
WordMarker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is RePaper Web PDF Highlighter free?
Is WordMarker free?
Do RePaper Web PDF Highlighter or WordMarker have ads?
Which is updated more often, RePaper Web PDF Highlighter or WordMarker?
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