Comparison

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter vs Appstar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Appstar

This app helps you remember people's names and details by creating profiles, adding notes, and using interactive flashcards and quizzes. It also allows you to schedule follow-up actions and reminders to stay in touch.

Highlights
  • Create personal profiles
  • Add photos and notes
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Quiz mode
  • Color-coded tags
  • Schedule follow-up actions
  • Syncs securely
Features
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Never forget a name again. You meet someone, have a great conversation, and then the next time you see them, their name has disappeared from your memory. Master Names helps make sure that does not happen again. Create a simple profile for each person you meet. Add their photo, note where you met, and record the details that will help their name stick. Before your next meeting, quickly review your contacts and refresh your memory. Remember more than names • Create personal profiles for the people you meet • Add photos, notes, contact details, birthdays, and memorable facts • Review contacts with interactive flashcards • Use Quiz to test how well you remember people • Organise contacts with multiple colour-coded tags • Find people quickly with search and Power Search Stay in touch Create Actions connected to your contacts so important follow-ups do not slip away. • Schedule reminders, meetings, calls, messages, and follow-ups • Receive alerts before an Action is due • Add meetings and reminders to your device calendar • View upcoming, overdue, and completed Actions in one organised agenda • Create up to five Actions for free Master Names is useful for: • Salespeople who want to remember every client • Managers and business owners who work with large teams • Teachers who need to learn their students' names • Members of clubs, churches, and community organisations • Sports fans who want to keep profiles of players • Anyone who wants to build stronger, more personal relationships Your information is securely stored and synced to your account. Master Names contains no advertising. Optional subscriptions unlock Quiz, Power Search, unlimited Actions, and other premium features. Download Remember Names and make every introduction easier to remember. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter4 screens
Appstar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Appstar at 5.0 against RePaper Web PDF Highlighter's 3.1. Appstar also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). RePaper Web PDF Highlighter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter costs $2.99 and Appstar $1.99 up front. Appstar sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. RePaper Web PDF Highlighter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Appstar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RePaper Web PDF Highlighter has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter ships an update monthly, Appstar every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter versus Appstar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRePaper Web PDF HighlighterAppstar
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.1 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB75 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAppBlit LLCAPPSTAR PTY LTD

Customer experience

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive32.4%
Neutral1.5%
Negative66.2%

Appstar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
Show 5 more
  • Shortened link to highlighted article
  • Comments pop up automatically
  • Ability to comment on highlighting
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Appstar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Appstar

Subscriptions5
  • All features7 Days trial$0.491 Month
  • power search$0.493 Months
  • quiz$0.493 Months
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  • sub_quiz7 Days trial$0.493 Months
  • power search contacts7 Days trial$0.493 Months

Questions

Is RePaper Web PDF Highlighter free?
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Appstar free?
Appstar costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RePaper Web PDF Highlighter or Appstar?
Appstar is rated higher. RePaper Web PDF Highlighter averages 3.1 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Appstar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do RePaper Web PDF Highlighter or Appstar have ads?
Neither RePaper Web PDF Highlighter nor Appstar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RePaper Web PDF Highlighter or Appstar?
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter ships an update monthly, and Appstar every 7 months. Most recently, RePaper Web PDF Highlighter was updated on October 18, 2026 and Appstar on October 7, 2026.

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