Comparison

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter vs DayBook's

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

DayBook's

Features
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Still waters run deep, huh? Remember those traditional diaries? Just you, a pen and a pad of paper to put whatever crosses your mind on… Whatever is troubling you, whatever (and whoever? ;)) you look forward to. What about your your dreams? Any thoughts you have difficulty telling even your best buds? If you are one of those who like to keep it simple and have no intention whatsoever of publishing their most private stuff on social media, you’re in luck, because that's exactly what DayBook‘s is: just a traditional diary fully adapted to the current times. Simple and 100% private, with DayBook‘s, and its elegant and uncomplicated design you'll love writing anything that happens to you in your everyday life, and in a surprisingly simple way. Main Features • Add as many DayBooks as you want. There are no limits. • Add Books inside Books. • Add images to your entries. • Differents Colors for diaries. • Dark Mode Support. • Receive notifications every year for your entries. • Sync all your DayBook‘s, Day‘s and DeepDay‘s with iCloud on all your compatible devices. • Trackpad/Mouse Support. • Keyboard shortcuts for easy use with external keyboards. Keyboard Shortcuts - General: • ⌘ + X -> Close the current window - DayBook‘s View: • ⌘ + N -> Create a new DayBook • ⌘ + , -> Open settings • ⌘ + Right Arrow -> Next Book • ⌘ + Left Arrow -> Back to First DayBook - MyDay‘s View: • ⌘ + N -> Create a new Day - DeppDay‘s View: • ⌘ + N -> Create a new DeepDay

Screenshots

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter4 screens
DayBook's4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RePaper Web PDF Highlighter at 13.0 against DayBook's's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 DayBook's $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter ships an update monthly, DayBook's every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter versus DayBook's: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRePaper Web PDF HighlighterDayBook's
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating3.1 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAppBlit LLCOskar Pacheco

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

DayBook's

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RePaper Web PDF Highlighter

No in-app purchases

None

DayBook's

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RePaper Web PDF Highlighter free?
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayBook's free?
DayBook's costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do RePaper Web PDF Highlighter or DayBook's have ads?
Neither RePaper Web PDF Highlighter nor DayBook's shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RePaper Web PDF Highlighter or DayBook's?
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter ships an update monthly, and DayBook's every 6 weeks. Most recently, RePaper Web PDF Highlighter was updated on November 1, 2026 and DayBook's on October 27, 2026.

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