RePaper Web PDF Highlighter vs MobiFolders 4
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
MobiFolders 4
This app offers a robust file management solution for iOS devices, enabling users to edit, organize, and synchronize files and documents. It supports various cloud services and network protocols, making it a versatile tool for productivity on the go.
- File and folder management
- Full-text search
- Cloud synchronization
- Email archiving to PDF
- PDF annotation
- Support for SMB, FTP, WebDAV, and cloud drives
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MobiFolders is a very powerful file manager for iPhone and iPad. The app provides a simple solution that works to edit and manage all files, folders and documents regardless of the data size and much more... Among various interactive features, the app allows you to manage and locate files within a matter of seconds using the full-text search bar. MobiFolders also gives you the ability to synchronize information between the iPhone or iPad and other locations. From editing files to synchronization to email management and more, MobiFolders turns your iPhone or iPad into a highly functional, lightweight and portable productivity solution. KEY FEATURES: ● Extremely fast and easy to use ● Import, export and sophisticated SYNC of files, folders and photos ● Archive emails and email attachments in PDF documents ● Add images, signatures, bookmarks, text boxes, notes, etc. ● Animated wizard is available to assist with step-by-step instructions ● Annotations are compatible with Acrobat Reader and are saved in PDF format so that the original text is unchanged ● Currently, stored voice memos can be played back on iOS only NETWORK PROTOCOLS AND CLOUDS: ● Client for SMB 1 /2/3 (Windows, Mac OS X), FTP, FTPS, SSH, SFTP ● WebDAV (Client as well as integrated server) ● iCloud Drive, Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, STRATO HiDrive and Telecom Media Center FILE VIEWER FOR THE FOLLOWING FILE TYPES: ● Office (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, Keynote, Numbers, Pages) ● Image files (JPG/JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF) ● Videos - whose Codex supports the iOS ● Other files (HTML, RTF, RTFD) If you want to learn more, please visit our product portal under: http://www.MobiFolders.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RePaper Web PDF Highlighter at 3.1 against MobiFolders 4's 2.5. RePaper Web PDF Highlighter also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 2). On review sentiment, 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
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter costs $2.99 and MobiFolders 4 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RePaper Web PDF Highlighter has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 32% and 32% positive.
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter ships an update monthly, MobiFolders 4 every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | RePaper Web PDF Highlighter | MobiFolders 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (11 ratings) — better | 2.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.9% of reviews — better | 31.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppBlit LLC | Telejur Software Solutions GmbH |
Customer experience
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter
MobiFolders 4
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
MobiFolders 4
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RePaper Web PDF Highlighter
No in-app purchases
MobiFolders 4
No in-app purchases
Questions
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