Comparison

NoteCal vs PDF Highlighter & Markup

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

Head to head
About

NoteCal

Features
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NoteCal is a productivity application that allows users to create notes and tasks within a calendar interface. It helps users organize their schedules and manage their to-do lists efficiently.

About

PDF Highlighter & Markup

Features
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Highlight important parts of a PDF by drawing directly on the page. Save your marked copy or share it, while keeping the original file unchanged. PDF Highlighter & Markup lets you use freehand or straight-line highlights, choose colors and stroke widths, and zoom in to check small text. MARK WHAT MATTERS - Draw translucent highlights in multiple colors - Choose thin, medium, or thick strokes - Switch between freehand and straight-line highlighting - Erase your highlights or undo the last highlight on the current page - Zoom in and move around the page in view mode CONTINUE YOUR WORK - Highlight edits are automatically saved inside the app - Reopen saved PDFs with their highlights and last page. - Automatic saving keeps your editing session in the app; it does not update the original PDF SAVE AND SHARE A MARKED COPY - Save a new PDF with your visible highlights using the system file picker - Share the marked PDF with another app - The original file is not changed by the app OPEN YOUR DOCUMENTS - Select a PDF from your device - Bring a PDF into the app from another app's Open or Share menu, when supported - Open a password-protected PDF by entering its password Password-protected PDFs require the correct password. Saved and shared copies are not password protected. Highlighting uses strokes that you draw on the page. Text-selection highlighting, OCR, text editing, and notes are not supported. Use PDF Highlighter & Markup for study notes, reports, and documents you want to read, mark, and share. On iPhone and iPad, the app keeps up to 5 recent PDFs. Older in-app copies are removed as new documents are added. Save important work to Files.

Screenshots

NoteCal3 screens
PDF Highlighter & Markup3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: NoteCal at none against PDF Highlighter & Markup's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
NoteCal versus PDF Highlighter & Markup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoteCalPDF Highlighter & Markup
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRodrigo AdautoBokeria

In-app purchases

None

NoteCal

No in-app purchases

None

PDF Highlighter & Markup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NoteCal free?
NoteCal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PDF Highlighter & Markup free?
PDF Highlighter & Markup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NoteCal or PDF Highlighter & Markup have ads?
PDF Highlighter & Markup shows ads; NoteCal does not.

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