TextHighlights vs Oaklet Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TextHighlights
This app helps you quickly extract the most important information from any text, saving you time and effort. It guides you to the vital points, allowing you to grasp key ideas efficiently. Writers can also use it to highlight essential parts of their articles for readers.
- Extract key information from text
- Identify vital points
- Save reading time
- Grasp key ideas effortlessly
- Highlight important parts of articles
- Share articles with readers
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Skip the non-essential parts of any text and go straight to the really important points. Do not waste time while trying to get the vital information. In a quick and easy way you can get the gist of the text and save yourself the effort of reading lengthy texts. No more guessing where the key information might be. Know in advance what can be skipped and what is a must-read. If the highlighted information seems satisfactory you can read the whole article, but there is no point in wasting time while reading something that turns out to be irrelevant. Get new and interesting information from myriad of different sources. Grasp the key ideas in an efficient and effortless way. If you are a writer, you can easily post your articles and reach a wider audience. Share your ideas and insights with other people, who might be interested in your writings. Write your texts and then highlight the most important parts. It will make it so easy and pleasurable for your readers to know exactly what to focus on. In case the gist sparks their curiosity, they can read the whole article. The application makes it easy for people to absorb much more valuable information in a shorter period of time. In modern media outlets we often see pieces of text and all sentences look the same. Yet, not all sentences carry the same value to the reader. Some are trivial while others can contain vital information. By having a clear guidance about what to focus your attention on, you can seek out the most valuable content and thus save yourself a lot of unnecessary reading and precious time. It is a greatly improved and more efficient approach to reading and accumulating new ideas and information. In the same amount of time, you can read many more articles and get all of their valuable information compared to the traditional way of reading. Be more productive, gain more while doing less.
Oaklet Notes
This app combines writing, drawing, and structured knowledge in a secure, encrypted vault on your device. Create rich text notes, sketch with Apple Pencil, build mind maps, and organize information with AI assistance, all while keeping your data private and offline.
- Encrypted note vault
- Rich text and Markdown editor
- Apple Pencil drawing and SVG export
- Whiteboard for mind maps
- Tables with formulas and diagrams
- Optional local AI integration
- WikiLinks and knowledge graph
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Oaklet Notes brings writing, whiteboards, drawing, and structured knowledge together in a single note — kept in an encrypted vault that stays on your device. Write, sketch with Apple Pencil, build mind maps, and handle tables, math, and diagrams — then link everything into your own knowledge graph. It's truly yours: offline-first, encrypted on your own device, with no account to create. TRULY PRIVATE • AES-256-GCM encryption protects every note • Vault password, plus an optional Note Password for sensitive notes • Unlock with Face ID or Touch ID (Pro) • Auto-lock when you step away • Works fully offline — no account to create, and your notes never pass through our servers MULTI-MODAL — EVERY MODE, ONE NOTE • A block-based rich-text editor • Drawing with native Apple Pencil — pressure-sensitive, low-latency, layers, fill, and SVG export • Whiteboard for mind maps and flowcharts, with one-click auto layouts • Tables with formulas, LaTeX math, Mermaid diagrams, code blocks, task lists • Decorations — stickers, sticky notes, tape, and stamps, pinned to your text or floating free PRIVATE AI, ON YOUR TERMS • Connect a local AI model on your own network — no API key, no third-party cloud • Or use your own cloud AI provider • Drafting and rewriting, semantic search, auto-tagging, whiteboard generation, and plain-language tool calling • AI is optional — the app connects to your provider rather than hosting one ORGANIZE & CONNECT • [[WikiLinks]] and ![[embeds]] build your knowledge network • Backlinks panel and an interactive knowledge graph • Hierarchical tags and full-text search SYNC & SHARE ACROSS YOUR OWN DEVICES • Direct Share — send a note straight to a nearby iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC. Pair once with a code; transfers are encrypted end to end and go straight from one device to the other • Local Sync (Pro) — turn one of your own computers into the sync hub for all your devices. It only ever holds encrypted files, never your password • Prefer your own WebDAV server? Sync through that instead — or keep everything on this device NO LOCK-IN • Notes on your own disk, not a vendor's database • Import and export Markdown anytime; export to PDF, HTML, and Word • Move notes between devices and vaults as .yzn packages, without losing anything Oaklet Notes is free to use. An optional Pro subscription unlocks advanced features — try it free for 30 days in the app. Subscriptions are billed through your Apple ID and can be managed in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://oakletnotes.com/en/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextHighlights at none against Oaklet Notes's 2. Oaklet Notes's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Oaklet Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. TextHighlights asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TextHighlights against 5.0 for Oaklet Notes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
TextHighlights ships an update every 6 months, Oaklet Notes weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TextHighlights | Oaklet Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Georgi Zlatinov | Oceanoax LLC |
Customer experience
TextHighlights
Oaklet Notes
In-app purchases
TextHighlights
No in-app purchases
Oaklet Notes
- Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual$39.991 Year









