Comparison

TextHighlights vs ScrollArc

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Extract key information from text
  • Identify vital points
  • Save reading time
  • Grasp key ideas effortlessly
  • Highlight important parts of articles
  • Share articles with readers
Features
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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.

About

ScrollArc

Features
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Finish the long AI answers and repository documents worth keeping. ScrollArc turns AI conversation exports, Markdown files, and GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket documents into one calm reading library—with your place saved automatically. AI conversations, ready to read • Import supported ZIP and JSON conversation exports • Preview conversations and choose only what you want to save • Convert supported text on your device without sending it to an AI model • Keep imported documents available offline GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket in one reader • Import public Markdown from all three providers for free • Connect private repositories with ScrollArc Plus • Keep READMEs, specifications, runbooks, and technical notes together • Preview additions and removals before updating the local copy Built to finish long documents • Return to the exact reading position you left • Use Reading Map to see headings, progress, and structured sections • Search inside a document and move between results • Adjust text size, line spacing, content width, and themes Markdown that stays readable • Syntax-highlighted code, tables, task lists, quotes, links, and images • Math and Mermaid diagrams rendered on your device • Full-screen Mermaid viewer with pinch-to-zoom Keep, compare, and take your work with you • Export the original Markdown for free • Export PDF or self-contained HTML with ScrollArc Plus • Create highlights and bookmarks with Plus • Keep local version history, compare readable diffs, and restore an earlier version with Plus Private by design No account. No ads. Your document text stays in the app's local storage. ScrollArc does not upload your documents or analyze them with AI. You can delete one document or clear the entire local library at any time. Release builds send limited feature-use totals and crash diagnostics; document text, titles, filenames, search terms, repository names, links, and annotations are never included. Free and ScrollArc Plus The free version saves up to ten documents and includes the complete reading experience, AI export import, public repository import, and Markdown export. ScrollArc Plus removes the document limit and adds private GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket connections, local version history with diff and restore, PDF and HTML export, and new highlights and bookmarks. Existing documents and annotations are not deleted when a subscription ends. Monthly and yearly plans are available; localized prices and billing periods appear on the purchase screen. Manage or cancel through your Apple Account and restore an eligible purchase from Settings. ScrollArc is a focused AI Markdown reader—not an editor or AI chat service. It gives long conversations, reports, READMEs, specifications, and technical notes a better place to be read. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TextHighlights4 screens
ScrollArc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TextHighlights at none against ScrollArc's 2. On price, 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

Both are free to download. ScrollArc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TextHighlights asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TextHighlights versus ScrollArc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextHighlightsScrollArc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorgi ZlatinovByungJo Ahn

In-app purchases

None

TextHighlights

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ScrollArc

Subscriptions2
  • ScrollArc Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ScrollArc Plus Annual$17.991 Year

Questions

Is TextHighlights free?
TextHighlights is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScrollArc free?
ScrollArc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TextHighlights or ScrollArc have ads?
Neither TextHighlights nor ScrollArc shows ads.

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