Comparison

Colored Notes Simple vs iNote

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

Head to head
About

Colored Notes Simple

Organize your thoughts and reminders with a vibrant and intuitive note-taking experience. Customize your notes with colors and set timely notifications to never miss an appointment or task. Enjoy a simple yet engaging way to manage your daily information.

Highlights
  • Colorful note customization
  • Appointment and meeting tracking
  • Customizable notification reminders
  • Checklist functionality
  • Intuitive user interface
Features
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Colorful notes, shopping lists and reminders in one simple, fast app. Color Notes makes writing things down a pleasure: every note has its own color, you spot it at a glance in the grid, and reminders make sure you never forget anything. - Colors: give each note a color - groceries, work, ideas, home. - Checklists: turn a note into a list with one tap and tick off what is done. - Reminders: pick a date and time and get a notification at the right moment. - Pinned notes: keep the important ones always at the top. - Search: find any word in an instant. - 14 themes: gradients that change the look of the whole app. - Widget: your notes on the Home Screen, with a plus button to start a new one. - Text size: small, medium or large. - Sharing: send a note or a list with one tap. - Privacy: everything stays on your iPhone and iPad, no account needed. Remembering things has never been so much fun. Color Notes is free to download and use. Some extra features are available through an optional one-time in-app purchase: pay once and keep it forever, with no subscription and nothing that renews. Purchases are handled by the App Store and can be restored on any device signed in with the same Apple ID. Privacy: https://sites.google.com/site/termofuseapp/ Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

iNote

This utility app allows you to quickly jot down important notes and memos, customizing them with various colors, fonts, and sizes. Secure your data with a passcode and sync across devices via iCloud. Receive reminders for your notes and export them as PDF files.

Highlights
  • iCloud sync
  • Passcode and biometric security
  • Customizable notes (color, font, size)
  • PDF export
  • Reminder notifications
  • Auto-delete notes
Features
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iNote app helps you to save and record your important and favourites data and memos with different colour, images, font size, font style and passcode. iNote app provide iCloud sync features to save your note in iCloud. You can retrieve note from iCloud and also delete note from iCloud within the app. iNote app also give notification for today's notes. You can secure your note and important data with passcode and Touch ID/Face Id. iNote app is an easy way to take your quick note. In addition to providing simple way of note taking, it also offer awesome features like :- - iCloud sync - No limit to store note - Notification for today's note - Export note with pdf file format - Passcodes for app to secure notes - Easy to share note directly from app - Sort note with name wise and date wise - Support different font style and font size - Support different colour note to choose from - Support auto delete to delete note automatically after selected time period Note down anything, anytime, anywhere you want on just one tap and get also reminder notification for your note.

Screenshots

Colored Notes Simple4 screens
iNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iNote at 5.0 against Colored Notes Simple's 2.4. iNote also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%). Colored Notes Simple's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iNote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Colored Notes Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colored Notes Simple has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Colored Notes Simple's written reviews are positive against 17% of iNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colored Notes Simple ships an update every 6 months, iNote every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Colored Notes Simple versus iNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColored Notes SimpleiNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews16.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerluca calcianoHiren Merja

Customer experience

Colored Notes Simple

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative60.0%

iNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

None

Colored Notes Simple

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

iNote

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlimited Color$1.99
  • All in one pack$2.99

Questions

Is Colored Notes Simple free?
Colored Notes Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colored Notes Simple or iNote?
iNote is rated higher. Colored Notes Simple averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while iNote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Colored Notes Simple or iNote have ads?
Both Colored Notes Simple and iNote show ads.
Which is updated more often, Colored Notes Simple or iNote?
Colored Notes Simple ships an update every 6 months, and iNote every 7 months. Most recently, Colored Notes Simple was updated on September 22, 2026 and iNote on June 24, 2026.

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