Comparison

Colored Notes Simple vs Location Lockbox

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

Location Lockbox

Enhance personal safety by creating timed check-ins for events. If you don't respond or indicate distress, designated contacts receive your location and event details. Secure PINs ensure only you can signal for help.

Highlights
  • Create custom event check-ins
  • Automatic safety checks
  • Emergency contact alerts with location
  • Secure PIN system for status updates
  • Unlimited emergency contacts
  • Discreet and easy to use
Features
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Download Location Lockbox services today to be proactive about your personal safety. Create an event. Set your location. Pick a check-in time. Select your emergency contact. Go! Without worry. Location Lockbox adds a layer of safety and security to your whereabouts. It’s a discreet, easy-to-use app that gives you and your loved ones peace of mind about your safety and wellbeing. Create a custom event check-in whenever you want some extra security, like when you’re walking home late, going on a date, taking a trip or going somewhere new. During your scheduled event, Location Lockbox will automatically check in with you to see if you’re okay. If you indicate that you’re not okay, or if you don’t respond within 30 minutes of the check-in, your designated emergency contact will receive a text message with your last known location and the description of your event so they can take action and get help. Secure PINs ensures that only you can tell the app if you're okay or if you need assistance. Set two unique four-digit PINs that only you know: one for “I’m okay” and one for “I’m not okay” so that you’re always the one in control of your safety. If someone enters an incorrect PIN, an alert will be triggered and sent to your emergency contact. Location Lockbox lets you add an unlimited number of emergency contacts to your profile. And, you can select as many emergency contacts as you’d like for each check-in. Your contacts will only be notified by text message the first time they are added to your Location Lockbox profile. After that, they will only receive a text if you need assistance – either when you enter your “I’m not okay” PIN or you don’t check in at all. You and your emergency contacts’ information is strictly private and is kept safe and secure. “Every year, hundreds of thousands of people are reported missing with no indication as to where their families and friends should begin their search. If Location Lockbox helps a family find their loved one, our purpose has been fulfilled.” - Sheldon, creator of Location Lockbox Subscribe now for full access to all features within Location Lockbox. A 1-week free trial is available for new users then $1.99/month after. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned of at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, at which point you account will be charged. You can manage your subscriptions and can turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. All payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. Terms & Conditions: https://locationlockbox.com/pages/legal/Lockbox_Terms_and_Conditions_and_License_Agmt.pdf Privacy Policy: https://locationlockbox.com/pages/legal/Lockbox_Privacy_Statement.pdf

Screenshots

Colored Notes Simple4 screens
Location Lockbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Location Lockbox at 100% against Colored Notes Simple's 0%. Location Lockbox also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and ads (none vs shown). Colored Notes Simple's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Location Lockbox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Colored Notes Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Location Lockbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Colored Notes Simple's written reviews are positive against 100% of Location Lockbox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colored Notes Simple ships an update every 6 months, Location Lockbox every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Colored Notes Simple versus Location Lockbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColored Notes SimpleLocation Lockbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerluca calcianoEarly Applications, LLC

Customer experience

Colored Notes Simple

All ratings5 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Location Lockbox

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Colored Notes Simple

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Location Lockbox

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Membership$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Colored Notes Simple free?
Colored Notes Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Location Lockbox free?
Location Lockbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colored Notes Simple or Location Lockbox?
Location Lockbox is rated higher. Colored Notes Simple averages 2.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Location Lockbox averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Colored Notes Simple or Location Lockbox have ads?
Colored Notes Simple shows ads; Location Lockbox does not.
Which is updated more often, Colored Notes Simple or Location Lockbox?
Colored Notes Simple ships an update every 6 months, and Location Lockbox every 13 months. Most recently, Colored Notes Simple was updated on October 6, 2026 and Location Lockbox on October 7, 2026.

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