Comparison

Colored Notes Simple vs Clean aWay

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

Clean aWay

This app allows users to report areas needing cleaning and share their own clean-up efforts. It features a profile to track contributions and a "Wall of Shame" for littering incidents. The goal is to foster a community dedicated to environmental tidiness.

Highlights
  • Report areas needing cleaning
  • Share clean-up actions
  • Expose littering on Wall of Shame
  • Track clean-up history on profile
  • Follow locations
  • Optional subscription plans
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What you can do with Clean aWay • Post places that need cleaning • Share your clean-up actions with details about what you found • Expose littering behaviour on the Wall of Shame • Keep a history of your clean-up posts on your profile • Follow locations instead of people About the app While travelling a lot in a van, I often park in random isolated places in nature. Unfortunately, I’m always surprised by how much trash people leave behind. At some point, I started collecting what I could to clean the places where I stayed. It felt good to leave the area cleaner and to show that travellers are not all irresponsible. After many clean-up sessions, I wanted a simple place to keep track of these actions — not for likes on unrelated social media platforms, but somewhere dedicated to this effort. As an iOS developer, I realised this could become a useful tool for others doing the same thing. That’s how Clean aWay was created: a modest tool to help people share and track clean-up actions. Now the future of Clean aWay is in your hands. Use it, share it, and send feedback to help improve it. Follow us on social media: @clean.away.official Disclaimer You are responsible for your own actions. • Do not trespass and always respect private property • Wear gloves and protective equipment when collecting waste • Dispose of collected waste properly and legally Clean aWay does not assume responsibility for any actions taken while using the app. Subscription Clean aWay offers optional subscription plans. Plans: Monthly: $9.99 Annual: $99.99 Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renewal in your account settings at any time after purchase. Cancellation of the current subscription is not allowed during the active subscription period. Contest / Crypto draw notice Until further notice, subscriptions do not automatically grant access to any monthly draw. If future draws are organised: • Winners will be selected after verification of posted clean-up actions • Posts may be checked for authenticity • Participants may be contacted for verification • Accurate location details and photos help validate entries Clean aWay reserves the right to remove any participation suspected of fraud. Clean aWay may also suspend or ban accounts that abuse the system. Apple and Google are not involved in any contest or sweepstakes organised through the app. Terms of Use https://www.appwithflow.com/clean-away-terms-of-service Privacy Policy https://www.appwithflow.com/clean-away-privacy-policies

Screenshots

Colored Notes Simple4 screens
Clean aWay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Clean aWay at 100% against Colored Notes Simple's 0%. Clean aWay also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). Colored Notes Simple's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, 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. Clean aWay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Colored Notes Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colored Notes Simple ships an update every 6 months, Clean aWay every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Colored Notes Simple versus Clean aWay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColored Notes SimpleClean aWay
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerluca calcianoFlorent Pottevin

Customer experience

Colored Notes Simple

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

Clean aWay

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Colored Notes Simple

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Clean aWay

Subscriptions2
  • One month subscription$9.991 Month
  • One year subscription$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Small donation$0.99
  • Big donation$3.99

Questions

Is Colored Notes Simple free?
Colored Notes Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clean aWay free?
Clean aWay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colored Notes Simple or Clean aWay have ads?
Colored Notes Simple shows ads; Clean aWay does not.
Which is updated more often, Colored Notes Simple or Clean aWay?
Colored Notes Simple ships an update every 6 months, and Clean aWay every 5 days. Most recently, Colored Notes Simple was updated on October 6, 2026 and Clean aWay on October 3, 2026.

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