Colored Notes Simple vs Floaty!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Colorful note customization
- Appointment and meeting tracking
- Customizable notification reminders
- Checklist functionality
- Intuitive user interface
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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/
Floaty!
This utility app helps users stay focused by displaying a persistent note on top of all other applications. It aims to combat distractions from notifications and other apps, allowing users to keep important tasks or reminders visible throughout their day.
- Persistent on-screen notes
- Blocks app distractions
- Customizable notes
- Works across all apps
- Improves focus
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Ever find yourself having something to do but constantly getting distracted by notifications and apps? Floaty is here to save your day! Floaty will create a note with whatever you write that will stay on every single screen no matter which app you open. Give it a shot!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Floaty! at 100% against Colored Notes Simple's 0%. Floaty! also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Floaty! holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Colored Notes Simple's written reviews are positive against 100% of Floaty!'s.
Colored Notes Simple ships an update every 6 months, Floaty! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colored Notes Simple | Floaty! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | luca calciano | MT Vision |
Customer experience
Colored Notes Simple
Floaty!
In-app purchases
Colored Notes Simple
No in-app purchases
Floaty!
No in-app purchases
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