Comparison

Colored Notes Simple vs LocalCal

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

LocalCal

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Holiday calendar for 2026 and 2027 covering ten countries: Croatia, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Austria, Czechia, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Slovenia. See official public holidays and week numbers, and plan long weekends where holidays are generally non-working. Your events appear directly beneath the selected date. Keep birthdays and reminders together, and optionally show the calendars already on your phone. • official holidays from each country's legislation and government sources • ISO 8601 week numbers • long weekends, and when one day of leave turns a holiday into a longer break • upcoming holidays for the next 12 months • widgets for your home screen: today, next holiday, month and upcoming dates • your own events and birthdays, with reminders • holiday reminders and a heads-up before long weekends • several countries in one calendar, each in its own color — for when you live in one country and work or have family in another • optionally, the calendars already on your phone • in English or in the language of each country • verified calendar data for 2026–2030 • works offline, with no account Each calendar shows whether a holiday is generally a day off, a working-day observance or dependent on your employment agreement. Dutch public holidays do not automatically mean time off, so the Dutch calendar does not offer long-weekend suggestions. Holidays for other countries, including the UK and the US, are not included. Add regional calendars for supported areas in Austria, Finland, Greece, the Netherlands and Portugal. Select several areas and show national and regional dates separately. Available areas are listed in the app; coverage does not include every municipality. Local holidays show their applicable work status, without promising everyone a day off. You can also use the calendar without choosing a country, keeping your own events and the calendars on your phone. The app is free and shows ads, which you can remove with a one-time purchase.

Screenshots

Colored Notes Simple4 screens
LocalCal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colored Notes Simple at none against LocalCal's 1. 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. LocalCal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Colored Notes Simple asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Colored Notes Simple versus LocalCal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColored Notes SimpleLocalCal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerluca calcianoBORNA HILC

In-app purchases

None

Colored Notes Simple

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LocalCal

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Colored Notes Simple free?
Colored Notes Simple is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LocalCal free?
LocalCal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colored Notes Simple or LocalCal have ads?
Both Colored Notes Simple and LocalCal show ads.

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