Color Notepad vs NotesPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Color Notepad
A clean and simple note-taking app that lets you personalize your experience with over 20 colorful themes. It offers a minimalist design for distraction-free writing, iCloud sync, and robust backup options.
- Minimalist design
- 20+ colorful themes
- Light & Dark Mode
- iCloud sync
- Sort notes
- Export notes
- Automatic local backups
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Color Notepad is a clean and simple note-taking app designed to match your personal style. Whether you’re jotting down quick thoughts, daily tasks, or important ideas, Color Notepad keeps things fast, easy, and customizable. Choose from 20+ colorful themes to match your mood — or let the app surprise you with a random one each time you open it. Key Feature: • Minimalist design for quick and distraction-free note-taking. • 20+ colorful themes to suit your mood. • Light & Dark Mode support for every theme. • iCloud sync to keep your notes up to date across devices. • Sort your notes by date or alphabetically. • Export individual notes or your entire archive for backup or sharing. • Automatic local backups with the ability to restore notes. Color Notepad is perfect for anyone looking for a lightweight, private, and beautifully customizable notes app — with no ads, no accounts, and no clutter.
NotesPad
Easily create, edit, and share your thoughts and ideas. This application provides a straightforward platform for managing your notes on your iPhone or iPod.
- Create notes
- Edit notes
- Delete notes
- Share notes
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Create, edit, delete or even share notes!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Color Notepad at 4.5 against NotesPad's 3.0. Color Notepad also leads on ratings volume (603 vs 2). NotesPad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Color Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NotesPad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Notepad has 603 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Color Notepad | NotesPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (603 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 603 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmytro Vynokurov | Matthew Kunin |
Customer experience
Color Notepad
NotesPad
Bugs and requests
Color Notepad
Reported bugs
7 issues- Notes deleted unexpectedly after saving
- App crashes and fails to reopen
- Text disappears or becomes invisible
- Keyboard covers note content during editing
- Inconsistent save functionality (8 out of 10 times fails)
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- App unresponsive to input commands
- Notes lost after app closure
Requested features
6 requests- Password protection for notes
- Different colors for individual notes
- Checklist functionality with reset capability
- Note sharing capabilities
- Multiple font options
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- Apple Pencil support
NotesPad
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Color Notepad
- Unlimited Storage$4.99
NotesPad
No in-app purchases
