whynote vs Notepad with Colors
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
whynote
Securely store sensitive information like passwords and credit card details. Protect your private notes with password, Touch ID, or Face ID. Export your notes as PDF files for easy sharing.
- Password, Touch ID, Face ID lock
- Rich text editor
- Individual note locking
- App-wide locking
- PDF export
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Write notes and keep the private ones private. whynote keeps everything on your iPhone: no account, no ads, no tracking. • Rich text: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, lists and alignment • Lock notes with Face ID, Touch ID or your iPhone passcode • App Lock: lock the whole app when you leave it • Search your notes • Recently Deleted: restore notes you deleted by mistake • Share a note as text or export it as a PDF • Notes are encrypted on your iPhone by iOS Data Protection • No account, no ads, no analytics. Your notes leave your iPhone only when you share them. PREMIUM Locking notes, App Lock and PDF export are Premium features. Premium is one payment for 1 year of access. It does not renew automatically. Notes you already locked can always be opened and unlocked for free.
Notepad with Colors
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Create notes in different colors with ZNotes. With our notes app you can also create different categories and save the notes there so you can always quickly access your notes. As a special feature, it is possible to protect individual notes with a password. There are also various options for importing text into a note or for sharing or exporting the note. You can even export your note as a PDF file or as an RTF file (compatible with MS Word). Our notes app ZNotes also offers additional features such as voice recording, drawing and saving reminders so that you are always informed immediately about important events. Our notebook is constantly being expanded and improved. If you have any suggestions for improvement, just write us an email. Terms of Use : https://aboutpolicies.blogspot.com/2024/06/terms-of-use-iphone-znotes-notes-app.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: whynote at none against Notepad with Colors's shown. whynote also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Notepad with Colors's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, 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. whynote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Notepad with Colors sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
whynote ships an update every 4 days, Notepad with Colors every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | whynote | Notepad with Colors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mehmet AKIN | Frank Zander |
In-app purchases
whynote
- Premium whynote$9.99
Notepad with Colors
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$6.991 Year
