Comparison

COLOP e vs Better notetaking

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

COLOP e

Design and print custom full-color imprints onto various materials using a mobile printer. Personalize items, enhance craft projects, streamline office tasks, and create unique event decorations with this app.

Highlights
  • Custom design creation
  • Smart functions (date, QR code)
  • Various printing modes
  • Template library
  • Seamless WiFi connectivity
  • Device monitoring
  • Offline imprint storage
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This app only works in combination with the COLOP e-mark or e-mark create. The COLOP e-mark and e-mark create are advanced mobile printers that allow you to effortlessly print your designs onto various objects and materials. Whether you are at the office or being creative at home, you can easily design your imprints in the e-mark app and print them in full-colour and by that explore a new world of mobile printing. Find out more on www.colop.com Why choose the COLOP e-mark or e-mark create? - Personalisation: Stand out with unique and personalised items or mark them as yours. - Creative expression: Bring your craft projects on a whole new level with your own designs. - Business efficiency: Streamline and organise your office tasks with the help of the little printer. - Educational benefit: Inspire and motivate students or children with colourful and individual feedback and praises. - Unmatched flexibility: Use it as a versatile marketing tool and benefit from its mobility and small size. - Event planning: Prepare for your next party or event with custom designs and decorations. App features: - Custom design: Create your own full-colour imprints using images, logos, texts, cliparts and own fonts. - Smart functions: Add automatic date, time, numbering, or the QR and barcode generator for easily managing daily office tasks. - Various printing modes: Special modes allow you to print continuously, select the starting position and much more – perfect for printing on labels, ribbons, cards or signs. - Wide range of templates: Use templates in the app for both business and creative uses or find even more free templates on our website to load them directly into the app. - Seamless connectivity: Connect your e-mark device to the app via WiFi for quick and easy printing your custom designs. - Device monitoring: Check your device’s connectivity, ink or battery level directly in the app. - Offline mode: Choose up to three imprints to be permanently stored on the device and available without connection to the app. - Multilingual support: Choose from various languages including English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish and Arabic.

About

Better notetaking

Organize your notes, photos, and reminders with powerful search and tagging. Create notes with text, images, or to-do lists, and easily find them later using hashtags and full-text search. Access your information offline and stay organized anywhere.

Highlights
  • Notes with photos, text, or to-do lists
  • Quick photo capture to Inbox
  • Hashtag and full-text search
  • Photo editing tools
  • GPS coordinates for notes
  • Reminders for tasks and ideas
  • Offline access
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photopics – ORGANIZE NOTES WITH HASHTAGS Lost in the chaos of notes, reminder photos, ideas and screenshots? With phoTopics you can find everything in seconds - even in hundreds of notes. Keep track of your notes! Whether it's spontaneous ideas, reminders, photonotes or to-do lists, photopics let’s you easily note everything down, organize it and, above all, find it quickly. YOUR NOTES. ALWAYS AT HAND AND ORGANIZED. β€’ Notes plus photo: Create a note with photos, text or to-do lists. Organize your note in the way that suits you best. β€’ Notes plus Inbox: Snap a quick photo and share it to the Inbox. Create a photo note from it later when you have time. β€’ Notes plus powerful search: Find any note in seconds with hashtags, full-text search and the best filter function you've ever used. β€’ Notes plus tags: Type your personal hashtags such as #ideas or #inspiration directly into a note. Thanks to hashtags, you can find any note quickly and organize photos and reminders perfectly. β€’ Notes plus photo editing: Highlight important details on your images or crop them to make your photos serve as more useful notes. β€’ Notes plus map: Add GPS coordinates to your note. See which photonotes are nearby and navigate to them. β€’ Notes plus reminders: Set individual reminders for tasks or ideas and keep everything in view. Thanks to reminders, you'll never forget a note again. β€’ Notes plus offline mode: Access your notes even without an internet connection and stay organized wherever you are. WHY photopics? β€’ Ad-free: No annoying ads - the focus is on you and your notes. β€’ Made in Europe: Quality and data protection are our top priorities. β€’ Note plus organization: Whether ideas, recipes, to-do lists or travel plans - organize every note in one place. β€’ Search quickly, find quickly: Even with hundreds of notes, you'll find every note you're looking for. β€’ Flexible organization: Create your notes as you need them - with photos, text, hashtags or reminders. Download photopics now and find your notes, photos and memories - instantly, anywhere, anytime. By using phoTopics you agree to the EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

COLOP e4 screens
Better notetaking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Better notetaking at 100% against COLOP e's 25%. COLOP e's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Better notetaking sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. COLOP e asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

COLOP e ships an update every 6 weeks, Better notetaking every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
COLOP e versus Better notetaking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCOLOP eBetter notetaking
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationFree β€” betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size111 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOLOP Stempelerzeugung Skopek GmbH & Co KGEfficial e.K.

Customer experience

COLOP e

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

Better notetaking

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

COLOP e

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Better notetaking

Subscriptions4
  • Passionate Hobbyist Monthly1 Month trial$0.991 Month
  • Crazy Professional Monthly1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Passionate Hobbyist Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
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  • Crazy Professional Yearly14 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is COLOP e free?
COLOP e is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Better notetaking free?
Better notetaking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do COLOP e or Better notetaking have ads?
Neither COLOP e nor Better notetaking shows ads.
Which is updated more often, COLOP e or Better notetaking?
COLOP e ships an update every 6 weeks, and Better notetaking every 2 months. Most recently, COLOP e was updated on June 1, 2026 and Better notetaking on June 5, 2026.

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