Comparison

Color Notes With Lock & To Do vs Notepad

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

Head to head
About

Color Notes With Lock & To Do

Organize your life with this versatile note-taking app. Create text or voice memos, to-do lists, and calendar entries. Label notes with colors, attach photos, and secure sensitive information with a password. Customize themes and fonts for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Color-coded notes
  • Text and voice memos
  • To-do lists with reminders
  • Calendar integration
  • Password protection for notes
  • Photo attachments
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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Organize your time and always remember important dates. Our latest Color Notes With Lock & To Do list will help you arrange your private and business life with style. Use this daily journal app to write memos, notes, create to-do lists and make calendar notes. The new notebook with widget will save you a lot of time and make your life easier. Download Color Notes With Lock & To Do list now and stay organized with the best note taking app. *** Label your notes with colors *** Make a to do list, a text or a voice note *** Attach photos to your notes *** Search by date, a label or a keywords *** Use the calendar to easily organize your schedule *** Add note widgets *** Share your notes *** Easily backup and restore your data *** Customize notebook - choose a theme, font, paper style, time format, check box style Features unlocked via In-App purchases: *** Lock your notes by setting a password *** Recovery mail in case you forget your password *** Set a reminder for an important task Never forget important dates and days again. Use your new business planner and calendar to create to-do lists with reminders or to keep track of the things which matter to you. It is very customizable and safe which means that you can select a theme, paper style, stylish writing fonts and lock it all with a password only you know. Add photos to your notes and share them with your friends. Cool features to organize your life and remember important things – that’s what Color Notes With Lock & To Do list is all about. Note: Remember to use the 'Backup' option to avoid accidental data loss, especially before updating the app ---------- Color Notes terms of service 1 week Hearts + from 4.99$ per week (prices may vary slightly depending on the region). 1 month Hearts + from 19.99$ per month (prices may vary slightly depending on the region) You can find all in-app purchases on this app store page below under “In-app purchases”. Subscriptions are automatically renewed unless they have been switched off at least 24 hours before the subscription period expires. Your account will be charged within 24 hours of payment. You can manage your subscriptions in the iOS settings and switch the automatic renewal on or off. A subscription that is already running cannot be canceled within the term that has already started. Privacy Policy: https://zipoapps.com/colornotesios/privacy Terms of Use: https://zipoapps.com/colornotesios/terms

About

Notepad

Capture thoughts, pictures, voice memos, and checklists with this smart notepad. Organize and quickly find all your information, including secure storage for logins and passwords. Features include reminders, backup options, and printing capabilities.

Highlights
  • Capture thoughts, pictures, and voice records
  • Create and manage checklists
  • Secure storage for logins and passwords
  • Organize notes with categories and colors
  • Quick search and recent notes list
  • Backup, restore, and print notes
  • Birthday reminders
Features
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Smart notepad makes it easy to capture your thought, pictures, voice records, checklist, birthdays, logins, and passwords. You can easily organize it and find it quickly later. The notepad helps you to keep all information with you. Smart notepad is very powerful but simple and easy to use. Main features: - Add notes - Add existing pictures to notes - Take photos and add to notes - Add voice records and listen to at any time - Add checklists - Add and remember birthdays - Secure storage for logins and passwords - Encoding with RSA and DES algorithms - Categories for notes - Colors for categories - A quick search for any data - Recent notes list - Restore removed notes from trash folder - Sorting notes by different fields - Birthdays reminder - Quick buttons to create notes - Quick copy data to memory - Password on application startup - Restore password to the email - Backup/restore data - Print notes - Share notes Supported languages: English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, Indonesian, German, Bengali, French, Italian, Vietnamese, Chinese Simplified If you have any ideas for improvement just contact us by softser06@gmail.com Permissions Notice Camera: This is used to attach images to notes Microphone: This is used to attach voice records to notes Storage: This is used to backup/restore all notes Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy - https://sites.google.com/prod/view/softser/home/notepad (Ages 10+)

Screenshots

Color Notes With Lock & To Do4 screens
Notepad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notepad at 5.0 against Color Notes With Lock & To Do's 4.4. Notepad also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Color Notes With Lock & To Do's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Color Notes With Lock & To Do sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Notepad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Notepad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Notes With Lock & To Do has 98 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Color Notes With Lock & To Do's written reviews are positive against 79% of Notepad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Notes With Lock & To Do ships an update every 8 months, Notepad every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Color Notes With Lock & To Do versus Notepad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Notes With Lock & To DoNotepad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (98 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews78.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZipoAppssiarhei yatsuk

Customer experience

Color Notes With Lock & To Do

All ratings98 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%

Notepad

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Color Notes With Lock & To Do

Subscriptions16
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$0.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
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  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Notes customization3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Notes customization3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Notes customization3 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • Premium features3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Advanced Notes customization3 Days trial$8.997 Days
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$9.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Notes customization3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Notes customization3 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Lock Notes$2.99
  • Set Reminder$2.99
1 purchases

Notepad

Subscriptions1
  • Full access monthly$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Color Notes With Lock & To Do free?
Color Notes With Lock & To Do is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notepad free?
Notepad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Notes With Lock & To Do or Notepad?
Notepad is rated higher. Color Notes With Lock & To Do averages 4.4 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Notepad averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Color Notes With Lock & To Do or Notepad have ads?
Both Color Notes With Lock & To Do and Notepad show ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Notes With Lock & To Do or Notepad?
Color Notes With Lock & To Do ships an update every 8 months, and Notepad every 6 weeks. Most recently, Color Notes With Lock & To Do was updated on September 13, 2026 and Notepad on August 16, 2026.

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