Comparison

My Private Diary vs Colored Note

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

Head to head
About

My Private Diary

Securely record your thoughts, ideas, and memories with a personalized digital journal. Features robust security, customizable interfaces, and the ability to attach photos. Supports multiple languages and offers easy backup options.

Highlights
  • Passcode and biometric protection
  • Intruder detection with photo capture
  • Customizable colors and paper styles
  • Photo integration and quick-view icons
  • Magazine-style printing via AirPrint
  • Easy backups via File Sharing
  • Support for 19 languages
Features
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My Private Diary: Secure, Personal, and Truly Global. My Private Diary is the ultimate secure space for your innermost thoughts, ideas, and experiences. Whether you're recording daily memories or brainstorming your next big idea, My Private Diary keeps your life organized and your secrets safe. SECURE & PRIVATE Your privacy is our priority. My Private Diary features a robust security suite with a built-in safety net. Passcode Protection: Keep prying eyes away with a secure, private code. Biometric Recovery: Never get locked out! Recover forgotten codes instantly using Touch ID or Face ID. Intruder Detection: If someone tries to break in, the app can automatically capture a photo of the intruder and play a custom audio warning message. PERSONALIZE YOUR JOURNAL Make your diary look exactly how you want it. Custom Colors: Use precision sliders to choose any color style for your diary interface. Paper Styles: Choose between lined or blank paper, toggle red margin lines, and select between crisp white or custom-tinted pages. Portrait & Landscape: Designed specifically for iPad and iPhone, the app works perfectly in any orientation. RICH FEATURES Daily Reminders: Set a custom notification to ensure you never miss a day of recording your journey. Photo Integration: Attach photos from your library or take live photos directly within your entries. Smart Entry Filtering: Quickly filter your diary to see only dates with entries or use the "Today" button to jump to the current date instantly. Quick-View Icons: See at a glance which entries contain text, photos, or both. Magazine-Style Printing: Print your memories via AirPrint* in three layouts: Text Only, Magazine Style (scaled to fit), or Full Page. Easy Backups: Securely back up your entries to your computer via iTunes/Finder File Sharing. NOW SUPPORTS 19 LANGUAGES My Private Diary is localized for users around the world, supporting: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Greek, Polish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Filipino. TECHNICAL NOTES Default Passcode: "000" *AirPrint: Requires a wireless network and a printer that supports AirPrint technology. **Permissions: Ensure Photos, Camera, Microphone, and Biometrics are enabled in your device settings to enjoy all security and media features. WE VALUE YOUR FEEDBACK We work hard to make My Private Diary the best it can be. If you love the app, please leave us a review! If you have ideas for improvement or encounter a technical issue, contact us via the "App Support" button on the Information screen or visit our website. Thank you for choosing JS Digital Productions, Inc. -- Making the World a Better Place One App at a Time™

About

Colored Note

Capture your thoughts, ideas, and experiences with a versatile diary and notepad. Add photos, color-code entries, and organize with tags for easy retrieval. Share your notes with friends or keep them private with passcode protection.

Highlights
  • Add photos to notes
  • Color-code notes for organization
  • Assign tags for searching
  • Sort notes as desired
  • Share notes with friends
  • Secure notes with a passcode
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Color Note is a diary and notepad just for everyone! Record interesting thoughts, inspires ideas, inspirational quotes, recent experience, write notes about life, share your thoughts and mood with your friends. Or just write memos. PHOTOS You can add some images to your note. COLORS You can mark your note with a color. The color can be used for searching. TAGS You can assign one or more tags to a note. The tags can be used for searching. ORGANIZE Sort your note as you want. SHARE YOUR NOTE WITH YOUR FRIENDS Send it to your friends or publish in social networks! SAFETY You can restrict access to your notes with a passcode. AND You can delete a note by swiping it to the left.

Screenshots

Colored Note3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Colored Note at Free against My Private Diary's $1.99. Colored Note also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (5K vs 5). My Private Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On rating, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Colored Note is free to download; My Private Diary costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for My Private Diary against 4.7 for Colored Note. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colored Note has 5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Private Diary ships an update every 5 months, Colored Note weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
My Private Diary versus Colored Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Private DiaryColored Note
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (5K ratings)
Positive reviews—53.5% of reviews
Number of ratings55K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJS Digital Productions, Inc.Veniamin Gribkov

Customer experience

My Private Diary

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Colored Note

All ratings5,007 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews439 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative36.2%

Bugs and requests

My Private Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Colored Note

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes disappearing or not saving properly
  • Cursor jumping or text selection issues
  • Glitches with recent app updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add checklist/to-do list functionality
  • Improve note sorting and search options
  • Implement password protection or biometric security
  • Provide more font and customization options

In-app purchases

None

My Private Diary

No in-app purchases

None

Colored Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My Private Diary free?
My Private Diary costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Colored Note free?
Colored Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My Private Diary or Colored Note?
My Private Diary is rated higher. My Private Diary averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Colored Note averages 4.7 from 5K ratings.
Do My Private Diary or Colored Note have ads?
Neither My Private Diary nor Colored Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Private Diary or Colored Note?
My Private Diary ships an update every 5 months, and Colored Note weekly. Most recently, My Private Diary was updated on September 28, 2026 and Colored Note on October 13, 2026.

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