Comparison

Text Expander vs Notes by Color

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

Head to head
About

Text Expander

Save and quickly paste frequently used text from a custom keyboard. Streamline your messaging, emails, and social media with reusable templates and snippets. Ideal for anyone who types the same content repeatedly.

Highlights
  • Save and paste text snippets from custom keyboard
  • Reusable templates for quick replies
  • Copy saved image snippets
  • Magic Variables for dynamic content
  • Organize snippets with labels and color markers
  • Preview snippets before use
Features
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Tired of typing the same replies over and over again? Snippet Kit lets you save your most-used text and paste it from a custom keyboard in one tap. Create snippets in the app, then open the Snippet Kit keyboard when you need quick replies, saved links, contact details, checklists, captions, or everyday templates. It is designed for anyone who sends the same text across messages, email, social apps, and support workflows. WHY SNIPPET KIT • Paste saved text snippets from a custom keyboard • Keep quick replies and reusable templates ready while typing • Copy saved image snippets from the keyboard • Use Magic Variables for clipboard content, selected text, cursor placement, random choices, and formatted dates • Preview snippets in the app before you use them • Organize snippets with labels, color markers, and manual ordering GREAT FOR • Customer support replies • Frequently sent links and addresses • Social media responses and captions • Appointment reminders and follow-ups • Work templates and repeated personal messages Snippet Kit helps you type less, switch apps less, and send faster, more consistent replies. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Notes by Color

This app uses color as a primary organizational tool, allowing users to create custom color labels for notes. It offers a visual system for quick scanning and filtering, simplifying note management without complex folder structures. Users can capture ideas, track tasks, or organize study materials with an intuitive, clutter-free interface.

Highlights
  • Custom color labels
  • Visual note filtering
  • Clutter-free interface
  • Full-text search
  • iCloud sync
  • AI summaries (Premium)
Features
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Toono turns color into your most powerful organizational tool. Most note apps make you work harder than you should – folders, tags, nested systems, endless scrolling. Toono is different. Create your own color labels, give each note a color, and instantly have a visual system your brain understands at a glance. No complexity. No clutter. Just your colors, your way. HOW IT WORKS Color isn't decoration here – it's structure. Scan your notes in seconds, filter by color with one tap, and always know where everything is. Whether you're capturing ideas, tracking tasks, writing, studying, or keeping life organized, Toono adapts to how you think. FREE • Up to 3 custom color labels • Filter by color with one tap • Sort by date or title (A–Z) • Full-text search • iCloud sync across your devices • Recently Deleted – restore notes anytime • Easy sharing • Light and dark mode • English, Spanish, and Japanese PREMIUM – one-time purchase, no subscription • Unlimited colors • Manual sorting – drag notes into your own order • Pin important notes to the top • AI summaries with Apple Intelligence* • Light or dark text for each color • Adjustable note preview length *AI summaries require a device with Apple Intelligence and a supported language. No account needed. Your notes stay on your devices and in your own iCloud. Your colors. Your system. Your clarity. Download Toono and find out how much calmer your notes can feel.

Screenshots

Text Expander4 screens
Notes by Color4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Text Expander at 5.0 against Notes by Color's 4.8. Text Expander also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Notes by Color's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Text Expander sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Notes by Color sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Text Expander holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Text Expander ships an update every 3 weeks, Notes by Color monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Text Expander versus Notes by Color: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterText ExpanderNotes by Color
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer100 FactoriesTwo Moon Tree

Customer experience

Text Expander

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Notes by Color

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Text Expander

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$17.991 Year
1 purchases

Notes by Color

One-time1
  • Unlock Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Text Expander free?
Text Expander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes by Color free?
Notes by Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Text Expander or Notes by Color?
Text Expander is rated higher. Text Expander averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Notes by Color averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Text Expander or Notes by Color have ads?
Neither Text Expander nor Notes by Color shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Text Expander or Notes by Color?
Text Expander ships an update every 3 weeks, and Notes by Color monthly. Most recently, Text Expander was updated on October 27, 2026 and Notes by Color on October 31, 2026.

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