Text Expander vs Notes by Color
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
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.
- Custom color labels
- Visual note filtering
- Clutter-free interface
- Full-text search
- iCloud sync
- AI summaries (Premium)
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Text Expander | Notes by Color |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 100 Factories | Two Moon Tree |
Customer experience
Text Expander
Notes by Color
In-app purchases
Text Expander
- Weekly$4.997 Days
- Yearly Plan7 Days trial$17.991 Year
Notes by Color
- Unlock Premium$6.99
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