Comparison

Notes by Color vs CopyBox

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

Head to head
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.

About

CopyBox

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CopyBox is a clipboard library and keyboard paste tool for iPhone. Save copied text, reusable snippets, links, and replies, then paste them from the CopyBox keyboard without switching back and forth between apps. Input Templates turn a reusable message into a simple fill-in form. Define fields such as Customer Name, enter their values when you use the template, review the completed message, and prepare it for the CopyBox keyboard. Only the completed text is available to the keyboard, and it expires automatically after 30 minutes. Use CopyBox for common replies, support messages, links, hashtags, and any text you need to reuse. When several messages must be sent in a specific order, Queue mode lets you paste the next saved item one step at a time. Key features: - Create Input Templates with your own field names - Enter values, preview the completed message, and prepare it for the keyboard - Save current clipboard text from the main app - Save selected text and URLs from the Share Sheet - Keep recent clips and saved snippets ready - Keep multiple snippets in an ordered queue - Create, rename, and delete queues for different tasks - Insert recent clips, saved snippets, prepared templates, or the next queue item from the custom keyboard - Import multiple lines at once - Mark snippets as used and reset queue progress when needed - Use Shortcuts actions to save the clipboard, add text, copy the next clip, reset queue progress, and open the app CopyBox stores snippets, templates, and prepared text locally in its shared App Group container. Clipboard text, keyboard input, snippets, template fields and values, and completed messages are not sent to a developer server or included in data sent to advertising, Analytics, or Crashlytics services.

Screenshots

Notes by Color4 screens
CopyBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CopyBox at none against Notes by Color's 1. CopyBox also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Notes by Color's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Notes by Color sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CopyBox asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notes by Color ships an update monthly, CopyBox daily. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Notes by Color versus CopyBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotes by ColorCopyBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTwo Moon TreeYoobin Shin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Notes by Color

One-time1
  • Unlock Premium$6.99
None

CopyBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Notes by Color free?
Notes by Color is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CopyBox free?
CopyBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Notes by Color or CopyBox have ads?
CopyBox shows ads; Notes by Color does not.
Which is updated more often, Notes by Color or CopyBox?
Notes by Color ships an update monthly, and CopyBox daily. Most recently, Notes by Color was updated on November 5, 2026 and CopyBox on October 31, 2026.

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