Comparison

Color Notes vs NoteKeeper

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

Head to head
About

Color Notes

Organize your thoughts and tasks with a visually intuitive system. Assign pastel colors to notes, rename them to categorize, and filter your entries with a single tap. This app offers quick note-taking, organization features, and privacy by storing data locally.

Highlights
  • Color-coded notes
  • Customizable color names
  • Filtering by color
  • Folders for organization
  • Pinning important notes
  • Search functionality
  • Local data storage
Features
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Color Notes is a fast, friendly notepad where every note gets a pastel color - and every color can mean something. Rename colors into Work, Office, Leisure, Urgent or anything you like, then filter your notes with one tap. COLOR IS THE SYSTEM - 12 soft pastel colors that look great in light and dark mode - Rename any color: Sage becomes "Mentorship", Storm becomes "Work" - Tap a color in the sidebar to see just those notes, with counts at a glance STAY ORGANIZED - Folders with their own colors for bigger projects - Pin important notes to the top - Search everything - titles and content - Grid or list view, sorted by date, title or color QUICK BY DESIGN - Long-press any note to pin, recolor, move, share, copy or duplicate - Notes save as you type; empty notes clean themselves up - Made for iPhone and iPad, with a proper sidebar layout on iPad - Hardware keyboard shortcut: Cmd-N for a new note PRIVATE Your notes are stored on your device. No account, no sign-up. FREE AND PRO Color Notes is free with 4 colors, up to 10 notes, and occasional ads. One single purchase unlocks all 12 colors, unlimited notes and removes every ad - forever. No subscription. Write it down. Color it in. Privacy Policy https://chalplex.blog/apps/color-notes/color-notes.php Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NoteKeeper

Features
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Keep everyday thoughts in one simple place. NoteKeeper helps you write short notes, give them a color and priority, and find them again when you need them. WRITE QUICK NOTES Save a title and description for shopping lists, ideas, plans, and everyday reminders. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Choose from ten note colors and three priority levels. Higher-priority notes appear first. Switch between one-column and two-column layouts. FIND WHAT YOU NEED Search the text in your note titles and descriptions. WORK OFFLINE Create, edit, search, and delete notes without an internet connection. No account is required. Notes are saved locally; device backups depend on your iOS and computer settings.

Screenshots

Color Notes4 screens
NoteKeeper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoteKeeper at none against Color Notes's 1. NoteKeeper also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoteKeeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Color Notes versus NoteKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor NotesNoteKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChaleepa MallawaSalvador Paredes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Color Notes

One-time1
  • Color Notes Pro$2.99
None

NoteKeeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Notes free?
Color Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoteKeeper free?
NoteKeeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Color Notes or NoteKeeper have ads?
Color Notes shows ads; NoteKeeper does not.

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