Comparison

Colorful Note vs Simple Notes.

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

Head to head
About

Colorful Note

A straightforward note-taking application that allows users to create notes with titles and customizable colorful fonts. It offers a simple interface for easy content understanding and sharing.

Highlights
  • Notes with titles
  • Colorful font options
  • Full-screen reading mode
  • Easy note sharing
  • One-click note copying
Features
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It is just a note app that every note can have a title and colorful font and there is no extra features. If you're looking for a simple note app to replace the default note, that's it! You can easily understand the contents of each note, because it has a title! So it is ! A simple note app with colorful font and title. Other features: ~ full screen when read a note(just pinch out; pinch in to return normal screen) ~ easy to share a note ~ one click to copy a note

About

Simple Notes.

This app offers a straightforward way to create, manage, and share text-based notes. It focuses on essential features like character counting and sorting, with seamless integration for sharing via messaging apps.

Highlights
  • Create text notes
  • Character count display
  • Sort notes
  • Widget support
  • Instant sharing via Messages
  • Automatic saving
Features
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Simple Notes. is exactly what the name says, a simple note taking app. The app's core idea is to provide an app with features that everyone is going to use. There's no grids, cameras, audio and etc. Just text, and sharing. What can this app do? -Create notes -Display the number of characters -Sort notes -Show list of notes, or most recent note using widgets -Share instantly using the Messages app -How to Create Notes 1. Press "Create new Note" 2. Enter the any text you'd like to save 3. Press "Save" After your first save, your note will be saved automatically -How to delete Notes Swipe your note to the left or 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Press edit 3. Then press "-" then press "delete" -How to sort notes 1. Tap the three dots button 2. Tap the way you want to sort your notes -How to share notes with iMessage 0. Open "iMessage" 1. Tap on a conversation 2. Tap on Simple Notes. from the app drawer 3. Select a note you'd like to send 4. Press the blue arrow and your message is sent! (If you don't want to send your title, turn on the switch on the top) Please leave reviews and comments in the App Store/Twitter Direct Message about what should be done to make this app better

Screenshots

Colorful Note4 screens
Simple Notes.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colorful Note at none against Simple Notes.'s 3. Colorful Note also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.1). Simple Notes.'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 41 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 2). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Simple Notes. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Colorful Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Notes. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Notes. has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Colorful Note's written reviews are positive against 79% of Simple Notes.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colorful Note ships an update every 41 months, Simple Notes. every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Colorful Note versus Simple Notes.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColorful NoteSimple Notes.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings261 — better
Update frequencyEvery 41 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer中宝 隋Yuto Iwakami

Customer experience

Colorful Note

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Notes.

All ratings61 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative7.1%

In-app purchases

None

Colorful Note

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Notes.

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$5.99

Questions

Is Colorful Note free?
Colorful Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Simple Notes. free?
Simple Notes. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colorful Note or Simple Notes.?
Simple Notes. is rated higher. Colorful Note averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Simple Notes. averages 4.7 from 61 ratings.
Do Colorful Note or Simple Notes. have ads?
Neither Colorful Note nor Simple Notes. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colorful Note or Simple Notes.?
Colorful Note ships an update every 41 months, and Simple Notes. every 2 months. Most recently, Colorful Note was updated on September 26, 2026 and Simple Notes. on October 13, 2026.

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