Colorful Note vs TabPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Notes with titles
- Colorful font options
- Full-screen reading mode
- Easy note sharing
- One-click note copying
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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
TabPad
Organize your notes with a colorful tabbed interface, similar to sticky notes. Pin important notes to the top and quickly find what you need with keyword search. Cloud synchronization is available for seamless access across devices.
- Colorful tabbed note organization
- Pin important notes
- Keyword search functionality
- Cloud synchronization
- Cross-device support
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Colorful tabs like stickies allow you to switch from one note to another -You can pin a specific note to the first tab. - Keyword search - Cloud Synchronization (charged)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Colorful Note at 100% against TabPad's 50%. Colorful Note also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). TabPad's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 41 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ratings volume 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. TabPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Colorful Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Colorful Note holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Colorful Note's written reviews are positive against 50% of TabPad's.
Colorful Note ships an update every 41 months, TabPad every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colorful Note | TabPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 中宝 隋 | Shigenori Kumagai |
Customer experience
Colorful Note
TabPad
In-app purchases
Colorful Note
No in-app purchases
TabPad
- Upgrade(macOS)$2.99
- Upgrade(iOS)$3.99
