Comparison

Color Notes vs MyBase

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

Head to head
About

Color Notes

Capture thoughts and tasks with a digital notebook. Create, edit, and organize notes with customizable colors. Sync across devices to keep your ideas accessible anywhere, eliminating the need for physical notepads.

Highlights
  • Create, delete, and edit notes
  • Organize with customizable colors
  • Virtual online notebook
  • To-do list functionality
  • Cloud synchronization
  • Multiple device support
Features
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Color Notes is great for those quick notes! Just add a note to your online notebook and start saving your notes virtually. Truly a great tool for making to-do lists while on the go without using a notepad pen or paper. A US-based simple sticky notebook with a clean interface that's powerful enough to replace overly complicated, bloated note-taking apps, color note allows you to create, delete and edit notes with a variety of options and colors just like a traditional notepad or text notebook. Keep your sticky notes handy in the cloud with multiple device support. Term of use https://onlinenotebook.net/about-us.php Privacy Policy https://onlinenotebook.net/privacy.php

About

MyBase

This app provides a simple notepad for creating and editing text notes. It allows for easy navigation between pages, character counting, and copying/pasting content. Additional features include table of contents creation, email and print options, and dynamic text sizing.

Highlights
  • Page navigation (swipe/tap)
  • Character count display
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Table of contents creation
  • Email and print options
  • Dynamic text sizing
Features
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Description of functions and features (1) Notepad function  ● This app“My Base” will be displayed from the page that ended last time and will be editable.  ● Swipe the screen left / right or tap the left / right frame to page forward/backward. If the mode has been set to “5” with the “Mode” button, the page is turned 5 pages at a time, and if it has been set to “1”, the page is turned 1 page at a time.  ● On each page, tap the position in the title / body where you want to enter text and set the cursor there. Type characters using the keyboard that pops up. The cursor will automatically move to the next position each time you enter a character.  ● The entered text is stored in the memory of the device (iPhone/iPad) by pressing the "Done” button.  (2) Character number display function  ● The number of characters in the text of each page is displayed in the light blue label at the bottom of the screen. The number of characters is counted again when the "Done" button is tapped or the page is turned, and the display is updated.  ● The display / non-display of the number of characters with the label can be switched by pressing a few seconds the "mode" button . (v1.4) (3) "Copy" function   By tapping the “Copy” button in a page, the entered title and text will be stored in the device memory. The text is also copied to the clipboard. (4) "Paste" function  ● Tapping the “Paste” button in a page overwrites the title and text stored in the memory into the title and body field of that page, respectively. If you tap "Overwrite" on the pop upped confirmation screen that appears before overwriting, that will be executed.  ● Copying a blank page and pasting it on any other page to delete all characters at once. (5) Table of contents creation function  Pressing a few seconds the “Paste” button, a message pops up asking if you want to create a table of contents. Select "Create" to create a table of contents. (6) "Mail" function   On any page, pressing a few seconds the “Action” button, a screen pops up to select email or print . Select “E-Mail” and follow its instructions on the email control screen that will popup next. (7) "Print" function (Supported in v1.4)   On any page, pressing a few seconds the “Action” button, a screen pops up to select email or print. Select “Print” and follow its instructions on the print control screen that will popup next. (8) Support Dynamic Type Text. (v1.4)    The text size for the title and body can dynamically be changeable through device's “Settings” .    "Setting" => “Accessibility” => “Display & Text Size” => Larger Text => ON => Larger Accessibility Sizes => ON => Change Slider Position    "Setting" => “Accessibility” => “Display & Text Size” => Bold Text => ON (9) Text size temporary change function The text size can be temporarily enlarged / reduced by pinching (v2.3,v2.5).

Screenshots

Color Notes4 screens
MyBase4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Color Notes at none against MyBase's shown. Color Notes also leads on ratings volume (640 vs 7) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). MyBase's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MyBase holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Notes has 640 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of Color Notes's written reviews are positive against 0% of MyBase's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, MyBase monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Color Notes versus MyBase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor NotesMyBase
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (640 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings640 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHagens Media, LLC.fumio ueda

Customer experience

Color Notes

All ratings640 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive14.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative82.1%

MyBase

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Color Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Losing all notes after updates
  • Inability to access old notes
  • Saving and syncing issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • Reminders feature
  • Ability to print notes
  • Better syncing across devices

MyBase

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Color Notes

No in-app purchases

None

MyBase

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Notes free?
Color Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MyBase free?
MyBase is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Color Notes or MyBase?
MyBase is rated higher. Color Notes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 640 ratings, while MyBase averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Color Notes or MyBase have ads?
MyBase shows ads; Color Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Notes or MyBase?
Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and MyBase monthly. Most recently, Color Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and MyBase on November 2, 2026.

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