Comparison

Color Notes vs Sticky Notes & Color Widget

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

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

Capture quick memos, ideas, and to-dos with customizable sticky notes. Organize them by color or pictures, and create them by typing or voice. Add notes as widgets to your homescreen for easy access and sync them with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Creating memos
  • Creating checklists
  • Creating reminders
  • Customizing notes with colors and pictures
  • Adding notes as home screen widgets
  • Syncing notes with iCloud
  • Locking the app for privacy
Features
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Stick it, pin it, organize it! Our Sticky notes are great for quick memos, ideas, to-dos and all other brainstorming ideas you can think of. Organize your ideas by color, pictures, create notes by typing or by using your voice, inside the app or more conveniently as a widget. Features: - Creating memos - Creating checklists - Creating reminders - Customizing your notes - Add note as a widget to homescreen - Sync notes with iCloud You can sync your notes with iCloud and access it anytime, anywhere or lock the app and prevent any unauthorized access. Personalize your ideas and notes in a way it wasn't possible before. Our amazing sticky planner is always prominent and guarantees that you will never forget any chores and will be able to keep up with your fast ideas and thoughts. Our Sticky Notes offer a subscription plan with a 1-week free trial so you can get a glimpse at all the pro features which are at your fingertips. ------------ Pro Pack Subscription Conditions: - Your subscription lasts 1 month, 6 months, or 1 year, depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. - You will be charged $2.99 for 1 month (includes free trial for 7 days), $11.99 for 6 months (includes free trial for 7 days), $19.99 for 1 year (includes free trial for 7 days), depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You will be charged $2.99 for 1 month, $11.99 for 6 months, or $19.99 for 1 year, depending on your subscription level. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. - You can view our Privacy Policy here: https://www.hive5.studio/privacy-policy/ - You can view our Terms of Use here: https://www.hive5.studio/terms-and-conditions/

Screenshots

Color Notes4 screens
Sticky Notes & Color Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Notes & Color Widget at 4.6 against Color Notes's 4.1. Sticky Notes & Color Widget also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 23%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). Color Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Color Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month and Sticky Notes & Color Widget sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Notes & Color Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes & Color Widget has 6.6K ratings behind it against 640, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Color Notes's written reviews are positive against 42% of Sticky Notes & Color Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, Sticky Notes & Color Widget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Color Notes versus Sticky Notes & Color Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor NotesSticky Notes & Color Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (640 ratings)4.6 (6.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews41.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6406.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHagens Media, LLC.Hive 5 Studio DOO

Customer experience

Color Notes

All ratings640 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative73.1%

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

All ratings6,628 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative49.4%

User reviews

Color Notes

From 640 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and fast
  • 📝 Great note-taking app
  • 🎨 Useful color-coding
  • 👍 Versatile and useful

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lost all notes after update
  • 🐛 Syncing issues
  • 🔍 Difficult to find old notes
  • 💸 Too many ads
  • 🔒 Unable to access account on new device

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable notes
  • 🚀 Convenient home screen widgets
  • 👍 Helps with organization and memory
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription cost
  • 🔍 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💤 Poor widget functionality
  • 📢 Excessive ads in free version

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

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing or not displaying properly
  • Inability to edit or delete notes
  • Crashes and black screens
  • Widget not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add search functionality
  • Improve note organization (e.g. grouping, tagging)
  • Allow custom backgrounds and fonts
  • Sync notes across devices
  • Improve widget customization and reliability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Color Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$7.991 Month
19 purchases

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

Subscriptions19
  • 1-Month Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro$2.991 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • 1-Month Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • 1-Month Subscription$3.991 Month
  • 1-Month Subscription$4.991 Month
  • 1-Month Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 1-Month Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$9.996 Months
  • Sticky Notes Pro$9.996 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription1 Month trial$11.996 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription7 Days trial$11.996 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription$11.996 Months
  • Sticky Notes Pro$14.991 Year
  • Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Notes Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 1-Year Subscription$19.991 Year
  • 1-Year Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 1-Year Subscription$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Color Notes free?
Color Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notes & Color Widget free?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Notes or Sticky Notes & Color Widget?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget is rated higher. Color Notes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 640 ratings, while Sticky Notes & Color Widget averages 4.6 from 6.6K ratings.
Do Color Notes or Sticky Notes & Color Widget have ads?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget shows ads; Color Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Notes or Sticky Notes & Color Widget?
Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sticky Notes & Color Widget fortnightly. Most recently, Color Notes was updated on September 19, 2026 and Sticky Notes & Color Widget on September 23, 2026.

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