Comparison

Color Notes vs TabNote+

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

TabNote+

Create colorful sticky notes with customizable colors and organize them into categories using tabs. Notes automatically adjust size and can be displayed in grid or list views. Set reminders, attach photos, and lock important memos with biometric security.

Highlights
  • Colorful sticky notes
  • Tab-based categorization
  • Automatic note resizing
  • Grid and list views
  • Reminder and to-do functionality
  • Photo attachments
  • Biometric note locking
Features
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It is an application that can make colorful notes like sticky notes. There are 10 colors and you can set them freely according to your preference. Notes can be categorized by tabs. Simply swipe to switch between categories. It is convenient to manage by shopping, work, daily affairs, etc. by use. The size of the note is automatically adjusted according to the size of the sentence, and is placed on the screen without any gaps. This allows you to see many notes at once without having to scroll. Notes can be displayed in two or three columns in a grid. You can also switch to a single column, list view. Since there is a notification function, it can also be used as a reminder or todo list. You can specify a date and time, and repeat every day or every day of the week. You can take a photo and attach it to a note. You can also choose from a library of photos. You can pinch in the attached photo to enlarge it or slide it to view it continuously. You can lock important notes. You can choose how to unlock from face, fingerprint and password. You can search for notes by keyword. There is a character counter. Other features ・ You can change the text size ・ You can change the theme color of the app ・ Memo can be deleted by long press -You can display the date of memo update on the list screen ・ You can sort notes manually ・ Notes can be duplicated ・ You can share notes ・ The memo can be returned to the state before editing

Screenshots

Color Notes4 screens
TabNote+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TabNote+ at 91% against Color Notes's 14%. TabNote+ also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.1) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). Color Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (640 vs 19). On price, 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

TabNote+ 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 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Color Notes's written reviews are positive against 91% of TabNote+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, TabNote+ every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Color Notes versus TabNote+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor NotesTabNote+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (640 ratings)4.4 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.5% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings640 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.610.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHagens Media, LLC.YUTAKA KENJO

Customer experience

Color Notes

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

TabNote+

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
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

TabNote+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Color Notes

No in-app purchases

None

TabNote+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Color Notes free?
Color Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TabNote+ free?
TabNote+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Color Notes or TabNote+?
TabNote+ is rated higher. Color Notes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 640 ratings, while TabNote+ averages 4.4 from 19 ratings.
Do Color Notes or TabNote+ have ads?
TabNote+ shows ads; Color Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Notes or TabNote+?
Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and TabNote+ every 5 months. Most recently, Color Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and TabNote+ on November 3, 2026.

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