Comparison

Color Notes vs Sticky Notes

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

Organize your thoughts and tasks with a customizable sticky note app and home screen widget. Add reminders, choose colors, and adjust fonts for a personalized experience. Keep your ideas, memories, and to-dos readily accessible.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Resizable note sizes
  • Edit notes by touching text
  • Multiple color options
  • Adjustable font size
  • Add reminders to notes
  • Easy to use interface
Features
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A simple & colorful sticky notes app and widget for the home screen. TOP FEATURES • You can drag sticky widgets anywhere on the screen • You can resize the note size • You can edit sticky notes by touching text inside • Beautiful ways to keep ideas, reminders, memories, and todos. • Pleasant and neat appearance with extensive customization capabilities • Easily delete the notes when necessary • Quick access to text editor. • Choose different colors. • Adjust font size easily. • Add reminder for your notes. • Easy to use. WIDGET Sticky Widgets can be adaptable with all devices running iOS14+. We support three different widget sizes, which lets you take full advantage of each slot on your home screen. Instantly access your sticky notes on your home screen using widget on iPhone. EASY TO SET UP, FREELY TO CUSTOMIZE We also give you the step by step instruction of how to add Sticky Widgets in seconds. With us, you have your chance to edit the widget font, theme color, or even the background color based on your preference. 
Thank you for your download !! If you have any feedback, do not hesitate to contact us at kaneriya.kuldip@yahoo.com Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/stickywidgets-privacypolicy Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/stickywidgets-termofservice

Screenshots

Color Notes4 screens
Sticky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Color Notes and Sticky Notes both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Sticky Notes's written reviews are positive against 14% of Color Notes's. Color Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (640 vs 21). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Color Notes against 4.0 for Sticky Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Notes has 640 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 14% of Color Notes's written reviews are positive against 67% of Sticky Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, Sticky Notes every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Color Notes versus Sticky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor NotesSticky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (640 ratings) — better4.0 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews14.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings640 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHagens Media, LLC.Kuldip Kaneriya

Customer experience

Color Notes

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

Sticky Notes

All ratings21 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral4.8%
Negative23.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Color Notes

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$7.991 Month
2 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Sticky Widget Pro$1.991 Month
  • Sticky Widget Premium$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Color Notes free?
Color Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Notes or Sticky Notes?
Color Notes is rated higher. Color Notes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 640 ratings, while Sticky Notes averages 4.0 from 21 ratings.
Do Color Notes or Sticky Notes have ads?
Sticky Notes shows ads; Color Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Notes or Sticky Notes?
Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and Sticky Notes every 3 weeks. Most recently, Color Notes was updated on September 27, 2026 and Sticky Notes on September 10, 2026.

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