Comparison

Color Notes vs PlopNote

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

PlopNote

Create customizable sticky notes for your home screen. Personalize with background colors, photos, and text. Useful for lists, reminders, or creative writing.

Highlights
  • Customizable background color
  • Add photos with adjustable transparency
  • Rich text editor with undo/redo
  • Pre-designed background templates
  • Automatic content saving
  • Font size adjustment
Features
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A sticky note widget that can be pasted on the home screen. You can change the font size using the (invisible) button at the top of the widget, making it very easy to adjust the appearance after editing the content. This app widget has a three-layered structure: background color, photo (transparency can be changed), and text, and you can change the appearance to your liking. You can also choose from the background templates included in the app. Shopping list Idea note Favorite word A saying I always want to see Dreams and Hopes etc. It will be useful in various situations. Tap the placed widget to open its note screen. The content of the note is automatically saved, so if you add it and close the screen, it will be immediately reflected in the widget. It also seems like a good idea to use it as a shortcut to continue writing novels. The in-app text editor has features for undo & redo and left/right movement of the cursor. You can also change the font size. The following features can be purchased from within the app as additional features. ・Widget text shading ・Copy widget settings from a created note Ads are displayed by default. You can also purchase to remove ads. These purchases are one-time purchases. If you reinstall, you do not need to purchase it again.

Screenshots

Color Notes4 screens
PlopNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlopNote at 93% against Color Notes's 14%. PlopNote also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Color Notes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. PlopNote sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Color Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PlopNote holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Notes has 640 ratings behind it against 8, 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 93% of PlopNote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, PlopNote monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Color Notes versus PlopNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor NotesPlopNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (640 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.5% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings640 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHagens Media, LLC.tadashi atoji

Customer experience

Color Notes

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

PlopNote

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

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

PlopNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Color Notes

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PlopNote

One-time2
  • Add features$2.99
  • Remove ads$6.99

Questions

Is Color Notes free?
Color Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PlopNote free?
PlopNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Color Notes or PlopNote?
PlopNote is rated higher. Color Notes averages 4.1 out of 5 from 640 ratings, while PlopNote averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Color Notes or PlopNote have ads?
PlopNote shows ads; Color Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Color Notes or PlopNote?
Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, and PlopNote monthly. Most recently, Color Notes was updated on November 1, 2026 and PlopNote on November 3, 2026.

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