Color Notes vs Quicky Sticky Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create, delete, and edit notes
- Organize with customizable colors
- Virtual online notebook
- To-do list functionality
- Cloud synchronization
- Multiple device support
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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
Quicky Sticky Notes
Quickly create simple text reminders directly on your home screen. Ideal for those crucial tasks you absolutely must not forget. Installation is straightforward via your device's widget settings.
- One-tap sticky note creation
- Home screen widget
- No images or complex settings
- Focus on essential reminders
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Create a sticky note reminder for your home screen with one tap. No images or settings required. For that ONE thing you just can't forget! ** Widget Install Instructions ** 1. Tap and hold any icon on your home screen, then tap 'Edit Home Screen'. 2. Tap the '+' in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. 3. Select 'Quicky Sticky' from the list, and tap the 'Add Widget' button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Quicky Sticky Notes at 86% against Color Notes's 14%. Quicky Sticky Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Color Notes's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Color Notes sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Quicky Sticky Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Quicky Sticky Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 640 and 2.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Color Notes's written reviews are positive against 86% of Quicky Sticky Notes's.
Color Notes ships an update every 6 weeks, Quicky Sticky Notes every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Color Notes | Quicky Sticky Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (640 ratings) | 4.5 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.5% of reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 640 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hagens Media, LLC. | Parker Barrile |
Customer experience
Color Notes
Quicky Sticky Notes
User reviews
Color Notes
From 640 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Quicky Sticky Notes
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 📋 Helpful for quick reminders
- 🏠 Convenient widget on home screen
- 💰 Free and no ads
- 🔍 Useful visual reminder
Room to improve
- 🔤 Limited font and formatting options
- 📄 Not enough space to write longer notes
- 🔄 Accidental deletion of notes
- 🔒 Lack of sync across devices
- 🔍 Visibility issues on lock screen
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
Quicky Sticky Notes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notes disappearing or not updating properly
- Issues with the 'Update' function
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- More customization options (font, color, size)
- Ability to have multiple sticky notes visible
- Undo/recovery for accidentally deleted notes
- Sync notes across devices
- Improved lock screen integration
In-app purchases
Color Notes
- Remove Ads$7.991 Month
Quicky Sticky Notes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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