Comparison

Multi Diary vs Color Notes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Multi Diary

This app simplifies note-taking and journaling with multiple entries per day organized by predefined categories. It offers powerful search functionality and allows users to export their data to Excel for easy management and review.

Highlights
  • Multiple diaries per day
  • 16 predefined categories
  • Powerful search functionality
  • Export data to Excel
  • Simplified user experience
Features
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Multi Diary: Your All-in-One Notes & Diary Solution Originally launched in 2014, Multi Diary has been trusted and downloaded by tens of thousands of users worldwide. After years of refinement, we are proud to release the new version of Multi Diary. Completely redesigned from the ground up using the latest technology, this version provides an enhanced user experience, offering more efficiency and simplicity than ever before. Key Features: Multiple Diaries per Day: Write multiple diary entries for each day, organized by 16 predefined categories that cover most aspects of life. Powerful Search: Easily find anything you’ve written, no matter when, by using the app’s comprehensive search feature. Predefined Categories: The app includes 16 major categories—such as “Study,” “Work,” “Meetings,” and “Personal”—to cover a wide range of situations, eliminating the need for custom categories. Export Data to Excel: All your diary entries can be exported into an Excel file, making it easy to review and manage your data outside the app. How to Use Multi Diary: Choose the Date: Select any date from the calendar to start writing diary entries for that day. Choose from Predefined Categories: Use categories like “Study,” “Health,” “Work,” “Personal,” “Finance,” and more to keep your entries organized. Write Entries: Log your thoughts, notes, and important moments in the relevant category for the selected day. Search Effortlessly: Search for any keyword to quickly find past diary entries, regardless of category. Export to Excel: Export all your diary data to an Excel file for backup, analysis. Who Is Multi Diary For? Students: Use predefined categories like “Study” and “Assignments” to keep track of academic notes and tasks. Professionals: Stay organized with categories for “Meetings,” “Projects,” and “Finance,” ensuring you capture every critical detail. Everyone: Capture daily reflections, plans, or life events in categories such as “Health,” “Family,” and “Leisure,” helping you track all aspects of your life. With Multi Diary’s thoughtfully designed categories, search capabilities, and new export feature, you’ll never miss a moment or note. Whether it's for work, study, or personal use, Multi Diary makes organizing, searching, and managing your entries easier and more efficient than ever. Privacy policy: https://smallsoft.com.au/privacy-multidiary Terms and Conditions: https://smallsoft.com.au/terms-multidiary

About

Color Notes

Features
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Color Notes is a fast, friendly notepad where every note gets a pastel color - and every color can mean something. Rename colors into Work, Office, Leisure, Urgent or anything you like, then filter your notes with one tap. COLOR IS THE SYSTEM - 12 soft pastel colors that look great in light and dark mode - Rename any color: Sage becomes "Mentorship", Storm becomes "Work" - Tap a color in the sidebar to see just those notes, with counts at a glance STAY ORGANIZED - Folders with their own colors for bigger projects - Pin important notes to the top - Search everything - titles and content - Grid or list view, sorted by date, title or color QUICK BY DESIGN - Long-press any note to pin, recolor, move, share, copy or duplicate - Notes save as you type; empty notes clean themselves up - Made for iPhone and iPad, with a proper sidebar layout on iPad - Hardware keyboard shortcut: Cmd-N for a new note PRIVATE Your notes are stored on your device. No account, no sign-up. FREE AND PRO Color Notes is free with 4 colors, up to 10 notes, and occasional ads. One single purchase unlocks all 12 colors, unlimited notes and removes every ad - forever. No subscription. Write it down. Color it in. Privacy Policy https://chalplex.blog/apps/color-notes/color-notes.php Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Multi Diary3 screens
Color Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Multi Diary at none against Color Notes's shown. Multi Diary also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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. Multi Diary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Color Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Multi Diary versus Color Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulti DiaryColor Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmallsoft Pty LtdChaleepa Mallawa

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Multi Diary

One-time1
  • Unlock Unlimited Entries$6.99
1 purchases

Color Notes

One-time1
  • Color Notes Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Multi Diary free?
Multi Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Color Notes free?
Color Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Multi Diary or Color Notes have ads?
Color Notes shows ads; Multi Diary does not.

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