Colored Note vs Secret Diary with Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colored Note
Capture your thoughts, ideas, and experiences with a versatile diary and notepad. Add photos, color-code entries, and organize with tags for easy retrieval. Share your notes with friends or keep them private with passcode protection.
- Add photos to notes
- Color-code notes for organization
- Assign tags for searching
- Sort notes as desired
- Share notes with friends
- Secure notes with a passcode
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Color Note is a diary and notepad just for everyone! Record interesting thoughts, inspires ideas, inspirational quotes, recent experience, write notes about life, share your thoughts and mood with your friends. Or just write memos. PHOTOS You can add some images to your note. COLORS You can mark your note with a color. The color can be used for searching. TAGS You can assign one or more tags to a note. The tags can be used for searching. ORGANIZE Sort your note as you want. SHARE YOUR NOTE WITH YOUR FRIENDS Send it to your friends or publish in social networks! SAFETY You can restrict access to your notes with a passcode. AND You can delete a note by swiping it to the left.
Secret Diary with Lock
This app allows you to capture and preserve life's moments with rich detail. Protect your thoughts with biometric or passcode locks, personalize your entries with various media, and sync across devices. It's designed to make journaling an enjoyable and secure experience.
- Password, Face, and Fingerprint Lock
- Multiple Customizable Journals
- Add Photos, Audio, Geolocation, Mood, Weather
- iCloud Synchronization
- Journaling Reminders
- Elegant and Intuitive Design
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Muse Journal — it's not just a diary. It's a tool that allows anyone to recreate and capture life's moments with unparalleled clarity and style. With Muse Journal, every entry becomes more than just words on a screen; it's a story told in the most vivid details. Privacy First: Your space. Your thoughts. Your experience. Protect them with a password, or let your face or fingerprint be your unique key. With Muse Journal, your privacy is 100% guaranteed. Not a single entry leaves your devices unless you decide otherwise. Your Journals, Your World: Create multiple journals, each reflecting your mood, dreams, or memories. Personalize every page — choose icons, design styles, and fonts that perfectly match your vibe. Living Entries: Capture moments not only in words. Add photos, audio recordings, geolocation, mood, emotions, and even the weather. Your entries will be alive like never before. Sync with iCloud: No matter which device you're on, your memories are always with you. Thanks to iCloud, all your entries are flawlessly synchronized. Never Miss a Moment: Set up notifications, and Muse Journal will remind you to jot down something important that you might've forgotten. Aesthetics and Functionality: Every element, every pixel of the app is designed for you to experience joy while using it. Elegant, beautiful, and intuitive — that's what makes Muse Journal stand out. We believe in the magic of memories and the power of penned words. We've created Muse Journal for you to feel this magic every day. Welcome to your new world of memories. Welcome to Muse Journal. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Email: info@meenin.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colored Note at none against Secret Diary with Lock's 4. Colored Note also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5K vs 692). Secret Diary with Lock's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Secret Diary with Lock sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Colored Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Colored Note against 4.7 for Secret Diary with Lock. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colored Note has 5K ratings behind it against 692, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Colored Note's written reviews are positive against 78% of Secret Diary with Lock's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Colored Note | Secret Diary with Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) | 4.7 (692 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.5% of reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | 692 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veniamin Gribkov | Bogdan Filippov |
Customer experience
Colored Note
Secret Diary with Lock
User reviews
Colored Note
From 5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🎨 Variety of colors and fonts
- 📝 Helpful for note-taking
- 🌟 Great app overall
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or data loss
- 🔍 Difficulty finding or organizing notes
- 🔒 Lack of security features (e.g., password protection)
- 🔧 Issues with recent updates
Secret Diary with Lock
From 692 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🔒 Secure with password/fingerprint lock
- 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
- 📸 Ability to add photos to entries
- 🩷 Customizable appearance (colors, icons)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Issues with text editing and cursor jumping
- 💤 Occasional app freezes and crashes
- 📢 Intrusive ads and paywalls
- 🔍 Difficulty finding/accessing older entries
Bugs and requests
Colored Note
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notes disappearing or not saving properly
- Cursor jumping or text selection issues
- Glitches with recent app updates
Requested features
4 requests- Add checklist/to-do list functionality
- Improve note sorting and search options
- Implement password protection or biometric security
- Provide more font and customization options
Secret Diary with Lock
Reported bugs
3 issues- Entries sometimes disappear or get deleted
- Syncing issues with iCloud
- App getting stuck during setup
Requested features
4 requests- Calendar view for entries
- Multiple photo support per entry
- Formatting options (bold, italic, etc.)
- Ability to change password
In-app purchases
Colored Note
No in-app purchases
Secret Diary with Lock
- Muse Plus: Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Muse Plus: Annual Individual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Muse Plus: Family Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Muse Plus: Family Lifetime$59.99
Questions
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