Colored Note vs Hydrate Hive
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.
Hydrate Hive
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Meet HydrateHive, your smart hydration companion that helps you stay healthy, energized, and refreshed — every single day. With intelligent tracking, personalized goals, and real-time insights, HydrateHive makes drinking enough water easier and more motivating than ever. Track Smarter, Live Healthier • Add your drinks instantly with a single tap • Set hydration goals tailored to your weight, lifestyle, and activity level • Smart reminders ensure you never miss your hydration target Powerful Insights & Reports • View detailed hydration history with daily, weekly, and monthly summaries • Analyze Success Rate, Average Daily Intake, and Total Volume • Visual goal charts show your progress at a glance Export & Share Progress • Export your complete hydration data in CSV format for analysis • Create elegant PDF reports with personalized stats and charts • Share easily using the iOS share sheet Smart Tips & Recommendations • Receive personalized suggestions to improve consistency • Color-coded metrics help visualize performance trends Reminders • Set your own drink reminders that fit your daily routine • Stay consistent without feeling overwhelmed Designed for You • Minimal, clean, and intuitive interface • Seamlessly optimized for all iOS devices Start your hydration journey today with HydrateHive — because staying hydrated isn’t just a habit, it’s a lifestyle.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Colored Note at Free against Hydrate Hive's $0.99. Colored Note also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). Hydrate Hive's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On ads, 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
Colored Note is free to download; Hydrate Hive costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Colored Note ships an update weekly, Hydrate Hive every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colored Note | Hydrate Hive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veniamin Gribkov | Harshad Jadav |
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
Hydrate Hive
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Colored Note
No in-app purchases
Hydrate Hive
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Colored Note free?
Is Hydrate Hive free?
Do Colored Note or Hydrate Hive have ads?
Which is updated more often, Colored Note or Hydrate Hive?
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