Colored Note vs Tarpup
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.
Tarpup
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TarpUp is an AI-powered prompt marketplace for connecting people to others with shared interests. On TarpUp, using AI, you can connect with prospective roommates, find study partners, buy and sell things on campus. No more depending on friends to help you connect with others for your needs or flood group chats with requests: with a simple prompt, tell TarpUp what you need and let it connect you with the right people in real-time. Let’s make your connections with others even simpler and better!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tarpup at 15.1 against Colored Note's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Colored Note ships an update every 5 days, Tarpup every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Colored Note | Tarpup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veniamin Gribkov | Winner Anigbogu |
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
Tarpup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Colored Note
No in-app purchases
Tarpup
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Colored Note free?
Is Tarpup free?
Do Colored Note or Tarpup have ads?
Which is updated more often, Colored Note or Tarpup?
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