Comparison

Colored Note vs SymptoPet

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

SymptoPet

Features
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SymptoPet is the health and care companion for dogs, cats and other pets — with a marketplace for adopting, buying and rehoming dogs and cats safely. KNOW WHEN IT'S URGENT • A guided symptom check for vomiting, diarrhoea, not eating, limping, breathing trouble, injuries, seizures and poisoning • Clear advice for each symptom: see a vet now, watch closely for 24 hours, or low risk • Call your own vet in one tap, or find emergency vets nearby A HEALTH PASSPORT FOR EVERY PET • Vaccinations with booster dates and overdue alerts • Medications with a daily "given" tick • Weight tracking with a trend chart • Flea, tick and worm treatments, grooming, diet and allergies • Heat cycle, pregnancy and litter tracking for breeders NEVER MISS CARE • Smart reminders for boosters, treatments and appointments • A daily care plan for feeding, medicine and walks • A birthday reminder for every pet DIARY, TRAINING AND PET ID • A photo diary with moods, streaks and filters • Training goals with progress rings and trophies • A Pet ID card with microchip, your vet and a QR code anyone can scan MARKETPLACE FOR DOGS AND CATS • Browse animals to adopt or buy from private owners, breeders and shelters (Germany and South Africa, more countries to come) • Rehome your own pet in a few taps — their profile fills in the ad, and their health history can follow them to the new owner • Private in-app chat with safety warnings for scams, plus block and report tools • SymptoPet never handles payments or delivery. Always meet the animal in person before you pay anything. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE • Works offline without an account — your pets stay on your phone • Sign in to back up your pets and use them on more than one device • Delete your account and cloud data any time from the app FREE AND PREMIUM SymptoPet is free for your first pet. SymptoPet Premium lets you add unlimited pets. Premium is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly): payment is charged to your store account when you confirm the purchase, it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and you can manage or cancel it in your store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.sweetphoenix.co.za/SymptoPet/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.sweetphoenix.co.za/SymptoPet/privacy.html SymptoPet provides general information only and is not a substitute for professional veterinary advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you think your pet is unwell or in danger, contact a veterinarian right away.

Screenshots

Colored Note3 screens
SymptoPet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colored Note at none against SymptoPet's 3. SymptoPet's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. SymptoPet sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Colored Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Colored Note versus SymptoPet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColored NoteSymptoPet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVeniamin GribkovGerhard Hermann

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

SymptoPet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Colored Note

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SymptoPet

Subscriptions2
  • SymptoPet Premium$4.991 Month
  • SymptoPet Premium 1 Year$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Boost your ad$0.99

Questions

Is Colored Note free?
Colored Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SymptoPet free?
SymptoPet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colored Note or SymptoPet have ads?
Neither Colored Note nor SymptoPet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colored Note or SymptoPet?
Colored Note ships an update weekly, and SymptoPet weekly. Most recently, Colored Note was updated on November 6, 2026 and SymptoPet on November 5, 2026.

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