Comparison

Colored Note vs PetPal Studio

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

PetPal Studio

Features
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PetPal brings a small AI pet companion to your everyday iPhone routine. Create or import a pet, keep it visible on system surfaces, and use light interactions to make reminders and daily tasks feel more personal. Features: - Create a pet companion from a selected pet photo - Import generated PetPal companions - Keep pets in widgets, Lock Screen, StandBy, and Dynamic Island moments - Add pet-themed reminders - Feed, pet, play, jump, and unlock extra interactions - Switch pets and manage your pet library with PetPal Plus or Pro Subscription information: PetPal Plus is a monthly auto-renewable subscription. It includes 3 pet creations per month, generated-pet import, pet switching, widgets, Lock Screen, StandBy, and Dynamic Island support. PetPal Pro is a monthly auto-renewable subscription. It includes every Plus benefit, 5 pet creations per month, dialogue bubbles, and voice replies. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm purchase. Subscriptions renew monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://petpal.studio/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Colored Note3 screens
PetPal Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colored Note at none against PetPal Studio's 2. Colored Note also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PetPal Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Colored Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colored Note ships an update weekly, PetPal Studio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Colored Note versus PetPal Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColored NotePetPal Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVeniamin Gribkov巍维 谢

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

PetPal Studio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Colored Note

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PetPal Studio

Subscriptions2
  • PetPal Plus$1.991 Month
  • PetPal Pro$6.991 Month

Questions

Is Colored Note free?
Colored Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PetPal Studio free?
PetPal Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colored Note or PetPal Studio have ads?
Neither Colored Note nor PetPal Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colored Note or PetPal Studio?
Colored Note ships an update weekly, and PetPal Studio every 3 weeks. Most recently, Colored Note was updated on October 20, 2026 and PetPal Studio on October 19, 2026.

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