Comparison

Colored Note vs Collector DC

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

Collector DC

Features
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Collector DC helps you discover what the world can’t find. Collector DC is a global platform for discovering, publishing and searching for objects that may be difficult to find elsewhere. Have an object at home, in a collection, in an attic or simply something you think could interest someone? Publish it on Collector DC and make it discoverable worldwide. Looking for something specific? Search the global catalog or create a Wanted search to help find it when a matching object appears. With Collector DC, you can: • Publish objects you own or discover • Search for objects around the world • Create Wanted searches • Receive potential matches • Save objects to your favorites • Showcase your objects in Ma vitrine • Contact owners through protected contact requests • Control the visibility and availability of your objects Collector DC is not only for collectors. An object does not need to be rare, valuable or officially collectible. It simply needs to be something that another person, somewhere in the world, may be looking for. Collector DC facilitates discovery and connections between people. It does not manage sales, payments or shipping. Find what the world can’t find. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Colored Note3 screens
Collector DC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Colored Note at none against Collector DC's 4. 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. Collector DC sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Colored Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colored Note ships an update weekly, Collector DC every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Colored Note versus Collector DC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColored NoteCollector DC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews53.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVeniamin GribkovFloro De Castro Neto

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

Collector DC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Colored Note

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Collector DC

Subscriptions2
  • COLLECTOR+$3.991 Month
  • PRO$17.991 Month
One-time2
  • 5 extra showcase spaces$3.95
  • Showcase with 10 spaces$14.99

Questions

Is Colored Note free?
Colored Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Collector DC free?
Collector DC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Colored Note or Collector DC have ads?
Neither Colored Note nor Collector DC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Colored Note or Collector DC?
Colored Note ships an update weekly, and Collector DC every 5 days. Most recently, Colored Note was updated on November 1, 2026 and Collector DC on October 29, 2026.

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