NotePad.io vs Color Notepad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NotePad.io
A secure, cloud-based notepad accessible from any device. Create, organize, and share rich notes with image support. Never lose a note again with this user-friendly, cross-platform solution.
- Cloud-based notepad
- Cross-platform access
- Create rich notes
- Organize by category
- Image storage
- Secure and encrypted
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NotePad.io is a handy, secure, cloud-based notepad that's available on any web-enabled device. Access your notes anywhere! This is the most user-friendly, cross-platform online notepad, ever. Create & share rich notes, categories, images. You'll Never Lose Another Note. • Create & share (or keep private) rich notes. • Organize by category and sub-category. • Upload and store images with notes. • Access your notes from any web enabled device. • Secure, encrypted note taking application. Completely free! Sign up today!
Color Notepad
A clean and simple note-taking app that lets you personalize your experience with over 20 colorful themes. It offers a minimalist design for distraction-free writing, iCloud sync, and robust backup options.
- Minimalist design
- 20+ colorful themes
- Light & Dark Mode
- iCloud sync
- Sort notes
- Export notes
- Automatic local backups
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Color Notepad is a clean and simple note-taking app designed to match your personal style. Whether you’re jotting down quick thoughts, daily tasks, or important ideas, Color Notepad keeps things fast, easy, and customizable. Choose from 20+ colorful themes to match your mood — or let the app surprise you with a random one each time you open it. Key Feature: • Minimalist design for quick and distraction-free note-taking. • 20+ colorful themes to suit your mood. • Light & Dark Mode support for every theme. • iCloud sync to keep your notes up to date across devices. • Sort your notes by date or alphabetically. • Export individual notes or your entire archive for backup or sharing. • Automatic local backups with the ability to restore notes. Color Notepad is perfect for anyone looking for a lightweight, private, and beautifully customizable notes app — with no ads, no accounts, and no clutter.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Color Notepad at 4.5 against NotePad.io's 2.1. Color Notepad also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 17%) and ratings volume (603 vs 7). NotePad.io's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Color Notepad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NotePad.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
Color Notepad holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Color Notepad has 603 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of NotePad.io's written reviews are positive against 47% of Color Notepad's.
| Parameter | NotePad.io | Color Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 4.5 (603 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 46.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 603 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Steins | Dmytro Vynokurov |
Customer experience
NotePad.io
Color Notepad
Bugs and requests
NotePad.io
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Color Notepad
Reported bugs
7 issues- Notes deleted unexpectedly after saving
- App crashes and fails to reopen
- Text disappears or becomes invisible
- Keyboard covers note content during editing
- Inconsistent save functionality (8 out of 10 times fails)
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- App unresponsive to input commands
- Notes lost after app closure
Requested features
6 requests- Password protection for notes
- Different colors for individual notes
- Checklist functionality with reset capability
- Note sharing capabilities
- Multiple font options
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- Apple Pencil support
In-app purchases
NotePad.io
No in-app purchases
Color Notepad
- Unlimited Storage$4.99
