Color Notes
Color Notes - Notebook - To Do
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Prices are current as of 28 Sept 2026.
Color Notes has no in-app products on record in the United States.
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Color Notes reviews
3.6 out of 5, based on 1,294 reviews.
What people like
- Simple interface feels like a real notepad
- Great for jotting down quick ideas on the go
- Support team actually helps fix your issues
What they complain about
- Updates can delete all your saved notes
- Syncing between devices is confusing and broken
- Ads interrupt you constantly and block features
Great App
Movie being to add lists and notes whenever I need to.
Please contact us for help
My widlfe's iphone was stolen. We had used this app for ten years. Now we cannot restore it in any shape or form. Even paid on my wife's phone to the paid version, because it said dedicated support, but we cannot find any support. We'd love to find our archived notes. Could you please help? Thank you
No so straight forward
New to the app….copy and paste from Drive was good. Made some changes to the color of the text…didn’t take, attempted to apply back ground color the screen froze. Closed the app with reopen the note was there - no background or font color. Will try using it for at least a month -we’ll seei
Still can’t access account on new phone
I switched from an android device to an iPhone, I have downloaded the latest version and still cannot access my notes. If you have further instructions that may help please let me know
LC CAMPBELL
Liked it but wonder what syncs apps
You Ruined It!
I used to love this. I’ve used it for years and for many things. But with the last update, it changed. Now when I go into an existing note to edit it, the keyboard pops up as well as a bunch of options for text formatting options. With the keyboard and ALL formatting option shown, there is no room left to see the note I’m trying to edit. So if I want to delete something, I can’t see how far to backspace to delete it. It’s just ridiculous and useless! Bye-bye Color Notes.
Just too many ads
They even force you to keep a nickname for a review! Like it’s a password and is taken!
Syncing
Really like the App but how do I sync my notes between my iPhone and iPad?
Very Versatile and Useful
Very Versatile and Useful. Keep it Free. Thank You!
Won’t save
Won’t save anything that is being added after starting Color Notes
Lost all information after latest update
This app was great to jot down a quick note. Since the update I lost all my notes. When trying to save a new note, it does not save.
Tentative thank you
How do we complete the backup? I do not see anything within the app that mentions backing up old data. Please advise once complete I will update my review. Thank you in advance.
Printing out notes
Can you print out notes? Looking forward to your answer. I do enjoy the app.
Update not compatible
I, too, lost many years of valuable notes. I have the latest version but unable to find a way to restore backup. Very disappointed
Review
This app is inconsistent and confusing. Some notes are allowed to be edited, some not. Why? Some notes show all content on the main page. while some notes show partial content on the main page and remainder of content is shown on the the edit page when the edit button is activated. Why? I will use ur app until I find a better one. Thanks.
The 2022 update works great
The last update works great
Do not use
Changed my password and lost all my notes. I could not find a way to restore. Useless app!!
I lost everything!
I have been using this app for years! Recently they updated the app and I thought I had lost the app altogether. Several years worth of notes all gone. Today I was searching and I realized that I hadn’t completely lost the app? But the app tile had a change of look so I didn’t recognize it. I opened the app expecting to be able to access all my old saved notes and unfortunately you can’t access anything without logging in. I’m pretty sure at some point I used my email to forward a backup of notes to myself but it’s been a long time. So I used my email. Went to the archived notes…nothing. I logged out, logged in with my Apple ID, went to the archived notes…still nothing. This is super frustrating!! Most of the notes I had it doesn’t matter if I lost. But there were a couple that I absolutely could not lose. I was already annoyed when I lost notes before when I first started using it because I didn’t save. But then I always saved the notes from then on out. If there’s another way to access the notes I don’t know what it is and I am super irritated that I wasn’t notified the app would be updating and that info could be lost.
Love this little app!
Very lean and easy to use.
Doesn’t sync, lists disappear, can’t edit
This app looked good at first. I had it on both my iPhone 14 and iPad Pro, but soon found that edits on one device didn’t appear at all on the other. Then I discovered that there was no keyboard access on the iPad so I couldn’t edit on that, only on my phone. Worst of all, documents I created on my phone later appeared completely blank when I clicked on them. The lists I’d made just disappeared. This happened multiple times and I finally gave up on the app.
爛
爛透了的程式！連續2次都把我裡部重要備忘紀錄都弄不見！不建議下載此程式！請三思
Simple Clean Notes
I use this app A LOT. It has a really simple interface. It reminds me of a basic yellow pad.
Very disappointed
I put notes in this app but some of them have disappeared and I can not find them. I also tried to report the problem but the website says that reporting is disabled.
Lost all notes
Lost all notes with new version. Need help Please
Got it to work.
Great Support. Thanks for helping me upgrade to the latest build and get my notes back
Can’t Use
The first time I tried to save a note, an add for Quickbooks came up that I could not get out of, even after the add was done playing. There is nothing “free” about the free version, if you can’t use it. I get that adds help pay for the free version, but one should be able to at least move past the add once it has finished.
自動更新後的資料？？
更新後資料全空，請問如何恢復？？
One of the top apps for online notes
One of the best apps to jot down quickly notes, ideas, or inspirations, while on the move.
Confused
What happened to my notes from the original verse.. no notice and now can’t find old notes, which are important for various reasons
Aggiornamento
Ho fatto l aggiornamento dell app e mi ha cancellato tutto quello che avevo salvato … come faccio a ripristinare ???😪😪😪😪😪😪
Great Note app
This is a very useful app, especially if your job involves a lot of writing and drawing. However, it's not perfect, but they fixed a ton of issues with the latest update.
Can’t get out of the commercials
Which is very disruptive at work
Inutilizzabile
Il prodotto funziona ma la troppa pubblicità lo rende inutilizzabile!
Color Notes FAQ
- Is Color Notes free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 175 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Color Notes have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Color Notes?
- Notes: notepad and lists (4.9 from 45,953 reviews, premium from $9.99), Sticky Notes & Color Widget (4.6 from 45,213 reviews, premium from $2.99) and LOCK MEMO - Secure Notes (4.6 from 22,151 reviews, premium from $0.99).
Color Notes download
Last updated 9 months ago.
Color Notes sells in 175 countries. It was released 12 years and 6 months ago, on 9 Mar 2014. It holds a 3.6 rating from 1,294 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Color Notes make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.