ColorNote vs WeNote
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
ColorNote
Android notepad for color-coded notes and checklists
WeNote
Color notes, to-do lists and a reminder calendar for phones
Where they differ
- ColorNote starts at $1.99 - $15.99 per item (in-app purchases; billing basis not shown). WeNote starts at $0.99 - $39.99 per item (in-app purchases; billing basis not shown).
- Only WeNote lists an iOS app.
- ColorNote also covers linked notes.
At a glance
| ColorNote | WeNote | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.99 - $15.99 per item (in-app purchases; billing basis not shown) | $0.99 - $39.99 per item (in-app purchases; billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | Free to install. The Google Play listing names only a writing assistant and grammar checker as premium features and does not say what else the paid version adds. | Free to install, with ads but none full-screen. Extras such as unlimited colors, more themes, home widgets, holidays, undo and redo, in-note search and PDF printing are paid in-app purchases. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Social & Mobile, Inc. | Yocto Enterprise |
| Price read from | play.google.com | play.google.com |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
ColorNote
- Android users who want a plain notepad with checklists
- Shopping lists and reminders kept on the home screen as widgets
- Keeping notes in step between an Android phone and tablet
WeNote
- Phone users who want notes and to-do lists with reminders in one app
- Shopping lists and sticky-note widgets on an Android home screen
- People who want a notes app that works without an account
Worth knowing
ColorNote
- Android only: the FAQ says there is no version for other mobile systems or for PCs and suggests the BlueStacks emulator on a computer.
- Google Play shows in-app purchases of $1.99 to $15.99 per item without saying what each item is or how it is billed.
- Notes cannot be opened in other programs, and the FAQ's only route to another operating system is sending notes by email.
- A forgotten master password cannot be recovered; clearing it loses the notes that were locked with it.
WeNote
- Android and iPhone only: the FAQ says there is no Windows version, and no web app is offered.
- Android and iOS do not sync with each other. iOS supports iCloud sync only, and moving from Android is a one-time transfer through an emailed backup file.
- The calendar is separate from Google Calendar and does not sync with it.
- WeNote Cloud is a $5 a month subscription that the one-time Combo purchase does not include.
Key features
ColorNote
- Text notes and checklists
- Text notes hold free-form writing, and checklists cover to-do and shopping lists whose items are checked off with a tap.
- Color-coding
- Notes are sorted into color groups. Each group can be given a name and shows how many notes it holds.
- Reminders and status bar pins
- A note can have a time, all-day or repeating reminder, or be pinned to the Android status bar so it stays in view.
- Home screen widgets
- Sticky-note widgets put individual notes on the Android home screen.
- Calendar view
- Notes can be attached to dates on a calendar, and the app raises a reminder for a note on the date it was assigned to.
- Note lock and backup
- A master password locks individual notes. Notes back up to device storage or to the online sync service, which encrypts them with AES before upload.
WeNote
- Notes, to-do lists and shopping lists
- A note holds free text of any length or a checklist. Checklist items are reordered by dragging, struck through with a tap, and moved to the bottom once done.
- Labels and colors
- Notes are organized with labels shown as tabs that you swipe between, and with note colors. Unlimited custom colors are a paid extra.
- Reminders and calendar
- Reminders can be one-time or repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, and notes can be placed on a calendar that can also show public holidays for 250 countries.
- Pictures, drawings and voice
- Pictures, drawings, handwriting and voice recordings can be attached to a note, alongside the text.
- Note lock
- Individual notes and to-do lists, or the whole app, can be locked with a PIN, pattern or password, with fingerprint unlock where the device supports it.
- Sync and backup
- On Android, notes sync to WeNote Cloud or to a hidden Google Drive app folder. On iOS they sync through iCloud, sold as an in-app purchase. Local backups export as a zip file.
Plans
ColorNote
ColorNote$0
Free install from Google Play, with text notes, checklists, color groups, reminders, widgets, note lock and backup among the listed features.
Premium (in-app purchases)$1.99 - $15.99
per item; the billing basis is not shown on Google Play
The listing's release notes place a writing assistant and grammar checker in the premium version. The individual items are not itemized.
WeNote
WeNote$0
The core app with ads: notes, to-do lists, reminders, the calendar, note lock and local backup. Which extras are paid differs between Android and iOS.
In-app purchases (Google Play)$0.99 - $39.99
per item; the billing basis is not shown
Premium features sold singly or as the one-time Combo, which covers almost all of them and is bought once per Google account.
In-app purchases (App Store)$2.99 - $49.99
per item; the billing basis is not shown
The US listing shows Premium at four prices from $2.99 to $49.99, Combo at $34.99, iCloud sync at $14.99 and single features at $2.99 to $7.99.
WeNote Cloud$5
per month
15 GB of cloud storage for syncing notes and attachments, on servers in Germany. Subscribed to inside the app and not part of Combo.
Ways to pay less
ColorNote
No public discounts listed.
WeNote
- Other savings
Combo bundle costs less than separate items
The FAQ says the one-time Combo purchase is up to 50% cheaper than buying the premium features one by one, and that it will take in almost all future premium features.
