# ColorNote

> Android notepad for color-coded notes and checklists

ColorNote is an Android notepad app with two note types: plain text notes and checklists for to-do and shopping lists. Notes are organized by color, can carry reminders, and can be placed on the home screen as sticky-note widgets or on a calendar. Backup is either to the device's storage or to ColorNote's own online sync service, which also keeps a phone and tablet in step.

- **Category:** Note-Taking Apps
- **Made by:** Social & Mobile, Inc. (since 2008)
- **Website:** https://www.colornote.com
- **Runs on:** Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

ColorNote has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99 - $15.99 per item (in-app purchases; billing basis not shown).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **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 trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |

Read from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socialnmobile.dictapps.notepad.color.note&hl=en_US&gl=US on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ColorNote before buying.

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

**Tags:** Notes, Tasks, Calendar, Linked notes

## Alternatives

- [Google Keep](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-keep): Google's app for quick notes, lists and reminders. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/colornote-vs-google-keep)
- [Samsung Notes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/samsung-notes): Samsung's free note app for Galaxy phones, tablets and Galaxy Book. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/colornote-vs-samsung-notes)
- [WeNote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wenote): Color notes, to-do lists and a reminder calendar for phones. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/colornote-vs-wenote)
- [Simplenote](https://toolgpa.com/tools/simplenote): Free plain-text notes that sync across every major platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/colornote-vs-simplenote)
- [Inkpad Notepad](https://toolgpa.com/tools/inkpad-notepad): Simple synced notepad for notes and to-do lists, with AI chat. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/colornote-vs-inkpad-notepad)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socialnmobile.dictapps.notepad.color.note&hl=en_US&gl=US
- https://www.colornote.com
- https://www.colornote.com/feature-overview/
- https://www.colornote.com/download/
- https://www.colornote.com/about-us/
- https://www.colornote.com/faq-question/are-there-colornote-versions-for-other-os-besides-android/
- https://www.colornote.com/faq-question/what-is-colornotes-online-backup-service-online-sync/
- https://www.colornote.com/faq-question/can-i-transfer-my-notes-to-other-os-devices-besides-android-such-as-iphone/
- https://www.colornote.com/faq-question/can-i-read-a-colornote-note-in-other-word-processing-programs/

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