Pencil Note vs Sticky Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pencil Note
Create and organize digital sticky notes on a virtual bulletin board. Supports Apple Pencil for realistic writing and drawing with pressure sensitivity. Offers various paper types and pen colors for personalized notes.
- Digital bulletin board for notes
- Apple Pencil support with pressure sensitivity
- Four paper types and two pen colors
- Finger eraser functionality
- Organize and move notes freely
- Split screen support
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Gather your thoughts in a flash using Pencil Note! With support for the new Apple Pencil, you can create sticky notes and save them on a digital bulletin board. Choose from 4 different paper types: pink or yellow sticky notes, graphing, or cardstock paper and two pen colours: red or blue to create notes on the go. Keep track of important dates, lists and other matters in this handy app. Apple Pencil support allows you to jot down notes like you would in reality. Pressure sensitivity gives you the option to not only write, but draw. Applying more pressure with the pen creates thicker lines. Now, once enabled in the Options screen, you can also erase your mistakes using a swipe of your finger! Use Pencil Note to write or draw out ideas and always have them on hand! Features: - Create and keep track of notes using this handy digital bulletin board. - Move around notes to help you organize your thoughts to commit them to memory. - Use red or blue ink and choose from 4 paper types to make differentiation easy. - Make a mistake? Simply trash the note and create a new one or enable the finger eraser in the Options screen to make quick work of your errors with a swipe of your fingertip! - Draw or write! The Apple Pencil support allows you to further enhance your notes, but you can also draw designs with your fingertips. - Simple controls! Tap on a paper to create a new page and tap away from a note when done to minimize and then move it around the bulletin board. - Split screen is supported to let you take notes as you use other apps. - All rotations are now supported for more ease of use. - Throw away old or outdated notes using the waste basket icon to keep everything neat and tidy! - Keep an eye on all of your notes with a quick glance! Organize your day and your thoughts in a snap! **The music used in the App Preview videos are for demonstration purposes only and are not available within the app. The music has been provided by Sound-ideas.com.
Sticky Notes
Easily create customizable sticky note reminders for your home screen. Arrange thoughts with various sizes, colors, and fonts. This powerful tool acts as a reliable assistant for life scheduling and to-do lists.
- Create home screen widgets
- Customize note size, color, and font
- Multiple templates available
- Dark mode support
- Edit notes directly for widget updates
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Create a sticky note for your home screen with one tap. It's easy to use, super simple, but powerful reminder of your life scheduling and to-do-list. It can be your reliable assistant. You can edit the notes in this app and set it as your widget. Features: - Edit note and set it as widget - Markdown note - Handwriting note - Mind Map note - Dark mode ----- Sticky Notes Pro is available with a monthly or annual subscription. You can subscribe and pay through your Apple account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renew may be turned off after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.zhihuke.com/stickynotes/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.zhihuke.com/stickynotes/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticky Notes at 100% against Pencil Note's 25%. Sticky Notes also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.7 vs 2.4). Pencil Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, 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
Sticky Notes is free to download; Pencil Note costs $0.99 up front. Sticky Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Pencil Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sticky Notes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Pencil Note's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sticky Notes's.
Pencil Note ships an update every 7 months, Sticky Notes every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pencil Note | Sticky Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Magitech Corporation | 杏娣 吴 |
Customer experience
Pencil Note
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In-app purchases
Pencil Note
No in-app purchases
Sticky Notes
- Sticky Notes Pro$3.491 Month
- Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$17.491 Year
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