# Ideas vs Sticky Notes & Color Widget

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ideas at 100% against Sticky Notes & Color Widget's 41%. Ideas also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 19) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Sticky Notes & Color Widget's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 14). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Sticky Notes & Color Widget sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Ideas asks for nothing beyond the download.

Ideas holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes & Color Widget has 6.6K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Ideas's written reviews are positive against 41% of Sticky Notes & Color Widget's.

Ideas ships an update every 7 months, Sticky Notes & Color Widget fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Ideas | Sticky Notes & Color Widget |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (14 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ideas-create-notes/id1121540223/reviews)** | [4.6 (6.6K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sticky-notes-and-color-widget/id1476063010/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 14 | **6.6K** |
| Positive reviews | **100.0% of reviews** | 41.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Ad-supported** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 19 MB | 201 MB |
| Requires iOS | **11.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Mireia Lluch Ortola](https://appshunter.io/developer/1003230042) | [Hive 5 Studio DOO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1335530933) |

## What reviewers say

### Ideas

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ideas-create-notes/id1121540223)

Easily create notes with text, photos, and drawings. Customize text with various fonts and effects, and arrange images freely. Save and share your creations directly from your device.

**Highlights:** Create notes with text, photos, and drawings, Customize text with over 50 fonts and effects, Add and manipulate multiple images, Save work to continue later, Share creations to social networks, Free and easy to use interface

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Sticky Notes & Color Widget

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sticky-notes-and-color-widget/id1476063010)

Capture quick memos, ideas, and to-dos with customizable sticky notes. Organize them by color or pictures, and create them by typing or voice. Add notes as widgets to your homescreen for easy access and sync them with iCloud.

**Highlights:** Creating memos, Creating checklists, Creating reminders, Customizing notes with colors and pictures, Adding notes as home screen widgets, Syncing notes with iCloud, Locking the app for privacy

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Apple Watch app

**In-app purchases (19)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1-Month Subscription | $2.99 | per month |
| Sticky Notes Pro | $2.99 | per month |
| Sticky Notes Pro | $2.99 | per month |
| 1-Month Subscription | $3.99 | per month |
| 1-Month Subscription | $3.99 | per month |
| 1-Month Subscription | $4.99 | per month |
| 1-Month Subscription | $4.99 | per month |
| 1-Month Subscription | $6.99 | per month |
| Sticky Notes Pro | $9.99 | per 6 months |
| Sticky Notes Pro | $9.99 | per 6 months |
| 6-Month Subscription | $11.99 | per 6 months |
| 6-Month Subscription | $11.99 | per 6 months |
| 6-Month Subscription | $11.99 | per 6 months |
| Sticky Notes Pro | $14.99 | per year |
| Sticky Notes Pro | $14.99 | per year |
| Notes Plus | $19.99 | per year |
| 1-Year Subscription | $19.99 | per year |
| 1-Year Subscription | $19.99 | per year |
| 1-Year Subscription | $24.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Customizable notes
- 🚀 Convenient home screen widgets
- 👍 Helps with organization and memory
- 👍 Fun and enjoyable to use

**What reviewers complain about**

- 💰 Expensive subscription cost
- 🔍 Limited free features
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 💤 Poor widget functionality
- 📢 Excessive ads in free version

**Reported bugs**

- Notes disappearing or not displaying properly
- Inability to edit or delete notes
- Crashes and black screens
- Widget not working as expected

**Requested features**

- Add search functionality
- Improve note organization (e.g. grouping, tagging)
- Allow custom backgrounds and fonts
- Sync notes across devices
- Improve widget customization and reliability


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Ideas free?

Ideas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Sticky Notes & Color Widget free?

Sticky Notes & Color Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Ideas or Sticky Notes & Color Widget?

Ideas is rated higher. Ideas averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Sticky Notes & Color Widget averages 4.6 from 6.6K ratings.

### Do Ideas or Sticky Notes & Color Widget have ads?

Both Ideas and Sticky Notes & Color Widget show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Ideas or Sticky Notes & Color Widget?

Ideas ships an update every 7 months, and Sticky Notes & Color Widget fortnightly. Most recently, Ideas was updated on October 8, 2026 and Sticky Notes & Color Widget on October 14, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*