Comparison

Sticky Notes + Widget Memo vs Pro Note

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sticky Notes + Widget Memo

Organize your thoughts with customizable stickies and widgets. Create typed or handwritten notes, organize them with colored folders, and set reminders. Sync across devices and protect your data with password locks.

Highlights
  • Customizable home screen widgets
  • Colored folders and sub-folders
  • Handwritten and typed notes
  • Note sharing
  • Password protection
  • iCloud sync and backup
  • Customizable backgrounds and icons
Features
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Boost your productivity with these simple and fun colored notes reminders. Customize your home screen with colorful stickies and folders widgets. Take manual backups to keep your note safe just in case. Organize notes with colored folders and sub-folders to efficiently classify your information. Take hand written notes and doodle along with typed once. Share notes as text or a drawing to other supporting apps. Manage deleted items and restore notes you thought you will not need again. Protect and lock your notes and folders with a password. Search for notes and folders if they are out of your sight. Pop your notes with custom backgrounds, or mark the notes with an icon to specify an importance, to classify the information in it, or just for fun. Sort your notes and folders automatically by various criteria, or move them around manually. Type your notes with custom fonts. Schedule reminders notifications in your notes to be reminded of important events. Sync and backup your notes in your iCloud account, so you will be able to access your notes across your iCloud enabled devices. Enjoy the app with no ads and no subscriptions. Sticky Notes is available to you for free for a trial period of 7 days. Mac floating notes version of the app is sold separately.

About

Pro Note

Capture thoughts, organize ideas, and stay focused with an AI-powered note-taking app. Enjoy a distraction-free writing space, categorize notes, add images, and utilize AI to summarize and refine your content. It adapts to your workflow for clear and organized thinking.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free writing environment
  • Organize notes into files and categories
  • Add images to notes
  • Drag and arrange notes
  • Version rollback
  • AI summarization and refinement
Features
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Pro Note is your AI-powered companion for capturing thoughts, organizing ideas, and staying focused. Designed to be simple yet powerful, it gives you an endless space to write, plan, and remember what matters most. With Pro Note you can: • Write freely in an uncluttered, distraction-free environment • Organize notes into files and categories for clarity • Add images to enrich your ideas • Drag and arrange your notes exactly how you want • Roll back to previous versions and never lose your progress • Unlock AI assistance to summarize, refine, and expand your writing Whether you’re journaling, brainstorming, or managing projects, Pro Note adapts to your flow and helps you keep your mind clear and organized. Subscription or a lifetime purchase is required to use the app. Subscription Options: Weekly: Full access to all premium features, billed weekly. Ideal if you want flexibility. Lifetime: A one-time purchase that unlocks Pro Note forever, no recurring payments. Perfect if you never want to worry about renewals. Subscription Information & Terms: Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. The weekly subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://hiappsco.wordpress.com/2020/09/03/pro-note-privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://hiappsco.wordpress.com/2020/09/03/pro-note-terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Sticky Notes + Widget Memo4 screens
Pro Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pro Note at 4.5 against Sticky Notes + Widget Memo's 2.9. Pro Note also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 48%). Sticky Notes + Widget Memo's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 15) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sticky Notes + Widget Memo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pro Note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pro Note holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Sticky Notes + Widget Memo's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pro Note's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes + Widget Memo ships an update every 3 weeks, Pro Note monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sticky Notes + Widget Memo versus Pro Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Notes + Widget MemoPro Note
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (70 ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings70 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlina VetrovKaan Yildiz

Customer experience

Sticky Notes + Widget Memo

All ratings69 ratings
Positive43.5%
Neutral10.1%
Negative46.4%
Written reviews411 reviews
Positive47.9%
Neutral16.5%
Negative35.5%

Pro Note

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Sticky Notes + Widget Memo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Widgets not loading properly
  • Handwriting not registering correctly
  • Notes not saving or syncing
  • Overlapping text and drawings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add reminders and calendar integration
  • Allow more customization of notes (fonts, colors, layouts)
  • Improve widget functionality and customization
  • Add ability to insert images and files
  • Implement better organization tools (folders, tags, etc.)

Pro Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sticky Notes + Widget Memo

One-time1
  • Sticky Notes Pro$8.99
2 purchases

Pro Note

Subscriptions1
  • ProNote Weekly$2.997 Days
One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$29.99

Questions

Is Sticky Notes + Widget Memo free?
Sticky Notes + Widget Memo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pro Note free?
Pro Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes + Widget Memo or Pro Note?
Pro Note is rated higher. Sticky Notes + Widget Memo averages 2.9 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Pro Note averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes + Widget Memo or Pro Note have ads?
Neither Sticky Notes + Widget Memo nor Pro Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes + Widget Memo or Pro Note?
Sticky Notes + Widget Memo ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pro Note monthly. Most recently, Sticky Notes + Widget Memo was updated on November 2, 2026 and Pro Note on November 7, 2026.

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