Comparison

Note Board vs Memo Sticky

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

Head to head
About

Note Board

Capture quick thoughts and reminders by drawing sticky notes on a virtual cork board or by taking instant photos. Customize your notes with various colors and pen styles for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Virtual cork board
  • Sticky note creation
  • Instant photo memos
  • Multiple note colors
  • Various pen styles
  • Eraser tool
Features
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Note Board is a quick and fun way to handle your notes. Draw sticky notes on a virtual cork board or take an instant photo as a memo. There are multiple colors for the notes and different kind of pens and the eraser.

About

Memo Sticky

This digital notepad allows for effortless thought capture and organization. It offers voice-to-text, document scanning, and secure authentication for a seamless note-taking experience.

Highlights
  • Digital sticky notes
  • Voice-to-text note creation
  • Document scanning
  • Face ID/Touch ID authentication
  • iOS Widget support
  • Colorful designs
Features
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Keep quick thoughts, everyday lists, and useful reminders on a familiar corkboard. Memo Sticky makes text notes easy to capture, browse, and find again on iPhone and iPad. CAPTURE YOUR IDEAS • Create and edit colorful sticky notes • Use speech-to-text input when you would rather speak • Scan printed text with the camera and add the recognized text to a note • Adjust text size for comfortable reading KEEP IMPORTANT NOTES IN SIGHT • Search your notes and pin the ones you need most • View notes in Home Screen widgets and supported Lock Screen widgets • A single pinned note stays selected; multiple pinned notes rotate. If nothing is pinned, widgets rotate through active notes • Share note text or a Memo Sticky link ORGANIZE AT YOUR OWN PACE • Move notes to Trash, preview them, and restore them when needed • Select multiple notes for batch actions • Add a note to Calendar using the system event editor • Set note alarms on iOS and iPadOS 26 or later • Enable App Lock with system device authentication • Choose whether to use iCloud backup, restore, and automatic sync Use Memo Sticky for shopping lists, study notes, meeting ideas, or a thought you want to revisit. English and Simplified Chinese are supported. iCloud features require an iCloud account and an internet connection. Scanning, speech recognition, and alarms depend on supported devices, system versions, and permissions. Widget refresh timing is managed by the system.

Screenshots

Note Board4 screens
Memo Sticky4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note Board at 100% against Memo Sticky's 33%. Note Board also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Memo Sticky's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Note Board sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Memo Sticky asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Memo Sticky holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Note Board's written reviews are positive against 33% of Memo Sticky's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Note Board ships an update every 2 months, Memo Sticky every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Note Board versus Memo Sticky: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNote BoardMemo Sticky
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Footmark OyDongjie Zhang

Customer experience

Note Board

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Memo Sticky

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Note Board

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99
None

Memo Sticky

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Note Board free?
Note Board is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Memo Sticky free?
Memo Sticky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Note Board or Memo Sticky?
Memo Sticky is rated higher. Note Board averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Memo Sticky averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Note Board or Memo Sticky have ads?
Note Board shows ads; Memo Sticky does not.
Which is updated more often, Note Board or Memo Sticky?
Note Board ships an update every 2 months, and Memo Sticky every 3 weeks. Most recently, Note Board was updated on August 17, 2026 and Memo Sticky on September 20, 2026.

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