Marbles in a Jar vs Sticky Notes Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Marbles in a Jar
This app allows you to create a virtual marble jar to track progress, rewards, or habits. Customize jar and marble sizes, and enjoy realistic 3D physics for interactive play. It's a versatile tool for personal motivation or as a virtual swear jar.
- Virtual marble jar for tracking
- Customizable jar and marble sizes
- Realistic 3D physics
- Interactive marble play
- Progress tracking for rewards
- Virtual swear jar functionality
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PUT MARBLES IN A JAR: Use the marble jar to keep track of whatever you like, e.g when you do something good, feel good or deserve a boost by gradually building towards a reward! Break things down into small pieces and track your progress. Or use it as a virtual swear jar. The uses are limited only by your imagination. VIRTUAL INTERACTIVE MARBLE JAR: Marble jar reward system. Excellent for parents, teachers or families. Customizable jar sizes from five to one hundred marbles! Number and color of marbles is stored on the phone. LOSE YOUR MARBLES... AND GET THEM BACK AGAIN! Realistic 3D physics! Marbles respond to gravity. Play with the marbles and rattle them around in the jar! FREE! NO ADS! Fully functioning free app! Optional in app purchase to unlock choice of marble colors and support development. Preview music by audionautix.com.
Sticky Notes Widget
Add unlimited sticky notes and reminders to your iOS Home Screen and Lock Screen. Never forget important tasks with notes that appear automatically when you pick up your phone. Customize your notes with text, checklists, photos, and various styles.
- Unlimited Home and Lock Screen widgets
- Automatic note display
- Edit notes as widgets
- Support for text, checklists, and photos
- iCloud sync
- Customizable fonts, colors, and backgrounds
- Dark mode
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◆◆◆All new Widgets for iOS 17◆◆ Add unlimited widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen You will never forget again because these notes is very sticky! It's so convenience that your notes will appear the moment you pick up your phone. No action needed. You can edit the notes in this app and set it as your lock screen or widget. Features: - Edit note and set it as lock screen or widget. - Use text, checklist or photo. - Automatically sync between devices using iCloud. - Custom font, color and style. - Beautiful color, gradient or pattern background. - Dark mode. Sticky Notes+: • You can subscribe to unlock all features and create unlimited notes. • Subscription auto-renew at the end of current period, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Terms of use: https://tapuniverse.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://tapuniverse.com/policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Marbles in a Jar at 80% against Sticky Notes Widget's 29%. Marbles in a Jar also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Sticky Notes Widget's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Marbles in a Jar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sticky Notes Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sticky Notes Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes Widget has 6.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Marbles in a Jar's written reviews are positive against 29% of Sticky Notes Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Marbles in a Jar ships an update every 4 days, Sticky Notes Widget daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Marbles in a Jar | Sticky Notes Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 4.7 (6.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 29.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 6.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 796 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Aref | TAPUNIVERSE LLC |
Customer experience
Marbles in a Jar
Sticky Notes Widget
Bugs and requests
Marbles in a Jar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sticky Notes Widget
Reported bugs
3 issues- Notes randomly deleting
- Widget not updating properly
- App crashing or becoming unusable
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- More color/font customization
- Ability to have multiple notes without subscription
- Improved Lock Screen integration
In-app purchases
Marbles in a Jar
- Choose Marble Color$2.99
Sticky Notes Widget
- Sticky Notes+3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Sticky Notes+$19.991 Year
Questions
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