Comparison

iNote vs Sticky Notes

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

Head to head
About

iNote

This utility app allows you to quickly jot down important notes and memos, customizing them with various colors, fonts, and sizes. Secure your data with a passcode and sync across devices via iCloud. Receive reminders for your notes and export them as PDF files.

Highlights
  • iCloud sync
  • Passcode and biometric security
  • Customizable notes (color, font, size)
  • PDF export
  • Reminder notifications
  • Auto-delete notes
Features
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iNote app helps you to save and record your important and favourites data and memos with different colour, images, font size, font style and passcode. iNote app provide iCloud sync features to save your note in iCloud. You can retrieve note from iCloud and also delete note from iCloud within the app. iNote app also give notification for today's notes. You can secure your note and important data with passcode and Touch ID/Face Id. iNote app is an easy way to take your quick note. In addition to providing simple way of note taking, it also offer awesome features like :- - iCloud sync - No limit to store note - Notification for today's note - Export note with pdf file format - Passcodes for app to secure notes - Easy to share note directly from app - Sort note with name wise and date wise - Support different font style and font size - Support different colour note to choose from - Support auto delete to delete note automatically after selected time period Note down anything, anytime, anywhere you want on just one tap and get also reminder notification for your note.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Create home screen widgets
  • Customize note size, color, and font
  • Multiple templates available
  • Dark mode support
  • Edit notes directly for widget updates
Features
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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

Screenshots

iNote4 screens
Sticky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sticky Notes at 100% against iNote's 17%. Sticky Notes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). iNote's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iNote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sticky Notes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of iNote's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sticky Notes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iNote ships an update every 7 months, Sticky Notes every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iNote versus Sticky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriNoteSticky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperHiren Merja杏娣 吴

Customer experience

iNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Sticky Notes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

iNote

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Unlimited Color$1.99
  • All in one pack$2.99
2 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Sticky Notes Pro$1.491 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is iNote free?
iNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iNote or Sticky Notes?
iNote is rated higher. iNote averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sticky Notes averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do iNote or Sticky Notes have ads?
iNote shows ads; Sticky Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, iNote or Sticky Notes?
iNote ships an update every 7 months, and Sticky Notes every 14 months. Most recently, iNote was updated on September 28, 2026 and Sticky Notes on October 4, 2026.

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