Yapp Random Reminders vs Sticky Notes Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yapp Random Reminders
This app helps you stay motivated and organized by delivering custom messages and inspirational quotes randomly throughout your day. Manage your to-do items, view reminders on your home screen, and customize delivery times and sounds. Store and organize your reminders with iCloud integration.
- Customizable lock screen reminders
- Inspirational quote integration
- Unlimited reminder creation
- Home screen widgets
- Customizable delivery and sounds
- iCloud storage and organization
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Remind and motivate yourself in a unique way! The best random reminders app - Trusted by thousands of users! Hack your daily routine with this simple, and super easy-to-use app that pops up your own custom messages straight onto your lock screen, delivered randomly throughout your day! · Create 'todo' actionable items, and get inspired by 100's of famous quotes. · Write unlimited reminders. · Your reminders at a glance with Yapp Widgets on your home screen. · You control exactly how and when your reminders are delivered. · Pause or delete individual reminders. · Download or store your reminders on iCloud. · Search and find specific reminders. Organize them by color or date, and choose different sounds.. · And much more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Sticky Notes Widgets
Create and edit notes and drawings to display as widgets on your home and lock screens. Supports Apple Pencil, finger drawing, and typing. Customize appearance and combine text with drawings for versatile use.
- Create notes and drawings
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Apple Pencil and finger drawing
- Text and drawing combination
- Customizable backgrounds and colors
- Zoom for detail
- Share as image or text
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Quickly create & edit notes and drawings to display as widgets on your home screen & lock screen. Draw with Apple Pencil, your finger, or use the keyboard to type. Customize backgrounds, colors, and fonts. Zoom in on drawings for finer details. Combine text and drawing on the same note. Share your notes as images or text. Import/export your notes to edit between multiple devices. Great for quick reminders, todo lists, brainstorming, sketching, home screen aesthetics or just quickly jotting anything down! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Yapp Random Reminders at 2.3K against Sticky Notes Widgets's 513. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Yapp Random Reminders sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sticky Notes Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Yapp Random Reminders holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 513 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 74% and 75% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yapp Random Reminders | Sticky Notes Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.3K ratings) — better | 4.6 (513 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 513 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raul Hernandez | Neat Software Co. |
Customer experience
Yapp Random Reminders
Sticky Notes Widgets
User reviews
Yapp Random Reminders
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and effective
- 🚀 Gentle, random reminders
- 🔒 No data collection
- 💡 Customizable affirmations/quotes
- 👍 Breathing/relaxation feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Blank screen/crashes after updates
- 💰 Subscription model too expensive
- 🐛 Reminders not randomized properly
- 🐛 Reminders/data lost after updates
- 🔍 Limited number of reminders per day
Sticky Notes Widgets
From 513 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 🎨 Extensive customization options (colors, fonts, sizes)
- ✏️ Supports both handwriting and typing
- 📱 Widget functionality displays notes on home screen
- 🖍️ Excellent Apple Pencil support
Room to improve
- 🐛 Widget sync issues and inconsistent updates
- 🐛 Data corruption and note deletion bugs
- ❌ No cross-device synchronization
- 📝 Text alignment difficult to center manually
- 🔒 Pro features locked behind paywall
Bugs and requests
Yapp Random Reminders
Reported bugs
5 issues- Blank screen on opening the app
- Reminders not working after iOS updates
- Widget not functioning properly
- Keyboard covers reminder text
- Reminders disappearing after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set different reminder frequencies
- Sync reminders across devices
- More customization options (colors, fonts, etc.)
- Ability to export/backup reminders
- Increase maximum number of reminders per day
Sticky Notes Widgets
Reported bugs
10 issues- Widgets not updating after note edits
- Notes randomly overwritten with duplicates of other notes
- Widget display freezing or not connecting
- Corrupted .json backup files on import
- Apple Pencil glitches during writing
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- Text disappears when switching between typing and handwriting modes
- Widgets not displaying saved notes
- App crashes on older iOS versions
- Sync between iPad and iPhone not working automatically
- Extra large widget quality degradation
Requested features
16 requests- iCloud sync across all devices
- Transparent background option
- Checkbox/bullet point lists with toggle functionality
- Text formatting (bold, italic, underline) for selected text
- Partial text size adjustment (not whole note)
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- Additional note templates and styles
- Tape stickers and decorative elements
- More widget size options
- Direct widget editing without opening app
- Lock screen widget support
- Apple Watch app
- Mac app support
- Indent functionality
- Gradient color options
- Full-screen editing mode
- Ability to mix handwriting and typing on same note
In-app purchases
Yapp Random Reminders
- Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Yearly Plan7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Sticky Notes Widgets
- Jot Pro: Lifetime$7.99
- Jot Pro: Lifetime$9.99
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