Comparison

Sticky notes + To do list vs Smart Notes

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

Head to head
About

Sticky notes + To do list

Organize your day by blocking out time for tasks and saving important notes. Manage projects by creating lists and outlining necessary steps for completion.

Highlights
  • Daily planning with time blocking
  • Save important notes
  • Task management
  • Project organization
  • Step-by-step outlining
Features
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Capture ideas, organize colorful notes, build checklists, and move tasks from planned to done. Keep your notes available across devices with iCloud sync. Description Organize your day with Sticky Notes + To Do List. Capture ideas in a colorful notebook, create practical checklists, and manage personal projects with task boards—all in one place. WRITE IT DOWN Save quick memos, meeting notes, plans, and ideas. Choose a note color, pin important information, and keep favorites easy to find. BUILD YOUR TO-DO LIST Turn everyday plans into checklists. Track daily priorities, shopping items, and the steps needed to finish a project. Check off tasks as you go. ORGANIZE PERSONAL PROJECTS Create separate task boards for work, home, or personal goals. Add task details and drag cards between Tasks, ToDo, Inprogress, and Done to keep track of progress. FIND WHAT YOU NEED Organize notes with folders and tags. Search your notes and tasks, add due dates, and archive items you want to keep for later. START WITH A TEMPLATE Get started with a Daily Plan, Shopping List, or Meeting Notes template—or create a blank note and make it your own. SYNC WITH ICLOUD Keep notes available across devices using the same iCloud account. Sync manually or let the app sync when it goes into the background, so you can keep writing without interruptions. MAKE IT YOURS Enjoy colorful notes, light and dark appearances, and layouts for iPhone and iPad. From a quick thought to your next personal project, keep the details together with Sticky Notes + To Do List. The app is free to use and includes ads.

About

Smart Notes

Features
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Smart Notes - Secret Notepad is a memo app to help users to write memos, checklist, event necessary daily. The list of memos supported by this app is as follows. 1. Manage bank account number - If you enter the bank account number, you can copy it to the clipboard or send it to someone. 2. Manage checklist - You can write down necessary items and use these in a shopping list or to-do list. - You can freely modify items for to-do lists, task lists or any kind of things-to-do lists. 3. Manage Birthdays list - It reminds you about family or friends' birthdays. It supports calendar mode. 4. Manage site IDs - Since there are countless internet sites out there, it is difficult to remember your IDs. This function helps you to remember them. 5. General text memo, notes - You can conveniently write down text memos. - Even long memos will be okay. 6. Manage event list - It will remind you of your upcoming appointment events. Other functions - Cloud backup and restore through Google Drive - Reminder function - Private secure notes

Screenshots

Sticky notes + To do list4 screens
Smart Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky notes + To do list at none against Smart Notes's 1. Smart Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 38 months). On price 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. Smart Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sticky notes + To do list asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky notes + To do list ships an update every 38 months, Smart Notes every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sticky notes + To do list versus Smart Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky notes + To do listSmart Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB35 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTarika SultanaGiang Dinh Van

In-app purchases

None

Sticky notes + To do list

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Smart Notes

One-time1
  • Remove ads$5.99

Questions

Is Sticky notes + To do list free?
Sticky notes + To do list is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smart Notes free?
Smart Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sticky notes + To do list or Smart Notes have ads?
Sticky notes + To do list shows ads; Smart Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky notes + To do list or Smart Notes?
Sticky notes + To do list ships an update every 38 months, and Smart Notes every 7 months. Most recently, Sticky notes + To do list was updated on September 15, 2026 and Smart Notes on September 18, 2026.

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