Comparison

Sticky notes + To do list vs hYYa Encrypted 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
Read full description

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

hYYa Encrypted Notes

Read full description

Encrypted notes that only you can read. hYYa Encrypted Notes is a private notepad, diary and journal for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Sync your notes through your own iCloud Drive or Google Drive, or keep them on this device only. Every note is encrypted on your device before it is saved. There is no account to create and no hYYa server to hold a copy, so your notes stay yours alone. No servers. No leaks. No compromises. ENCRYPTED BEFORE IT IS SAVED • End-to-end encryption with AES-256-GCM, through Apple's own CryptoKit, on your device. • Titles, folder names and dates are encrypted too. Anyone browsing the files sees only random identifiers. • Lock with Face ID or Touch ID, with your passcode or Mac password as the fallback. • Search the full text of every note. The search index is encrypted like the notes, so searching never leaves a readable copy behind. SYNC YOUR WAY, FREE • Through your own iCloud Drive, across your iPhone, iPad and Mac. • Through your own Google Drive as well, to reach your other devices. Your notes never leave your device unencrypted. • Or keep your notes on this device only. Writing, search and export all work offline. • Edits made on two devices are merged back together instead of one device's copy winning. If the same note changes in two places at once, both versions are kept. Nothing you typed is ever silently discarded. WRITE THE WAY YOU THINK • Live Markdown as you type: headings, bold, italic, code, strikethrough, quotes, lists and checklists, with a formatting bar when you want one. • Folders, pinned notes and colour labels. • Write in any language: Arabic paragraphs read right-to-left and English ones left-to-right, in the same note. • Attach pictures and files. Pictures show inside the note; PDFs and other files open with a tap on iPhone and iPad, or in your usual app on Mac. Every attachment is encrypted exactly like the words around it. YOUR WRITING STAYS PORTABLE • Export every note as plain Markdown, with its pictures and files beside it, whenever you like, for free. • Import from Markdown, plain text, HTML, RTF or an Evernote export. • No analytics, no tracking, no advertising identifier and no third-party SDKs. MADE FOR IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC • Native on every device, not a web wrapper. • On Mac: a full menu bar, keyboard shortcuts, printing and a proper Settings window. • On iPad: your folders in a sidebar, and drag and drop to file a note. • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, Reduce Motion, and light and dark themes. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT Keep up to 15 notes free for as long as you like, with no time limit and no trial to run out. Encryption, sync, biometric lock, import and export are free for everyone and always will be. One purchase unlocks unlimited notes on iPhone, iPad and Mac together. It is never a subscription, and nothing you have written is ever locked, hidden or taken away.

Screenshots

Sticky notes + To do list4 screens
hYYa Encrypted Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sticky notes + To do list at none against hYYa Encrypted Notes's 2. Sticky notes + To do list also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). hYYa Encrypted Notes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). 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. hYYa Encrypted Notes sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sticky notes + To do list asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky notes + To do list ships an update every 2 weeks, hYYa Encrypted Notes every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 19, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sticky notes + To do list versus hYYa Encrypted Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky notes + To do listhYYa Encrypted Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTarika SultanaHassaan Abdeen

In-app purchases

None

Sticky notes + To do list

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

hYYa Encrypted Notes

One-time2
  • 30-day TrialFree
  • hYYa Encrypted Notes Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Sticky notes + To do list free?
Sticky notes + To do list is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is hYYa Encrypted Notes free?
hYYa Encrypted Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sticky notes + To do list or hYYa Encrypted Notes have ads?
Sticky notes + To do list shows ads; hYYa Encrypted Notes does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky notes + To do list or hYYa Encrypted Notes?
Sticky notes + To do list ships an update every 2 weeks, and hYYa Encrypted Notes every 4 days. Most recently, Sticky notes + To do list was updated on October 19, 2026 and hYYa Encrypted Notes on October 19, 2026.

Other comparisons