Widget Timer vs Stickies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Widget Timer
Create and manage unlimited timers directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Set repeating timers, personalize themes, and receive local notifications for alerts. Supports Siri and Shortcuts for enhanced control.
- Home screen timer widgets
- Interactive widget controls
- Lock screen widgets
- Customizable widget themes
- Theme gallery
- Repeating timers
- Siri and Shortcuts support
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Widget Timer puts beautiful, customizable timers right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Pick the timer type that fits the moment, style it to match your setup, and keep it only a glance away. Every timer type, in one app: - Countdown: count down the days to a birthday, holiday, wedding, or trip, and let it roll over automatically every year. - Count Up: track the time since an anniversary, a milestone, or the day you started something new. - Progress: see how far through the week, month, quarter, or year you are. - Stopwatch: count elapsed time up from zero, starting and stopping as you go. - Standard: a simple one-shot timer that counts down (or up) to a set duration. - Repeat: a timer that repeats a set number of times, or infinitely, for periodic reminders like stretching or drinking water. Widgets, done right: - add timer widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen - interactive widgets, so you can start and stop your timers without opening the app - customize the theme of each widget, or pick one from a gallery of over 50 themes More to love: - run as many timers as you like, all at once - name every timer (emoji supported) - lots of alert sounds to choose from - multiple finished modes - local notifications alert you when the app is in the background (no network required) - long press to re-order the timers on the main screen - works with Siri and Shortcuts Some features require a purchase of either a Premium Subscription or a Premium Lifetime Unlock. Widget Timer Premium Subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Stickies
Add customizable sticky notes directly to your iPhone and iPad's Home and Lock Screens. Easily jot down memos, inspirational quotes, or track habits with a variety of fonts and colors.
- Home Screen widgets
- Lock Screen widgets
- Customizable text and color
- Over 30 fonts
- Edit directly from widget
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Stickies is the best way to add sticky notes to your iPhone and iPad's Home Screen and Lock Screen. Use Stickies to write down important memos, get inspired by your favorite quotes or to help you build new habits. Press and hold on a Sticky Note widget to edit text, color and more — all without ever leaving the Home Screen. With over 30 fonts and colors, the combinations are endless.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Widget Timer at 4.1 against Stickies's 3.3. Widget Timer also leads on review sentiment (44% vs 29%). Stickies's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Widget Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Stickies sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Widget Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 186 and 471 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Widget Timer's written reviews are positive against 29% of Stickies's.
Widget Timer ships an update fortnightly, Stickies weekly. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Widget Timer | Stickies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (186 ratings) — better | 3.3 (471 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews — better | 29.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 186 | 471 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Foobar Creative | Luca Meghnagi |
Customer experience
Widget Timer
Stickies
User reviews
Widget Timer
From 186 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and functional interface
- 👍 Great for medication reminders
- 👍 Customizable colors
- 👍 Works well for basic timers
- 👍 Good for lockscreen widgets
Room to improve
- 🐛 Timers don't disappear after finishing
- 🐛 No instructions provided
- 🐛 Sound notifications don't play from widget
- 🐛 Widgets require tapping to update
- 🐛 Paid version needed for multiple timers
Stickies
From 471 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use widget interface
- 💡 Edit notes directly from home screen without opening app
- 🎨 Multiple customization options (colors, fonts, sizes)
- 📝 Create multiple independent notes
- 💰 One-time payment model instead of subscription
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently doesn't work or open
- 😕 Confusing user interface and unclear instructions
- 🚫 Limited free version functionality
- 💸 Requires payment for most features
- 📱 Compatibility issues across devices
Bugs and requests
Widget Timer
Reported bugs
11 issues- Old timers are not deletable
- Alert sounds don't play from widgets
- Countdown feature requires tapping widget to update
- Nonstop battery draining
- Paid widget on iPad doesn't work
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- Widgets not appearing on lock screen or home screen
- Widget looks bad, font too large
- Cannot pause timer
- Timer doesn't show unless a new one is added
- Timer doesn't ring when finished
- Sound stops when starting a new timer before the previous one ends
Requested features
12 requests- Option to remove old timers
- Instructions for use
- Fix sound notifications for widgets
- Allow resetting/turning off alarms from widget
- Repeat alarm option at the end
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- Smaller creation table for timers
- Timers longer than 23h 59m 59s
- Show exact end time when setting timers
- Allow hearing samples of alarm sounds before upgrading
- Pause timer functionality
- Option to repeat timers
- Allow users to hear samples of extra alarm sounds before upgrading
Stickies
Reported bugs
11 issues- App stuck on welcome/setup screen
- Text editing functionality not working
- Unable to create or open sticky notes
- Keyboard not appearing for text input
- Notes not saving or syncing
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- Widget freezing or becoming unresponsive
- Notes disappearing after stack rearrangement
- Pro version features inaccessible despite payment
- App crashes on iPad and iPhone
- Emoji input not displaying properly
- Help screen loops preventing note creation
Requested features
10 requests- Cross-device synchronization
- Direct lock screen widget placement
- Color picker for custom colors
- System adaptive/transparent backgrounds
- One-click note editing from home screen
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- Emoji support in notes
- Dark mode option
- Ability to rename notes
- Headline/formatting options
- Better font color customization
In-app purchases
Widget Timer
- Widget Timer Pro - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Widget Timer Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$49.99
Stickies
- Small Tip$2.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$6.99
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- Huge Tip$8.99
Questions
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