Comparison

Task Note vs Sticky Notes Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Task Note

Organize your thoughts and tasks with a simple note-taking app. Easily set color-coded labels, schedule notifications for important events, and sort your entries by date or color. Back up your data with iCloud and share notes across various platforms.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, and delete notes
  • Set label colors
  • Schedule notifications
  • Sort by date or color
  • iCloud backup
  • Share notes
Features
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■ Schedule Notifiers You can receive schedule notifications. ■ Color setting with one touch You can change the label color just by touching the color palette on the editing screen. ■ Main functions ・Create, Edit, Delete notes ・Set label color ・Schedule Notification ・Sort by date, by color ・Wide view mode ・iCloud backup ・Share with other applications (Twitter, LINE, Mail, etc.) ■ Ads will appear

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Task Note3 screens
Sticky Notes Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Task Note at none against Sticky Notes Widgets's 2. Task Note also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). Sticky Notes Widgets's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and ratings volume (506 vs 21). On price, rating, ads 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. Sticky Notes Widgets sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Task Note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Notes Widgets holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes Widgets has 506 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Task Note's written reviews are positive against 75% of Sticky Notes Widgets's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Task Note versus Sticky Notes Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTask NoteSticky Notes Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (21 ratings)4.6 (506 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews74.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21506 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkito IbarakiNeat Software Co.

Customer experience

Task Note

All ratings21 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Sticky Notes Widgets

All ratings506 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral12.7%
Negative12.7%

Bugs and requests

Task Note

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Task Note

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sticky Notes Widgets

One-time2
  • Jot Pro: Lifetime$7.99
  • Jot Pro: Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Task Note free?
Task Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sticky Notes Widgets free?
Sticky Notes Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Task Note or Sticky Notes Widgets?
Sticky Notes Widgets is rated higher. Task Note averages 4.4 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Sticky Notes Widgets averages 4.6 from 506 ratings.
Do Task Note or Sticky Notes Widgets have ads?
Neither Task Note nor Sticky Notes Widgets shows ads.

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