Comparison

Sticky Notes & Color Widget vs Note Widget +

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

Head to head
About

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

Capture quick memos, ideas, and to-dos with customizable sticky notes. Organize them by color or pictures, and create them by typing or voice. Add notes as widgets to your homescreen for easy access and sync them with iCloud.

Highlights
  • Creating memos
  • Creating checklists
  • Creating reminders
  • Customizing notes with colors and pictures
  • Adding notes as home screen widgets
  • Syncing notes with iCloud
  • Locking the app for privacy
Features
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Stick it, pin it, organize it! Our Sticky notes are great for quick memos, ideas, to-dos and all other brainstorming ideas you can think of. Organize your ideas by color, pictures, create notes by typing or by using your voice, inside the app or more conveniently as a widget. Features: - Creating memos - Creating checklists - Creating reminders - Customizing your notes - Add note as a widget to homescreen - Sync notes with iCloud You can sync your notes with iCloud and access it anytime, anywhere or lock the app and prevent any unauthorized access. Personalize your ideas and notes in a way it wasn't possible before. Our amazing sticky planner is always prominent and guarantees that you will never forget any chores and will be able to keep up with your fast ideas and thoughts. Our Sticky Notes offer a subscription plan with a 1-week free trial so you can get a glimpse at all the pro features which are at your fingertips. ------------ Pro Pack Subscription Conditions: - Your subscription lasts 1 month, 6 months, or 1 year, depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. - You will be charged $2.99 for 1 month (includes free trial for 7 days), $11.99 for 6 months (includes free trial for 7 days), $19.99 for 1 year (includes free trial for 7 days), depending on the subscription level chosen at the time of purchase. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. You will be charged $2.99 for 1 month, $11.99 for 6 months, or $19.99 for 1 year, depending on your subscription level. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. - You can view our Privacy Policy here: https://www.hive5.studio/privacy-policy/ - You can view our Terms of Use here: https://www.hive5.studio/terms-and-conditions/

About

Note Widget +

Create handwritten notes, dictate voice memos, and write over images. Transform speech into text and schedule reminders. Secure your notes with biometric locks and display them directly on your widget screen.

Highlights
  • Handwritten and text notes
  • Write over images
  • Dictate notes and record speech
  • Transform voice to text
  • Schedule reminders
  • Password/biometric protection
  • Display notes on widget
Features
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HANDWRITTEN AND TEXT NOTES. WRITE OVER AN IMAGE. WRITE WITH YOUR FINGER IN THE MESSENGER. DICTATE NOTES, RECORD SPEECH. TRANSFORM VOICE RECORDINGS INTO PLAIN TEXT. SCHEDULE REMINDERS PROTECT NOTES WITH A PASSWORD, FACE ID, OR TOUCH ID. SHOW NOTES ON THE WIDGET SCREEN. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sticky Notes & Color Widget4 screens
Note Widget +4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Note Widget + at 78% against Sticky Notes & Color Widget's 42%. Sticky Notes & Color Widget's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 438). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 & Color Widget sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Note Widget + sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Notes & Color Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes & Color Widget has 6.6K ratings behind it against 438, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Sticky Notes & Color Widget's written reviews are positive against 78% of Note Widget +'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes & Color Widget ships an update fortnightly, Note Widget + monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sticky Notes & Color Widget versus Note Widget +: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Notes & Color WidgetNote Widget +
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.6K ratings) — better4.4 (438 ratings)
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.6K — better438
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.8
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHive 5 Studio DOOYuri Nesh

Customer experience

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

All ratings6,628 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews395 reviews
Positive41.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative49.4%

Note Widget +

All ratings438 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.6%

User reviews

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Customizable notes
  • 🚀 Convenient home screen widgets
  • 👍 Helps with organization and memory
  • 👍 Fun and enjoyable to use

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription cost
  • 🔍 Limited free features
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💤 Poor widget functionality
  • 📢 Excessive ads in free version

Note Widget +

From 438 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy and fast to use
  • 👍 Great for various lists
  • 👍 Good for note-taking
  • 👍 Syncs across devices
  • 👍 No distracting ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Cannot delete notes
  • 🐛 Subscription not reloading
  • 🐛 App won't stay open
  • 🐛 Blank yellow page issue
  • 🐛 Paper too small for notes

Bugs and requests

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing or not displaying properly
  • Inability to edit or delete notes
  • Crashes and black screens
  • Widget not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add search functionality
  • Improve note organization (e.g. grouping, tagging)
  • Allow custom backgrounds and fonts
  • Sync notes across devices
  • Improve widget customization and reliability

Note Widget +

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App won't let me delete a note
  • App will not reload subscription
  • App won't stay open
  • Blank yellow page issue
  • Scrolls back to the top of a note

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add folder organization
  • More than nine categories
  • Ability to add tags
  • Password protection for notes
  • Show full widgets on home screen

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Sticky Notes & Color Widget

Subscriptions19
  • 1-Month Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro$2.991 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$2.991 Month
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  • 1-Month Subscription7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • 1-Month Subscription$3.991 Month
  • 1-Month Subscription$4.991 Month
  • 1-Month Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 1-Month Subscription7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$9.996 Months
  • Sticky Notes Pro$9.996 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription1 Month trial$11.996 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription7 Days trial$11.996 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription$11.996 Months
  • Sticky Notes Pro$14.991 Year
  • Sticky Notes Pro7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Notes Plus7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 1-Year Subscription$19.991 Year
  • 1-Year Subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • 1-Year Subscription$24.991 Year
3 purchases

Note Widget +

Subscriptions3
  • Happy Club, monthly$2.991 Month
  • Happy Club, 6 month$14.996 Months
  • Happy Club, Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Sticky Notes & Color Widget free?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Note Widget + free?
Note Widget + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes & Color Widget or Note Widget +?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget is rated higher. Sticky Notes & Color Widget averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Note Widget + averages 4.4 from 438 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes & Color Widget or Note Widget + have ads?
Both Sticky Notes & Color Widget and Note Widget + show ads.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes & Color Widget or Note Widget +?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget ships an update fortnightly, and Note Widget + monthly. Most recently, Sticky Notes & Color Widget was updated on September 23, 2026 and Note Widget + on September 19, 2026.

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