Comparison

Sticky Notes & Color Widget vs Sticky Notes 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

Sticky Notes Widget

Add unlimited sticky notes and reminders to your iOS Home Screen and Lock Screen. Never forget important tasks with notes that appear automatically when you pick up your phone. Customize your notes with text, checklists, photos, and various styles.

Highlights
  • Unlimited Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Automatic note display
  • Edit notes as widgets
  • Support for text, checklists, and photos
  • iCloud sync
  • Customizable fonts, colors, and backgrounds
  • Dark mode
Features
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◆◆◆All new Widgets for iOS 17◆◆ Add unlimited widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen You will never forget again because these notes is very sticky! It's so convenience that your notes will appear the moment you pick up your phone. No action needed. You can edit the notes in this app and set it as your lock screen or widget. Features: - Edit note and set it as lock screen or widget. - Use text, checklist or photo. - Automatically sync between devices using iCloud. - Custom font, color and style. - Beautiful color, gradient or pattern background. - Dark mode. Sticky Notes+: • You can subscribe to unlock all features and create unlimited notes. • Subscription auto-renew at the end of current period, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Per Apple policy, no cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. Terms of use: https://tapuniverse.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://tapuniverse.com/policy/

Screenshots

Sticky Notes & Color Widget4 screens
Sticky Notes Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sticky Notes Widget at none against Sticky Notes & Color Widget's shown. Sticky Notes Widget also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Sticky Notes & Color Widget's advantage is review sentiment (42% vs 29%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

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 Sticky Notes Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sticky Notes & Color Widget against 4.7 for Sticky Notes Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.6K and 6.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Sticky Notes & Color Widget's written reviews are positive against 29% of Sticky Notes Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes & Color Widget ships an update fortnightly, Sticky Notes Widget daily. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sticky Notes & Color Widget versus Sticky Notes Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSticky Notes & Color WidgetSticky Notes Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (6.6K ratings)4.7 (6.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings6.6K — better6.5K
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB796 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHive 5 Studio DOOTAPUNIVERSE LLC

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%

Sticky Notes Widget

All ratings6,481 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative63.9%

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

Sticky Notes Widget

From 6.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 📝 Customizable notes
  • 🔒 Secure notes
  • 💡 Helpful for remembering tasks

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🔒 Paywall to access full features
  • 🐛 Inconsistent note saving
  • 🐛 Widget issues

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

Sticky Notes Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notes randomly deleting
  • Widget not updating properly
  • App crashing or becoming unusable

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More color/font customization
  • Ability to have multiple notes without subscription
  • Improved Lock Screen integration

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
2 purchases

Sticky Notes Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Sticky Notes+3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Sticky Notes+$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Sticky Notes & Color Widget free?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notes Widget free?
Sticky Notes Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sticky Notes & Color Widget or Sticky Notes Widget?
Sticky Notes Widget is rated higher. Sticky Notes & Color Widget averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Sticky Notes Widget averages 4.7 from 6.5K ratings.
Do Sticky Notes & Color Widget or Sticky Notes Widget have ads?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget shows ads; Sticky Notes Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Sticky Notes & Color Widget or Sticky Notes Widget?
Sticky Notes & Color Widget ships an update fortnightly, and Sticky Notes Widget daily. Most recently, Sticky Notes & Color Widget was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sticky Notes Widget on September 24, 2026.

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