Sticky Notes & Color Widget vs Sticky Widgets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sticky Notes & Color Widget
Create colorful sticky notes, checklists, and reminders that can be pinned directly to your Home Screen as widgets. Dictate notes with your voice, add photos, and organize them by color. Sync across all your Apple devices using iCloud.
- Home Screen widgets
- Color-coded notes
- Checklists and to-do lists
- Voice notes (voice to text)
- Notes with pictures
- iCloud sync
- App lock
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Sticky Notes & Color Widget is an app from Hive 5 Studio for writing colorful sticky notes, checklists and reminders, and pinning them to your Home Screen as widgets. Type a note or dictate it with your voice, color-code it, add a photo, and keep everything synced across your Apple devices with iCloud. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Sticky notes and quick memos: jot down an idea, a phone number or a thought in seconds. - Checklists and to-do lists: tick off groceries, packing lists, chores and daily tasks. - Reminders: get a notification at the time you choose so a note doesn't get forgotten. - Home Screen widgets: put a sticky note or checklist right on your iPhone Home Screen and read it without opening the app. - Color-coded notes: organize notes by color, for example work, home, shopping or ideas. - Notes with pictures: attach a photo to a note, such as a receipt, a whiteboard or a recipe. - Voice notes (voice to text): speak your note instead of typing it. - iCloud sync: your notes stay backed up and available on your other Apple devices. - App lock: lock the app to keep private notes away from anyone who picks up your phone. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a note, checklist or reminder by typing or speaking. 2. Pick a color and add a picture if you like. 3. Add it as a widget to your Home Screen, or set a reminder. WHO IT'S FOR - Anyone who wants sticky notes on the iPhone Home Screen instead of paper notes on the fridge or monitor. - People looking for a simple to-do list or checklist app without a complicated setup. - Students who keep track of assignments, exams and study notes. - Busy parents managing grocery lists, school dates and household chores. - Anyone who likes color-coded notes for planning, brainstorming and daily organization. ------------ 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/
Sticky Widgets
Easily add customizable sticky notes to your home and lock screens. Sync notes across devices with iCloud and integrate with Siri and Shortcuts for quick access and updates. Offers a free tier with essential features and an optional upgrade for advanced customization and functionality.
- Add sticky notes to home screen
- Customize note appearance
- Sync notes via iCloud
- Pin notes to Lock Screen
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
- Dynamic Island support
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"It's perfect, honestly." - Myke Hurley, Connected "What makes Sticky Widgets great is the simplicity of the experience." - Ryan Christoffel, MacStories "This is a great concept." - Dave Mark, The Loop Welcome to Sticky Widgets, the absolute easiest way to put a sticky note on your home screen and edit it quickly. Add as many Sticky Widgets as you'd like, in every widget size. It's simple! It works on iPad! You can even pin notes to your Lock Screen with a premium subscription so they're visible even when your phone is locked! 1. Add a Sticky Widget to your home screen 2. Tap on the widget to edit it 3. That's about it! But that's not all. Once you have a widget in place, you can customize it: change color, background, font, alignment, size, even rotation! And your widgets now sync to your iCloud account, meaning you can put a note on multiple devices logged into the same Apple ID and they'll stay in sync. Sticky Widgets supports deep system integration with Siri, Shortcuts, the Dynamic Island, and more so there are even more ways to view and update your notes and lists. Sticky Widgets is free to download and use. You get unlimited widgets, three classic background colors, three fonts, iCloud sync, Siri and Shortcuts integration, and full control over alignment, size, and rotation: all without paying a thing. An optional upgrade unlocks everything else: the full color picker with any color you want, gradients and mesh gradients, hundreds of additional fonts, custom text colors, Lock Screen pinning, separate styling for light and dark mode, saved presets, the ability to restore archived notes, scheduled reminders, and no ads. Premium features can be accessed with a monthly, quarterly, or annual subscription, or with a one-time purchase. The Sticky Widgets Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found at https://www.tylerhillsman.com/privacy-sw/. The Apple EULA can be found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sticky Widgets at none against Sticky Notes & Color Widget's shown. Sticky Widgets also leads on ratings volume (30K vs 6.6K). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Sticky Notes & Color Widget sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sticky Widgets sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Sticky Notes & Color Widget against 4.6 for Sticky Widgets. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.6K and 30K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Sticky Notes & Color Widget's written reviews are positive against 40% of Sticky Widgets's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Sticky Notes & Color Widget | Sticky Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.6K ratings) — better | 4.6 (30K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.4% of reviews — better | 40.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hive 5 Studio DOO | 1881 Digital, LLC |
Customer experience
Sticky Notes & Color Widget
Sticky Widgets
User reviews
Sticky Notes & Color Widget
From 6.6K App Store ratingsWhat 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 Widgets
From 30K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📋 Convenient and handy widget
- 🔍 Helpful for reminders and lists
- 💻 Works well as a digital sticky note
- 🎨 Customizable colors and fonts
- 💰 Affordable one-time payment
Room to improve
- 🔋 Battery drain issues
- 🐛 Disappearing notes
- 📝 Difficulty editing and saving notes
- 💰 Paid features required for full functionality
- 🔍 Confusing note ID management
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 Widgets
Reported bugs
4 issues- Notes randomly disappearing
- Editing issues where changes don't save
- Widgets not updating properly
- Crashes and freezes after recent updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add checklist functionality
- Improve syncing across devices
- Allow rearranging of notes
- Provide better note organization options
- Add support for more languages
In-app purchases
Sticky Notes & Color Widget
- 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
Sticky Widgets
- Upgrade - Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Upgrade - Monthly7 Days trial$2.491 Month
- Upgrade - Quarterly7 Days trial$2.993 Months
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- Upgrade - Quarterly7 Days trial$4.993 Months
- Upgrade - Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Upgrade - Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Classic$2.99
- Upgrade - One-Time Option$19.99
- Upgrade - One-Time Option$34.99
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