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+

Organize your life with customizable sticky notes displayed directly on your home screen. Quickly create and access important tasks, lists, and information with various widget sizes and color options.

Highlights
  • Create personalized sticky notes
  • Display notes on home screen widgets
  • Multiple widget sizes (small, big, rectangle)
  • Customizable note colors
  • Format notes for quick access
Features
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Create personalized Sticky Notes to organize your life and make the most out of Widgets by displaying them on your home screen! Sticky Notes Widget helps you create and organize Sticky Notes + Widget to keep important tasks in mind and display them on your home screen for quick access. Create stickies instantly! - Three widget sizes: Small square, Big square, Rectangle. - Bring important information and lists to your home screen via Widgets. - Customization: format a sticky note and pick through different note colors. Premium Subscriptions and purchases: - Subscribed users have unlimited use of the App and access to all of its Premium features without ads. - Non-subscribed users can use each Premium feature for a limited time. - Users can subscribe to three different plans: weekly, monthly, and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions. - Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hour prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of Use: http://vulcanlabs.co/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: http://vulcanlabs.co/privacy-policy/ Any questions? Contact us: support@vulcanlabs.co

Screenshots

Sticky Notes & Color Widget4 screens
Sticky Notes Widget+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sticky Notes & Color Widget at 4.6 against Sticky Notes Widget+'s 4.1. Sticky Notes & Color Widget also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 8%) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 259). Sticky Notes Widget+'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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

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 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes & Color Widget has 6.6K ratings behind it against 259, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Sticky Notes & Color Widget's written reviews are positive against 8% of Sticky Notes Widget+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sticky Notes & Color Widget ships an update fortnightly, Sticky Notes Widget+ weekly. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 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) — better4.1 (259 ratings)
Positive reviews41.5% of reviews — better7.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6.6K — better259
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHive 5 Studio DOOSMART WIDGET LABS COMPANY LIMITED

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 ratings259 ratings
Positive75.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative19.7%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive7.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative84.6%

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

Sticky Notes Widget+

From 259 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great idea for a tool
  • 👍 Versatile for various uses
  • 👍 Good tutorials available
  • 👍 Offers text formatting options

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Notes randomly delete
  • 🐛 Notes disappear when editing
  • 🐛 Widget display issues
  • 🐛 Lifetime purchase re-prompted
  • 🐛 Intrusive and frequent ads

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

14 issues
  • Notes delete when opened for edit
  • All notes randomly deleted
  • List not displaying in widget view
  • Notes disappear while working on them
  • Oldest note deleted when creating new one (free version)
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  • App randomly goes blank
  • To-do list erased
  • No option to add widget after ads
  • Fonts change in widget
  • App asks to pay again after lifetime purchase
  • Widget border color issue
  • Notes turn into serif font on widget
  • Changes to notes don't show in widget
  • Sticky notes not showing under installable widgets

Requested features

8 requests
  • Improve widget appearance
  • Fix font and color issues in widget
  • Ensure notes are recoverable
  • Restore lifetime purchase functionality
  • Reduce ad frequency
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  • Offer more background color options
  • Clarify premium features
  • Improve app site design

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

Sticky Notes Widget+

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99

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 & Color Widget is rated higher. Sticky Notes & Color Widget averages 4.6 out of 5 from 6.6K ratings, while Sticky Notes Widget+ averages 4.1 from 259 ratings.
Do Sticky Notes & Color Widget or Sticky Notes Widget+ have ads?
Both Sticky Notes & Color Widget and Sticky Notes Widget+ show ads.
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+ weekly. Most recently, Sticky Notes & Color Widget was updated on September 23, 2026 and Sticky Notes Widget+ on September 23, 2026.

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