Sticky Notes & Color Widget vs blank* note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
blank* note
This note-taking app enhances the writing experience with an AI assistant and a focus on text beauty. It offers intuitive text size adjustments, iCloud syncing, and Apple Watch compatibility. The AI can summarize notes, suggest titles, and generate tags, with some features requiring in-app purchases.
- AI assistant for summarization and suggestions
- Adjustable text size with pinch-to-zoom
- Toggleable ruled lines
- iCloud syncing across devices
- Apple Watch compatibility
- Widgets for quick access
- Advanced text statistics
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This is a note app with an AI assistant (cat) that makes taking notes fun! We created this app for those who are looking for a note app that's a little more exciting than the standard one. It's designed for those who love to write and appreciate the beauty of text on their iPhone or iPad. It's a note app with a concept of enhancing the beauty of text on iPhone or iPad, so the decorations are kept to a minimum. Do you have a lot of messy notes? Our AI assistant can help you summarize them. Main features: - Pinch in/out (two-finger zoom) to adjust text size. It's incredibly intuitive! - Toggle ruled lines on/off to display them only as needed, without detracting from the beauty of your writing. - Chat with AI assistant. - AI assistant suggests title/summary/tags candidates based on the content of your note. Please note that this feature requires in-app purchases using ChatGPT. However, we offer a free trial, so give it a try! - Sync with iCloud. If you're signed in to iCloud, your notes will be automatically synced with your other iPhones or iPads. For example, you can jot down ideas on your iPhone while you're out and about, then continue writing on your iPad when you get home. Your notes are backed up to your private iCloud account, ensuring security and peace of mind. Even if you switch devices, the app will automatically restore your notes. - Apple Watch compatible. Displays the specified note and appends additional text input. - Widget. It's a unique feature that links the font size and display of the ruled line to the app! - Preview by long-pressing. - Tag. - Favorite. - Quick editing. Edit your notes with minimal effort. - Search for notes. Supports AND search and keeps a search history. - Sort notes in various orders. - Share notes. Easily share your notes with other apps, and receive notes from other apps. - Drag and drop text from other apps (when using Split View on iPad, for example). - Display total character count, total line count, selected character count, and caret position. These are advanced features for professional writers. - blank Web+. An extension for analyzing web pages and retrieving HTML and text. Please execute it from the Safari share menu. - Import notes from WriteCube. There are some things that our app cannot do. We do not have a folder organization feature, and you cannot add images, tables, or lists to your notes. You also cannot decorate your text, because we believe that the text itself should be the focus of our app. You cannot remove our AI cat assistant either. Lastly, please note that using the ChatGPT API will incur charges. We cover the cost of your free usage, but we would appreciate it if you could consider supporting us by paying for additional usage. Think of it as treating our AI cat to some snacks! With your support, we can continue to develop and improve our app. Thank you for reading until the end. Have a nice day!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: blank* note at 100% against Sticky Notes & Color Widget's 42%. blank* note also leads on ads (none vs shown). Sticky Notes & Color Widget's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (6.6K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Sticky Notes & Color Widget sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and blank* note sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sticky Notes & Color Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sticky Notes & Color Widget has 6.6K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of blank* note's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sticky Notes & Color Widget ships an update fortnightly, blank* note every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sticky Notes & Color Widget | blank* note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (6.6K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 200 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Hive 5 Studio DOO | Polylize |
Customer experience
Sticky Notes & Color Widget
blank* note
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
blank* note
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
blank* note
- Light: Monthly Unlock$3.991 Month
- PRO: Monthly Unlock$9.991 Month
Questions
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